Packaging assembly

Abstract

The present invention provides a packaging assembly for displaying and shipping a packaged product, the packaging assembly comprising a display pack having one or more product chambers for containing the packaged product and a box that houses the display pack, the box including a front panel having a product window disposed therein for revealing the packaged products contained within the display pack, wherein the front panel includes a lip around a perimeter of the product window that prevents the display pack from being removed from the box through the product window.

1 . A packaging assembly for displaying and shipping a packaged product, the packaging assembly comprising:
 a display pack having one or more product chambers for containing the packaged product; and   a box that houses the display pack, the box including a front panel having a product window disposed therein for revealing the packaged products contained within the display pack;   wherein the front panel includes a lip around a perimeter of the product window that prevents the display pack from being removed from the box through the product window.   
     
     
         2 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the display pack comprises a transparent, two-part blister pack assembly carried within the box, but visible through the product window in the front panel. 
     
     
         3 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each product chamber of the display pack comprises a convex portion that protrudes from the packaging assembly such that the convex portion is disposed substantially in front of the front panel of the box. 
     
     
         4 . The packaging assembly of  claim 3 , wherein each product chamber of the display pack further comprises a concave portion disposed substantially within the box. 
     
     
         5 . The packaging assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the convex and concave portions are mated to form the one or more product chambers. 
     
     
         6 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the product window comprises a single opening that is large enough to receive each of the one or more product chambers. 
     
     
         7 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the product window comprises a plurality of openings, each opening dimensioned to receive a single product chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the display pack comprises a front portion containing one or more convex portions of the one or more product chambers, and a rear portion containing one or more concave portions of the one or more product chambers. 
     
     
         9 . The packaging assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the front portion of the display pack comprises a substantially planar sheet of transparent plastic having the convex portions projecting therefrom, and a side wall around a perimeter of the front portion that is disposed substantially normal to the planar sheet. 
     
     
         10 . The packaging assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the rear portion comprises a substantially planar sheet of transparent plastic having the concave portions forming recesses therein, and a side wall around a perimeter of the rear portion that is disposed substantially normal to the planar sheet. 
     
     
         11 . The packaging assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the front and rear portions of the display pack are adjoined such that the convex and concave portions align to create the one or more product chambers. 
     
     
         12 . The packaging assembly of  claim 8 , further comprising a substantially planar product display card disposed between the front and rear portions of the display pack such that the display card is visible through the product window in the front panel of the box. 
     
     
         13 . The packaging assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the display card includes one or more cutouts that correspond with dimensions and locations of the one or more product chambers. 
     
     
         14 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter of the product window is smaller than a perimeter of the display pack. 
     
     
         15 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a product insert area disposed within the cardboard box, the product insert area containing packaged product parts that are not displayed through the product window. 
     
     
         16 . The packaging assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a rear panel of the box comprises one or more concave recesses dimensioned to receive one or more convex portions of a display pack of another packaging assembly. 
     
     
         17 . A multi-layer stack of packaging assemblies for displaying and shipping packaged products, the stack comprising:
 a first layer of packaging assemblies; and   a second layer of packaging assemblies disposed on top of the first layer of packaging assemblies;   wherein each packaging assembly comprises:
 a display pack having one or more product chambers for containing the packaged product, and 
 a box that houses the display pack, the box including a front panel having a product window disposed therein for revealing the packaged products contained within the display pack, wherein the front panel includes a lip around a perimeter of the product window that prevents the display pack from being removed from the box through the product window, wherein a rear panel of the box comprises one or more concave recesses dimensioned to receive one or more convex portions of a display pack of another packaging assembly. 
   
     
     
         18 . The multi-layer stack of packaging assemblies of  claim 17 , wherein the display pack comprises a transparent, two-part blister pack assembly carried within the box, but visible through the product window in the front panel. 
     
     
         19 . The multi-layer stack of packaging assemblies of  claim 17 , wherein each product chamber of the display pack comprises:
 a convex portion that protrudes from the packaging assembly such that the convex portion is disposed substantially in front of the front panel of the box; and   a concave portion disposed substantially within the box;   wherein the convex and concave portions are mated to form the one or more product chambers.   
     
     
         20 . The multi-layer stack of packaging assemblies of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the display pack comprises a front portion containing one or more convex portions of the one or more product chambers, and a rear portion containing one or more concave portions of the one or more product chambers;   the front portion of the display pack comprises a substantially planar sheet of transparent plastic having the convex portions projecting therefrom, and a side wall around a perimeter of the front portion that is disposed substantially normal to the planar sheet; and   wherein the rear portion comprises a substantially planar sheet of transparent plastic having the concave portions forming recesses therein, and a side wall around a perimeter of the rear portion that is disposed substantially normal to the planar sheet.