Packaging assembly

Abstract

A packaging assembly use to protect and display products contained in clamshell packs includes a box top cover, an upper insert, a lower insert, and a box bottom tray. The upper insert contains upper slots configured to receive the upper end of the clamshell packs. The lower insert contains lower slots configured to receive the lower end of the clamshell packs. The clamshell packs are held vertically by paired slots in the upper and lower inserts. A portion of a sidewall of the box bottom tray is cut out for displaying the clamshell packs. The sidewalls of the box bottom tray extend beyond the height of the clamshell packs and support the top cover of the box. Upper and lower inserts are fashioned as a single sheet, a rectangular box, and a folded sheet with indentations.

1 . A packaging assembly for containing clamshell packs in a box, comprising: 
 a lower insert comprising a plurality of lower slots, each of the plurality of lower slots configured to receive a lower end of a clamshell pack; and    an upper insert comprising a plurality of upper slots, each of the plurality of upper slots configured to receive an upper end of the clamshell pack,    wherein the lower insert and the upper insert are configured to receive one or more clamshell packs.    
   
   
       2 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a box top cover and a box bottom tray.  
   
   
       3 . The packaging assembly of  claim 2 , wherein at least one side of the box bottom tray is cut out for viewing interior of the box.  
   
   
       4 . The packaging assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the lower insert and the box bottom tray are configured to serve as a display for the clamshell packs.  
   
   
       5 . The packaging assembly of  claim 2 , wherein a height of the clamshell packs is less than a height of sidewalls of the box bottom tray.  
   
   
       6 . The packaging assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the box top cover rests on the box bottom tray.  
   
   
       7 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the upper insert is a single sheet of material.  
   
   
       8 . The packaging assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the material comprises one of cardboard, plastic, wood, and paper.  
   
   
       9 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least one slot of the plurality of upper slots is formed in a shape comprising one of oval and rectangular.  
   
   
       10 . The packaging assembly of  claim 7 , wherein at least one slot of the plurality of upper slots is formed by removing a portion of the single sheet within the borders of the single sheet.  
   
   
       11 . The packaging assembly of  claim 7 , wherein at least one slot of the plurality of upper slots is formed by removing a portion of the single sheet wherein the one slot extends to an edge of one side of the single sheet and is open at the edge.  
   
   
       12 . The packaging assembly of  claim 7 , wherein at least one slot of the plurality of upper slots is formed by cutting out a portion of the single sheet from within the borders of the single sheet that is still attached to the single sheet and folding the portion substantially perpendicular to the single sheet.  
   
   
       13 . The packaging assembly of  claim 7 , at least one slot of the plurality of upper slots is formed by cutting out a portion of the single sheet that is still attached to the single sheet and folding the portion substantially perpendicular to the single sheet, wherein the one slot extends to an edge of one side of the single sheet and is open at the edge.  
   
   
       14 . The packaging assembly of  claim 7 , further comprising a box top cover and a box bottom tray, wherein the single sheet is made longer in at least one dimension than a corresponding dimension of the box bottom tray and at least one edge in the at least one dimension is folded substantially perpendicular to the single sheet so that the remainder of the single sheet fits within the corresponding dimension of the box bottom tray.  
   
   
       15 . The packaging assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one edge is configured to maintain a distance between a top surface of the box top cover and the plurality of upper slots.  
   
   
       16 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the upper insert comprises at least one sheet folded into the shape of a rectangular box.  
   
   
       17 . The packaging assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of upper slots comprise at least one substantially horizontal slot and one substantially vertical slot that meet at, at least one edge of the rectangular box.  
   
   
       18 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the upper insert comprises at least one sheet with at least one end folded into the shape of a rectangular box.  
   
   
       19 . The packaging assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of upper slots comprise at least one substantially horizontal slot and one substantially vertical slot that meet at, at least one edge of the rectangular box.  
   
   
       20 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the upper insert comprises at least one sheet with at least one rectangular edge folded substantially perpendicular to the plane of the at least one sheet.  
   
   
       21 . The packaging assembly of  claim 20 , wherein at least two rectangular indentations are formed with a space in between by indenting two areas created by making four parallel slices that extend from the plane of the at least one sheet to the at least one rectangular edge.  
   
   
       22 . The packaging assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of upper slots comprise at least one substantially horizontal slot and one substantially vertical slot created from the space in between the two rectangular indentations.  
   
   
       23 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the lower insert is a single sheet of material.  
   
