Plastic package

Abstract

A package including a front panel and a rear panel, preferably connected by a hinge, for example by a living hinge, whereby the front and rear panels include substantially A-frame elements adapted to be separated to expose an interior volume defined by such panels. The interior volume may be sized and shaped to receive any of a number of products, such as a pet door. The package includes peripheral flanges that extend about the peripheral edge of each of the front panel and the rear panel such that when in the closed configuration, the package remains in a stable upright position when placed on a substantially horizontal surface. The size of the peripheral flanges may be altered, such as shortened, such that a bottom portion of the package rests substantially on (or substantially close to) a horizontal surface to provide further support when the contents of the package are heavy.

1 . A package that permits the stable upright, unsupported display of the package comprising at least one front panel and at least one rear panel, each of the front and rear panels having an exterior and interior side wherein the interior and sides of the respective panels are in opposition and are dimensioned to accommodate at least one article such that the front and rear panels are separable to expose an interior volume defined by such panels, the panels comprising generally A-frame elements and comprising at least one peripheral flanges that extends about at least one peripheral edge of at least one of said panels.  
   
   
       2 . The package according to  claim 1  said panels connected by a hinge.  
   
   
       3 . The package according to  claim 2  said hinge comprising a living hinge.  
   
   
       4 . The package according to  claim 1  said interior volume dimensioned to accommodate a pet door product.  
   
   
       5 . The package according to  claim 1  each of said front and rear panels comprising a peripheral flange.  
   
   
       6 . The package according to  claim 1 , said front and rear panels having substantially coextensive peripheral dimensions.  
   
   
       7 . The package according to clam  1 , said at least one peripheral flange sized such that a bottom portion of the package is adapted to rest substantially on or substantially close to a horizontal surface.  
   
   
       8 . The package according to clam  5 , said at peripheral flanges sized such that a bottom portion of the package is adapted to rest substantially on or substantially close to a horizontal surface.  
   
   
       9 . The package according to  claim 1  comprising a substantially clear moldable polymer.  
   
   
       10 . The package according to  claim 1  comprising a translucent polymer.  
   
   
       11 . The package according to  claim 1  comprising an opaque polymer.  
   
   
       12 . A package that permits the stable upright, unsupported display of the package comprising at least one front panel and at least one rear panel, each of the front and rear panels having an exterior and interior side wherein the interior and sides of the respective panels are in opposition and are dimensioned to accommodate at least one article such that the front and rear panels are separable to expose an interior volume defined by such panels, the panels comprising generally A-frame elements and comprising a peripheral flanges that extends about a peripheral edge of said panels.  
   
   
       13 . The package according to  claim 12  said panels connected by a hinge.  
   
   
       14 . The package according to  claim 12  said hinge comprising a living hinge.  
   
   
       15 . The package according to  claim 12  said interior volume dimensioned to accommodate a pet door product.  
   
   
       16 . The package according to  claim 12 , said front and rear panels having substantially coextensive peripheral dimensions.  
   
   
       17 . The package according to  claim 1  having a thickness measured from the exterior side of said front panel to the exterior side of said rear panel in a closed configuration of between about {fraction (1/2)} inch and about 12 inches.  
   
   
       18 . The package according to  claim 12  having a thickness measured from the exterior side of said front panel to the exterior side of said rear panel in a closed configuration of between about {fraction (1/2)} inch and about 12 inches.  
   
   
       19 . The package according to  claim 1  having a thickness measured from the exterior side of said front panel to the exterior side of said rear panel in a closed configuration of between about 1 inch and about 5 inches.  
   
   
       20 . The package according to  claim 12  having a thickness measured from the exterior side of said front panel to the exterior side of said rear panel in a closed configuration of between about 1 inch and about 5 inches.  
   
   
       21 . The package according to  claim 1  comprising an aperture sized and located such that the package may be hung on a display.