Display package constructions

Abstract

Display packaging constructions incorporating a plastic blister cavity, sandwiched between layers of paperboard material, preferably corrugated paperboard material, are disclosed. Variations of the basic construction include a high-density packaging configuration, display packages having security features for precluding unauthorized access to the interior of the display package, and a reclosable construction to enable the display package to be used as a storage container. When corrugated paperboard is used for the layers, the corrugations may be arranged to extend transversely to one another, to resist warping caused during the heat sealing process. A plastic blister construction is provided, having a forward stabilizing foot, and a rear concavity, for receiving a similar foot from a like blister, for facilitated nested packing together of pluralities of such blisters.

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       3 . A plastic blister for a display package, comprising: 
 a front, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion, configured to receive at least a portion of at least one product to be displayed;    a rear, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion, configured to receive at least another portion of at least one product to be displayed;    the front, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion including a further outwardly projecting stabilizing foot having a front most outer contour, a topmost portion, and an opposing bottommost portion;    the rear, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion further including a rearmost concavity having an inner contour configured to insertingly receive and cover a front most outer contour, a topmost portion, and a bottommost portion of a further outwardly projecting stabilizing foot of another similarly constructed plastic blister.    
   
   
       4 . The plastic blister according to  claim 3 , wherein the stabilizing foot has a width which is less than a width of the front, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion.  
   
   
       5 . The plastic blister according to  claim 3 , wherein the concavity has a width which is less than a width of the rear, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion.  
   
   
       6 . The plastic blister according to  claim 3 , wherein the stabilizing foot and the concavity have complementary outer and inner contours, to enable the stabilizing foot of one such blister to be nestingly received in the concavity of another such blister.  
   
   
       7 . A display package for the containment and display of at least one product for sale, the display package comprising: 
 a blister cavity, having a contoured, three-dimensional portion operably configured to receive the at least one product, and through which the at least one product may be visually inspected, the blister cavity further having a peripheral flange extending outwardly from at least a portion of the contoured, three-dimensional portion;    a front card, having an aperture, through which the contoured, three-dimensional portion of the blister cavity projects, and further having a rearwardly facing surface, against which a forwardly facing surface of the peripheral flange is juxtaposed;    a rear card, having an aperture, through which the contoured, three-dimensional portion of the blister cavity projects, and further having a peripheral contour which is substantially similar to a peripheral contour of the front card, the rear card being disposed in overlying relation to the rearwardly facing surface of the front card and affixed thereto, so that the peripheral flange of the blister cavity is sandwiched between the front and rear cards;    the blister cavity being fabricated from a material that is at least one of transparent and translucent; the front and rear cards being fabricated from a material that is at least one of paper, paperboard, and corrugated paperboard;    the blister cavity comprising: 
 a front, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion, configured to receive at least a portion of at least one product to be displayed;  
 a rear, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion, configured to receive at least another portion of at least one product to be displayed;  
 the front, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion including a further outwardly projecting stabilizing foot having a front most outer contour, a topmost portion, and an opposing bottommost portion;  
   the rear, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion further including a rearmost concavity having an inner contour configured to insertingly receive and cover a front most outer contour, a topmost portion, and a bottommost portion of a further outwardly projecting stabilizing foot of another similarly constructed plastic blister.    
   
   
       8 . The display package according to  claim 7 , wherein the stabilizing foot has a width which is less than a width of the front, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion.  
   
   
       9 . The display package according to  claim 7 , wherein the concavity has a width which is less than a width of the rear, contoured, three-dimensional outwardly projecting portion.  
   
   
       10 . The display package according to  claim 7 , wherein the stabilizing foot and the concavity have complementary outer and inner contours, to enable the stabilizing foot of one such blister to be nestingly received in the concavity of another such blister.  
   
   
       11 . The display package according to  claim 7 , wherein the blister cavity is fabricated from a plastic material.  
   
   
       12 . The display package according to  claim 7 , wherein the front and rear cards are fabricated from corrugated paperboard material.  
   
   
       13 . The display package according to  claim 12 , wherein the corrugated paperboard material is single wall corrugated paperboard material.  
   
   
       14 . The display package according to  claim 12 , wherein at least one tear-resistant security tape is embedded within the corrugated paperboard material forming at least one of the front and rear cards, for precluding tearing the front and rear cards so as to enable unauthorized access to the blister cavity.  
   
   
       15 . The display package according to  claim 7 , wherein the front card is sealed to a forwardly-facing surface of the peripheral flange of the blister cavity, and the rear card is sealed to a rearwardly-facing surface of the peripheral flange of the blister cavity.  
   
   
       16 . The display package according to  claim 7 , further comprising a line of weakness disposed in the rearwardly facing surface of the front card, the line of weakness encircling and outwardly spaced from the peripheral flange of the blister cavity, whereupon attempted forced separation of the front card from the rear card, the line of weakness causes portions of the front card that are sealed to the peripheral flange of the blister cavity that are encircled by the line of weakness to separate from remaining portions of the front card that are not encircled by the line of weakness, to inhibit unauthorized access to the blister cavity.