   
       24 . The packaging assembly of  claim 23 , wherein the material comprises one of cardboard, plastic, wood, and paper.  
   
   
       25 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least one slot of the plurality of lower slots is formed in a shape comprising one of oval and rectangular.  
   
   
       26 . The packaging assembly of  claim 23 , wherein at least one slot of the plurality of lower slots is formed by removing a portion of the single sheet within the borders of the single sheet.  
   
   
       27 . The packaging assembly of  claim 23 , wherein at least one slot of the plurality of lower slots is formed by removing a portion of the single sheet wherein the one slot extends to an edge of one side of the single sheet and is open at the edge.  
   
   
       28 . The packaging assembly of  claim 23 , wherein at least one slot of the plurality of lower slots is formed by cutting out a portion of the single sheet from within the borders of the single sheet that is still attached to the single sheet and folding the portion substantially perpendicular to the single sheet.  
   
   
       29 . The packaging assembly of  claim 23 , at least one slot of the plurality of lower slots formed by cutting out a portion of the single sheet that is still attached to the single sheet and folding the portion substantially perpendicular to the single sheet, wherein the at least one slot extends to an edge of one side of the single sheet and is open at the edge.  
   
   
       30 . The packaging assembly of  claim 23 , further comprising a box bottom tray, wherein the single sheet is made longer in at least one dimension than a corresponding dimension of the box bottom tray and at least one edge in the at least one dimension is folded substantially perpendicular to the single sheet so that the remainder of the single sheet fits within the corresponding dimension of the box bottom tray.  
   
   
       31 . The packaging assembly of  claim 30 , wherein the at least one edge is configured to maintain a distance between a bottom surface of the box bottom tray and the plurality of lower slots.  
   
   
       32 . The packaging assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the lower insert comprises at least one sheet folded into the shape of a rectangular box.  
   
   
       33 . The packaging assembly of  claim 32 , wherein the plurality of lower slots comprise at least one substantially horizontal slot and one substantially vertical slot that meet at, at least one edge of the rectangular box.  
   
   
       34 . The packaging assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the lower insert comprises at least one sheet with at least one end folded into the shape of a rectangular box.  
   
   
       35 . The packaging assembly of  claim 34 , wherein the plurality of lower slots comprise at least one substantially horizontal slot and one substantially vertical slot that meet at, at least one edge of the rectangular box.  
   
   
       36 . The packaging assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the lower insert comprises at least one sheet with at least one rectangular edge folded substantially perpendicular to the plane of the at least one sheet.  
   
   
       37 . The packaging assembly of  claim 36 , wherein at least two rectangular indentations are formed with a space in between by indenting two areas created by making four parallel slices that extend from the plane of the at least one sheet to the at least one rectangular edge.  
   
   
       38 . The packaging assembly of  claim 37 , wherein the plurality of upper slots comprise at least one substantially horizontal slot and one substantially vertical slot created from the space in between the two rectangular indentations.  
   
   
       39 . A packaging assembly for containing clamshell packs, comprising: 
 a tray configured to receive a plurality of clamshell packs;    a lower insert located within the tray, wherein the lower insert comprises a plurality of lower slots for receiving lower edges of the plurality of clamshell packs;    an upper insert located within the tray, wherein the upper insert comprises a plurality of upper slots for receiving upper edges of the plurality of clamshell packs; and    a cover configured to transfer normal forces to the tray, wherein the plurality of clamshell packs do not experience the normal forces.    
   
   
       40 . A packaging assembly for containing clamshell packs in a box, comprising: 
 a bottom tray;    a lower insert comprising a plurality of lower slots, each of the plurality of lower slots is configured to receive a lower end of a clamshell pack; and    a top cover comprising a plurality of upper slots, each of the plurality of upper slots is configured to receive an upper end of the clamshell pack,    wherein the lower insert and the top cover are configured to receive one or more clamshell packs.    
   
   
       41 . A packaging assembly for containing clamshell packs in a box, comprising: 
 a bottom tray that comprises: 
 a plurality of lower slots, each of the plurality of lower slots configured to receive a lower end of a clamshell pack; and  
 four corners that extend above the clamshell pack, wherein the four corners provide support for a top of the box;  
   a top cover; and    an upper insert comprising a plurality of upper slots, each of the plurality of upper slots configured to receive an upper end of the clamshell pack,    wherein the bottom tray and the upper insert are configured to receive one or more clamshell packs.