Display carton for cabinet unit

Abstract

A carton for a cabinet unit includes a removable panel which remains in place while the carton and its contents are in transit. At the retail location, the removable panel may be removed to provide a window through which the contents of the carton may be observed so that the retail customer may inspect the color and appearance of the cabinet unit within the carton without removing the cabinet unit from the carton. The window is covered by a transparent film which is secured to the inside surface of the carton wall in the area which surrounds the removable panel. The removable panel may be returned to its original location and taped in place over the transparent film when the carton is to be moved from the retail location to another location. The carton may be constructed from a blank of double-walled corrugated paper board.

1 . A carton for containing cabinet units during shipment comprising 
 an enclosure having at least a front wall,    a die cut in the front wall defining a substantial part of the front wall,    the substantial part connected to a surrounding part of the front wall by spaced apart tabs,    the substantial part of the front wall overlying a transparent sheet,    whereby the substantial part of the front wall may be selectively removed from the surrounding part of the front wall.    
   
   
       2 . The carton of  claim 1  wherein 
 the tabs are integral with the front panel.    
   
   
       3 . The carton of  claim 1  wherein 
 the transparent sheet is adhered to the surrounding part.    
   
   
       4 . The carton of  claim 1  wherein 
 the transparent sheet is a flexible plastic sheet.    
   
   
       5 . The carton of  claim 1  wherein 
 the transparent sheet is adhered to the surrounding part by hot glue.    
   
   
       6 . The carton of  claim 1  wherein 
 the transparent sheet is polyethylene film.    
   
   
       7 . The carton of  claim 1  wherein 
 the transparent sheet is adhered to the surrounding part by ethylene vinyl acetate.    
   
   
       8 . The carton of  claim 1  wherein 
 the transparent sheet is polyethylene film,    the transparent sheet is adhered to the surrounding part by ethylene vinyl acetate.    
   
   
       9 . A blank for a carton for cabinet units comprises 
 a series of coplanar panels separated by creases therebetween,    a one of the series of panels being a front panel,    the front panel having an incomplete diecut defining the panel into a removable part and a surrounding part,    tabs interconnecting the removable part to the surrounding part,    a transparent film adhered to the surrounding part of the front panel on an interior side thereof.    
   
   
       10 . The blank of  claim 9  wherein 
 the transparent sheet overlies an inside surface of the removable part of the front panel.    
   
   
       11 . The blank of  claim 10  wherein 
 the blank is a paperboard sheet,    the tabs are integral with the front panel.    
   
   
       12 . The blank of  claim 10  wherein 
 the transparent sheet is fixed to the surrounding part by adhesive.    the transparent sheet is polyethylene film.    
   
   
       13 . The blank of  claim 12  wherein 
 the adhesive is ethylene vinyl acetate.    
   
   
       14 . The blank of  claim 11  wherein 
 the transparent sheet is polyethylene film,    the transparent sheet fixed to the surrounding part by ethylene vinyl acetate.    
   
   
       15 . A method to house a cabinet unit for transport and display thereof at a retail location comprising the steps of: 
 placing the cabinet in a carton having a window in at least one wall thereof, 
 the at least one wall of the carton comprising a removable panel,  
 the window comprising a transparent sheet underlying the removable panel,  
   transporting the carton with the cabinet unit therein to the retail location with the removable panel overlying the transparent sheet,    removing the removable panel from the at least one wall thereof at the retail location to allow visual inspection of at least a portion of the cabinet unit.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising the step of 
 preparing the at least one wall of the carton by incompletely cutting through the at least one wall to define the removable panel.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16  further comprising the step of 
 removing the removable panel by severing tabs remaining between the removable panel and a surrounding part of the at least one wall which surrounds the removable panel.    
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 15  wherein 
 the carton is constructed of paper board,    the transparent sheet is polyethylene film,    the transparent sheet is adhered to a surrounding part of the at least one wall which surrounds the removable panel on an inside face thereof,    
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising the steps of 
 replacing the removable panel and securing it to the at least one wall of the carton before the carton is moved from the retail location.