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Point of sale shelving erected from a corrugated paperboard blank or blanks for supporting and displaying heavy items is disclosed herein.
A variety of display units are available for displaying products or other items. However, most display units are expensive to ship and construct. Some paperboard displays are known. However, such displays are only designed to support chips and other light products. The present invention provides a hutch with a plurality of shelves that overcomes the problems of prior units.
The present invention provides a corrugated paperboard hutch configured to display heavy products. The hutch includes shelves having one or more support structures.
The present invention also provides a hutch having a pair of opposed sidewalls and a back wall and a shelf having a first planar surface extending between the sidewalls supported by four support panels each having a second planar surface transverse to the first planar surface.
The present invention also provides a hutch of a corrugated paperboard material having a pair of opposed sidewalls and a back wall extending between the opposed sidewalls and connected to a portion of each. The hutch has a first support panel extending between the pair opposed sidewalls and having opposed ends, one of each attached to one of each of the opposed sidewalls. The first support panel has a top edge and a bottom edge, a first flap extending transversely from the top edge toward the back wall and a second flap extending transversely from the bottom edge toward the back wall and parallel to the first flap and defining a gap therebetween. The hutch also has a second support panel extending between the opposed sidewalls and in the gap.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a hutch of a corrugated paperboard material having a pair of opposed sidewalls and a back wall extending between the opposed sidewalls and connected to a portion of each is provided. The hutch further has a first support panel extending between the pair opposed sidewalls and having opposed ends, one of each attached to one of each of the opposed sidewalls. A first flap extends transversely from the first support panel toward the back wall, and a rectangular prism extends between the opposed sidewalls and has a first planar surface in surface contact with a bottom surface of the first flap to define a shelf.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the invention, a hutch of a corrugated paperboard material having a pair of opposed sidewalls spaced from one another and each having a front edge and a rear edge is provided. A back wall extends between and connects a portion of the rear edge of each of the pair of opposed sidewalls and has a portion removed to form a slot. The hutch also has a shelf extending between the opposed sidewalls with a first panel connecting a portion of the front edges of the pair of opposed sidewalls and having: (1) a vertical surface having a top edge and a bottom edge; (2) a segmented second panel having a first portion extending vertically downwardly from the top portion and a second portion extending horizontally from the first portion toward the back wall, and a tab connected to the second portion along a hinge; and (3) a segmented third panel having a first leg extending horizontally and a second leg extending from a distal end of the first leg and a portion of the second leg extending through the slot and having a vertically disposed surface in contact with an outer planar surface of the back wall, and a slot on the first leg retaining the tab.
Further aspects of the invention are described herein and shown in the Figures.
To understand the present invention, it will now be described by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
While this invention is susceptible of embodiments in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and attachments, and will be described herein in detail, specific embodiments thereof with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments illustrated.
In one preferred form of the invention, the blank 100 is first folded along the vertical fold lines shown in
Starting with the folding along vertical fold lines, a panel 18 and those panels to the left are folded along line 1.5, 90° to form a generally L-shaped blank shown in
Panel 19 and the panels to its left are folded 90° along line 6.5 toward panel 6 as shown in
The following folds are for completing the top shelf or first shelf.
Panel 7 has two fold lines 6.5′, 7.5′ and three sub-panels 70, 72, 74. To construct this part of the shelf, fold panel 70 90° along line 6.5′ and panel 72 along line 7.5′ to form a U-shaped member with panels 70 and 74 being disposed vertically in parallel spaced relationship and panel 72 oriented horizontally. Panel 70 is placed into face-to-face contact with panel 51 of panel 1 (
Panel 15 has two fold lines 8.5′ and 9.5′, three panels 80, 82, 84, and a tab 86. The tab 86 can be pressed and broken away from the panel 80 to pivot along a hinge 85. The tab 86 has a peripheral edge that can be weakened, for example by partially cutting through the panel so that three edges are frangibly connected to the panel 80 and one edge 85 forms a hinge. To construct this part of the shelf, fold panel 82 180° toward the back wall and downward along line 8.5′ to place panel 82 into face-to-face contact with a rear surface of panel 84 (
The following describes the folding of the panels (
Panel 8 has panels 90 and 92, separated by fold line 10.5′, tab 94 centrally disposed on panel 90 and frangibly connected thereto, and slot 96 is centrally disposed along line 10.5′. Panel 90 is folded 90° downward toward the back wall and tab 94 is folded 90° downward to form an L-shaped member and inserted into slot 63 of panel 2. Slot 96 and a surface of panel 90 face upwardly and panel 92 has a planar surface oriented vertically.
Panel 14 has three panels 100, 102, 104, and a tab 106 frangibly connected and centrally disposed on panel 100. Panel 102 is folded 180° toward the back panel 6 along line 11.5′ and positioned in face-to-face contact with an inner surface of panel 104. Panel 100 is folded 90° upward along fold line 12.5′. Tab 106 is pressed downward from panel 100 and remains connected along a hinge 108 and the remainder of the tab is inserted into slot 96. This completes a second shelf with a horizontal surface with panels 14, 8, 2 supported along a length dimension by supports 102 and 104 providing support from above the second shelf and panels 92, 61 and 60 from below panel 8 and 14.
The following describes the folding of the panels to complete the third shelf (
As shown in
As shown in
Four foot panels 180 are folded 90° along line 21.5′ toward an interior of the hutch to form feet.
While the present invention is described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it should be appreciated that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, and is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the claims. Modifications and variations in the present invention may be made without departing from the novel aspects of the invention as defined in the claims. The appended claims should be construed broadly and in a manner consistent with the spirit and the scope of the invention herein.
The present invention is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/485,287 filed Apr. 12, 2017, which claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/323,131 filed Apr. 15, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference and made a part thereof.
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