Display Carton

Abstract

Provided is a unitary blank cut from a single sheet of paperboard stock and an improved display carton assembled from the unitary blank that efficiently utilizes the paperboard stock from which it is fabricated. The display carton includes an enclosure having an interior volume adapted to contain a product and a single-ply backer board on which the enclosure is supported. The paperboard stock from which the unitary blank is cut requires only one treated surface adapted to high-quality printing to provided high-resolution product indicia on all the display surfaces of the display carton that are presented to a consumer at a point of sale.

1 . A unitary blank formable into a display carton, said unitary blank comprising:
 a single sheet of material having a finished surface and an unfinished surface opposite said finished surface, said single sheet comprising:
 a backer board wherein a first side panel cut-line of said backer board defines a first side panel foldably connected to said backer board; 
 a front panel foldably connected to said first side panel; 
 a second side panel foldably connected to said front panel; 
 a back panel foldably connected to said second side panel; and 
 a glue joint panel foldably connected to said back panel. 
   
   
   
       2 . The unitary blank of  claim 1  wherein said backer board is single ply. 
   
   
       3 . The unitary blank of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a first side panel bottom flap foldably connected to said first side panel;   a front panel bottom flap foldably connected to said front panel;   a second side panel bottom flap foldably connected to said second side panel; and   a back panel bottom flap foldably connected to said back panel.   
   
   
       4 . The unitary blank of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a front panel top flap foldably connected to said front panel;   a second side panel top flap foldably connected to said second side panel; and   a back panel top flap foldably connected to said back panel.   
   
   
       5 . The unitary blank of  claim 4  further comprising:
 a tab defined by said second side panel top flap foldably connected to said second side panel top flap.   
   
   
       6 . The unitary blank of  claim 1  wherein said single sheet of material comprises paperboard. 
   
   
       7 . The unitary blank of  claim 6  wherein said finished surface of said single sheet of material is a clay-treated surface. 
   
   
       8 . The unitary blank of  claim 1  wherein said finished surface includes indicia printed thereon. 
   
   
       9 . The unitary blank of  claim 1  wherein said backer board has a hole therethrough. 
   
   
       10 . A display carton assembled from a unitary blank having a finished surface and an unfinished surface opposite said finished surface, said display carton comprising:
 a single-ply backer board having a backer board display surface;   an enclosure supported by said single-ply backer board and having enclosure display surfaces; and   wherein said backer board display surface and said enclosure display surfaces are partitioned from said finished surface of said unitary blank.   
   
   
       11 . The display carton of  claim 10  wherein said enclosure comprises:
 a first side panel defined by a first side panel cut-line of said single-ply backer board and foldably connected to said backer board; said first side panel being folded in a first direction;   a front panel foldably connected to said first side panel, said front panel being folded in a second direction;   a second side panel foldably connected to said front panel, said second side panel being folded in said second direction;   a back panel foldably connected to said second side panel; said back panel being folded in said second direction;   a glue joint panel foldably connected to said back panel, said glue joint panel being folded in a second direction and fixedly attached to said first side panel; and   wherein said enclosure defines a hollow interior volume adapted to enclose and contain a product.   
   
   
       12 . The display carton of  claim 10  wherein said enclosure further comprises:
 a first side panel bottom flap foldably connected to said first side panel, said first side panel bottom flap being folded inwardly toward said hollow interior volume defined by said enclosure;   a front panel bottom flap foldably connected to said front panel, said front panel bottom flap being folded inwardly;   a second side panel bottom flap foldably connected to said second side panel, said second side panel being folded inwardly; and   a back panel bottom flap foldably connected to said back panel, said back panel being folded inwardly.   
   
   
       13 . The display carton of  claim 10  wherein said enclosure further comprises:
 a front panel top flap foldably connected to said front panel, said front panel being folded inwardly toward said hollow interior volume defined by said enclosure;   a second side panel top flap foldably connected to said second side panel, said second side panel top flap being folded inwardly; and   a back panel top flap foldably connected to said back panel, said back panel top flap being folded inwardly.   
   
   
       14 . The display carton of  claim 13  wherein said enclosure further comprises:
 a tab defined by a tab cut-line  234  of said second side panel top flap and foldably connected to said second side panel top flap.   
   
   
       15 . The display carton of  claim 10  wherein said unitary blank comprises a single sheet of paperboard material having a finished surface and an unfinished surface. 
   
   
       16 . The display carton of  claim 15  wherein said finished surface of said single sheet of paperboard material is a clay-treated surface. 
   
   
       17 . The unitary blank of  claim 10  wherein said finished surface includes indicia printed thereon. 
   
   
       18 . The unitary blank of  claim 10  wherein said backer board has a hole therethrough.