Packaging for display of hairbrushes

Abstract

Packaging for hairbrushes includes a display member having a support panel and a barrier panel connected to a side of the support panel. The support panel defines a mounting surface and includes openings receiving securing members to secure a hairbrush on the mounting surface. A barrier panel connected to a side of the support panel is deflectable into an arcuate configuration that spans the mounting surface and positions an attachment portion of the barrier panel adjacent an opening that communicates with an attachment surface that is opposite the mounting surface. A reinforcing member may be secured to the barrier panel to maintain the arcuate configuration without folding of the barrier panel. The support panel may include a central fold line defining first and second sub-panels respectively defining the mounting surface and the attachment surface.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . Packaging for displaying a hairbrush, the packaging comprising: 
 a display member including a support panel, the support panel defining a hairbrush mounting surface and including at least one pair of openings communicating with the hairbrush mounting surface, the openings of each pair spaced from each other by a distance sufficient for receipt therebetween of a portion of a hairbrush placed on the hairbrush mounting surface; and    a hairbrush securing member for each pair of openings in the support panel, each hairbrush securing member having opposite ends receivable by the respective pair of openings for engagement between the securing member and the portion of the hairbrush placed on the hairbrush mounting surface, the opposite ends of each hairbrush securing member being engageable with each other to secure the hairbrush securing member to the support panel,    the display member further including an elongated barrier panel having a first end connected to a side of the support panel and an opposite second end, the barrier panel further including an attachment portion at the second end thereof, the barrier panel being deflectable into an arcuate configuration adapted to span the hairbrush mounting surface and enclose a portion of the hairbrush, the arcuate configuration positioning the attachment portion of the barrier panel adjacent a barrier attachment surface of the support panel that is opposite the hairbrush mounting surface, the attachment portion of the barrier panel adapted to engage an opening in the support panel communicating with the barrier attachment surface.    
     
     
         2 . The packaging according to  claim 1 , wherein the support panel of the display member is made from a foldable material and includes opposite ends, opposite sides and opposite first and second surfaces, the support panel further including a fold line extending between the opposite ends and located intermediately between the opposite sides to define first and second sub-panels, the support panel being foldable along the fold line such that the first surfaces of the sub-panels confront each other, the second surfaces of the first and second sub-panels respectively defining the hairbrush mounting surface and the barrier attachment surface when the support panel is folded along the fold line.  
     
     
         3 . The packaging according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion of the barrier panel includes tabs engageable with opposite sides of the opening in the support panel that communicates with the barrier attachment surface.  
     
     
         4 . The packaging according to  claim 1 , wherein the barrier panel of the display member is made from a foldable material, and wherein the display member further includes a reinforcing member secured to the barrier panel, the reinforcing member being sufficiently flexible to allow the barrier panel to deflect into the arcuate configuration, the reinforcing member having sufficient stiffness to maintain the barrier panel in the arcuate configuration without the foldable material of the barrier panel folding.  
     
     
         5 . The packaging according to  claim 1 , wherein the barrier panel of the display member is made from a foldable material and includes a first fold line adjacent the attachment portion of the barrier panel and a second fold line adjacent the support panel.  
     
     
         6 . The packaging according to  claim 5 , wherein the support panel includes opposite ends and a substantially centrally located fold line extending therebetween to define first and second sub-panels, the support panel including a first side to which the barrier panel is connected and an opposite second side, the support panel including an indented portion in the second side adapted to accommodate the first end of the barrier panel when the display member is folded along the centrally located fold line of the support panel and along the second fold line of the barrier panel.  
     
     
         7 . The packaging according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the first and second sub-panels includes a hanger opening adjacent one of the ends of the support panel, the hanger openings positioned on the respective sub-panels such that they substantially align with each other when the display member is folded along the fold line of the support panel.  
     
     
         8 . The packaging according to  claim 1  further comprising a barrier attachment seal, the seal dimensioned to cover the opening that communicates with the barrier attachment surface following engagement of the attachment portion of the barrier panel.  
     
     
         9 . The packaging according to  claim 1 , wherein the display member further includes at least one hairbrush support connected to the support panel and defining a support edge, each of the supports adapted to extend from the hairbrush mounting surface for contact between the support edge and a portion of the hairbrush.  
     
