Display pack

Abstract

A display pack is provided, having a shell and a display card that cooperatively secure a product in a product chamber. The shell includes a front portion that defines a product chamber and further includes a plurality of flaps attached by fold lines to the front portion. The display card is located between the front portion and flaps of the shell, to secure a product within the product chamber. The flaps are secured to the front portion through openings defined by the display card. To open the shell, a purchaser can pry the flaps from the front portion, allowing for removal of both the display card and the product by the purchaser. In this manner, both the shell and the display card are easily separated for recycling. Moreover, the display pack has an effective configuration that is substantially larger than the product to deter theft, while minimizing the amount of material required.

1 . A display pack, comprising: 
 a shell having a front portion defining a product chamber and a plurality of flaps attached by fold lines to the front portion; and    a display card located between the front portion and flaps of the shell to secure a product within the product chamber, the display card defining openings through which the flaps are secured to the front portion.    
   
   
       2 . A display pack as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the shell is formed as a unitary piece of plastic material.  
   
   
       3 . A display pack as defined in  claim 1 , wherein each fold line is disposed between a pair of ridges such that the ridges are positioned proximate to an outer edge of the display pack.  
   
   
       4 . A display pack as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the front portion and the flaps heat sealed or glued together through the openings defined by the display card.  
   
   
       5 . A display pack as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the front-portion is rectangular shaped and the plurality of flaps includes four flaps, each flap along a corresponding side of the front portion.  
   
   
       6 . A display pack as defined in  claim 1 , wherein each flap is secured to the front portion, through a corresponding opening of the display card, via a male/female notch combination.  
   
   
       7 . A display pack as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the front portion and the flaps define conforming notches such that each notch of the front portion mates with a corresponding notch of the flaps through a corresponding opening defined by the display card.  
   
   
       8 . A display pack as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the front portion and the flaps are heat sealed or glued together through the openings defined by the display card.  
   
   
       9 . A display pack as defined in  claim 7 , wherein each flap defines at least one female notch that receives a corresponding male notch defined by the front portion.  
   
   
       10 . A display pack, comprising: 
 a unitary shell formed of plastic, the shell having 
 a front portion having a primary plane, a product chamber protruding from the primary plane, and a frame protruding from the primary plane, the frame circumscribing the product chamber about the periphery of the front portion, and  
 a plurality of flaps attached by fold lines to the front portion along the periphery of the front portion; and  
   a display card having a front and a rear surface, the display card located between the front portion and the flaps to secure a product within the product chamber such that the front surface of display card faces the front portion and the rear surface of the display card faces the flap, the display card defining openings through which the front portion and the flaps are secured to each other.    
   
   
       11 . A display pack as defined in  claim 10 , wherein each fold line is disposed between a pair of ridges such that the ridges are positioned along an edge of the shell.  
   
   
       12 . A display pack as defined in  claim 10 , wherein each flap is secured to the front portion, through a corresponding opening of the display card, via a male/female notch combination.  
   
   
       13 . A display pack as defined in  claim 10 , wherein the front portion and the flaps cooperatively provide a flange extending around the periphery of the shell.  
   
   
       14 . A display pack as defined in  claim 10 , wherein the front-portion is rectangular shaped and the plurality of flaps includes four flaps, each flap along a corresponding side of the front portion.  
   
   
       15 . A display pack as defined in  claim 10 , wherein the front portion and the flaps are heat sealed or glued together through the openings defined by the display card.  
   
   
       16 . A display pack as defined in  claim 10 , wherein the front portion and the flaps define conforming notches such that each notch of the front portion mates with a corresponding notch of the flaps through a corresponding opening defined by the display card.  
   
   
       17 . A display pack as defined in  claim 16 , wherein the front portion and the flaps are heat sealed or glued together through the openings defined by the display card.  
   
   
       18 . A display pack as defined in  claim 16 , wherein each flap defines at least one female notch that receives a corresponding male notch.  
   
   
       19 . A method of making a display pack, comprising: 
 providing a unitary shell of plastic, the shell having 
 a front portion having a primary plane, a product chamber protruding from the primary plane, and a frame protruding from the primary plane, the frame circumscribing the product chamber about the periphery of the front portion, and  
 a plurality of flaps attached by fold lines to the front portion along the periphery of the front portion;  
   providing a display card having a front and a rear surface, the display card defining openings through which the front portion and the flaps are secured to each other;    positioning the display card such that the front surface of display card faces the front portion;    folding the flaps along the fold lines such that the flaps face the rear surface of the display card; and    securing the flaps to the front portion through the openings defined by the display card.    
   
   
       20 . A method as defined in  claim 19 , wherein during the securing step the front portion and the flaps are heat sealed or glued together through the openings defined by the display card.  
   
   
       21 . A method as defined in  claim 19 , wherein the securing step includes securing each flap to the front portion, through a corresponding opening of the display card, via a male/female notch combination.  
   
   
       22 . A method as defined in  claim 19 , wherein the front portion and the flaps define conforming notches such that each notch of the front portion mates with a corresponding notch of the flaps through a corresponding opening defined by the display card.