     
         10 . A display member for supporting a hairbrush, the display member comprising: 
 a support panel defining a hairbrush mounting surface, the support panel adapted for attachment of a hairbrush positioned on the hairbrush mounting surface;    an elongated barrier panel of a foldable material, the barrier panel capable of being deflected to form an arcuate configuration that spans the hairbrush mounting surface of the support panel for enclosing a portion of a hairbrush attached to the support panel; and    an elongated reinforcing member secured to the barrier panel, the reinforcing member having sufficient flexibility to allow the barrier panel to be deflected into the arcuate configuration, the reinforcing member having sufficient stiffness to maintain the barrier panel in the arcuate configuration without folding of the foldable material.    
     
     
         11 . The display member according to  claim 10 , wherein the barrier panel includes a first end connected to the support panel and an opposite second end, the barrier panel further including an attachment portion at the second end of the barrier panel, the attachment portion including at least one tab adapted for engagement with an opening in the support panel.  
     
     
         12 . The display member according the  claim 10 , wherein the support panel includes opposite ends and opposite sides and a fold line extending between the opposite ends to define first and second sub-panels, the first sub-panel defining the hairbrush mounting surface, the barrier panel being connected to the second sub-panel, the second sub-panel defining a barrier panel attachment surface communicating with the opening, the support panel being foldable along the fold line such that the hairbrush mounting surface of the first sub-panel is positioned opposite the barrier panel attachment surface of the second sub-panel.  
     
     
         13 . The display member according to  claim 12 , wherein the attachment portion of the barrier panel includes first and second tabs engageable with opposite sides of the opening in the second sub-panel of the support panel.  
     
     
         14 . The display member according to  claim 12 , wherein the first sub-panel of the support panel includes at least one pair of spaced openings, the openings of each pair being spaced from each other by a distance sufficient for receipt therebetween of a portion of a hairbrush placed on the hairbrush mounting surface.  
     
     
         15 . The display member according to  claim 10 , further including at least one hairbrush support member defining a support edge, each support member being connected to the support panel to extend from the hairbrush mounting surface.  
     
     
         16 . A foldable display member for a hairbrush, the display member comprising: 
 a support panel having opposite first and second surfaces, opposite first and second ends and opposite first and second sides, the support panel further including a fold line extending between the ends and intermediately located between the sides to define first and second sub-panels, the support panel being foldable along the fold line such that the first surfaces of the first and second sub-panels are oppositely located from each other,    the first sub-panel including at least one pair of openings spaced from each other by a distance sufficient for receipt therebetween of a portion of a hairbrush placed against the first surface of the first sub-panel, the pair of openings adapted for receipt of a flexible member for securing the hair brush to the first surface of the first sub-panel; and    an elongated barrier panel having a first end connected to the second sub-panel of the support panel along the second side thereof, the barrier panel being deflectable into an arcuate configuration capable of spanning the first surface of the first sub-panel with the support panel folded along the fold line such that the first surface of the first sub-panel is opposite the first surface of the second sub-panel,    the barrier panel having a second end opposite the first end, the second end adapted to engage an opening in the second sub-panel of the support panel with the barrier panel deflected into the arcuate configuration that spans the first surface of the first sub-panel.    
     
     
         17 . The foldable display member according to  claim 16  further including an elongated resilient reinforcing member secured to the barrier panel, the reinforcing member being sufficiently flexible to allow the barrier panel to be deflected into the arcuate configuration, the reinforcing member having sufficient stiffness to maintain the barrier panel in the arcuate configuration without the barrier panel folding upon itself.  
     
     
         18 . The foldable display member according to  claim 16 , wherein the barrier panel includes a fold line adjacent the first end thereof and wherein the first sub-panel includes an indented portion formed in the first side of the support panel, the indented portion adapted to receive the first end of the barrier panel when the foldable display member is folded along the fold line of the support panel and along the fold line of the barrier panel.  
     
     
         19 . The foldable, display member according to  claim 16 , wherein the barrier panel includes an attachment portion at the second end thereof, the attachment portion defining a pair of tabs engageable with opposite sides of the opening in the second sub-panel of the support panel when the barrier panel has been deflected into the arcuate configuration.