Containers for displaying folded textile products

Abstract

Containers for products, such as folded textile products, include a receptacle for receiving a product and a cover overlying the receptacle and configured to retain a product within the receptacle while allowing a substantial amount of the product to be displayed. The receptacle has a floor, opposing upright end walls and opposing upright side walls attached to the floor that define a rectangular product cavity having a width and length, and an open upper end. The cover has a width that is substantially less than the width of the cavity such that the product in the cavity is exposed. The cover has a width that is less than one half the width of the cavity.

1 . A container, comprising:
 a receptacle for receiving a product, the receptacle having a floor, opposing upright end walls and opposing upright side walls attached to the floor that define a rectangular product cavity having a width and length, the product cavity having an open upper end; and   a cover overlying the cavity and configured to retain a product within the cavity, wherein the cover has a width that is substantially less than the width of the cavity such that the product in the cavity is exposed.   
   
   
       2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the cover has a width that is less than one half the width of the cavity. 
   
   
       3 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising promotional indicia on an outer surface of the cover. 
   
   
       4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container comprises a blank of sheet material configured as an array of side-by-side panels joined along common sides to form the floor, end panels, side panels, and cover. 
   
   
       5 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a
 proximal end pivotably attached to an end wall and a distal free end configured to releasably engage a slot formed in another wall of the receptacle.   
   
   
       6 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises first, second, third, and fourth panels joined in series, wherein the first and fourth
 panels have free ends, wherein the first panel is in face-to-face contact with a first end wall of the receptacle, wherein the first panel free end extends through a slot adjacent the first end wall, wherein the third panel is in face-to-face contact with a second end wall of the receptacle, wherein the cover extends through a slot adjacent the second end wall and the fourth panel is in face-to-face contact with an outer surface of the floor, wherein the second panel extends the length of the cavity, and wherein the first and fourth panel free ends are releasably engaged with each other.   
   
   
       7 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising a folded textile product in the receptacle with the cover over the product. 
   
   
       8 . A container, comprising:
 a receptacle for receiving a product, the receptacle having a floor, opposing upright first and second end walls and opposing upright side walls attached to the floor that define a rectangular product cavity having a width and length, the product cavity having an open upper end, and wherein a slot is formed through the floor adjacent each of the end walls; and   a cover comprising first, second, third, and fourth panels joined in series, wherein the first and fourth panels have free ends, wherein the first panel is in face-to-face contact with the first end wall, wherein the first panel free end extends through the slot adjacent the first end wall, wherein the third panel is in face-to-face contact with the second end wall, wherein the cover extends through the slot adjacent the second end wall and the fourth panel is in face-to-face contact with an outer surface of the floor, wherein the second panel extends the length of the cavity and has a width that is substantially less than the width of the cavity, and wherein the first and fourth panel free ends are releasably engaged with each other.   
   
   
       9 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein the cover second panel has a width that is less than one half the width of the cavity. 
   
   
       10 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein the first and third panels each have a respective width that is greater than the width of the second panel. 
   
   
       11 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein the second panel has greater rigidity than the other panels. 
   
   
       12 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein the second panel
 comprises at least one strip of reinforcing material secured thereto.   
   
   
       13 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein the second panel has elongated edge portions that are folded under to enhance the rigidity of the second panel. 
   
   
       14 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein the receptacle comprises a blank of sheet material cut and scored to provide an array of side-by-side panels joined along common sides to form the floor, end panels and side panels. 
   
   
       15 . The container of  claim 8 , further comprising promotional indicia on an outer surface of the cover second panel. 
   
   
       16 . A container, comprising:
 a receptacle for receiving a product, the receptacle having a floor, opposing upright first and second end walls and opposing upright side walls attached to the floor that define a rectangular product cavity having a width and length, the product cavity having an open upper end, and wherein a slot is formed through the first end wall adjacent the floor; and   a cover pivotably attached to the second end wall and movable between open and closed positions, wherein the cover is configured to retain a product within the cavity, wherein the cover comprises a free end that is configured to releasably engage the slot when the cover is in the closed position, and wherein the cover has a width that is substantially less than the width of the cavity.   
   
   
       17 . The container of  claim 16 , wherein the cover has a width that is less than one half the width of the cavity. 
   
   
       18 . The container of  claim 16 , wherein the cover comprises first and second panels, wherein the first panel overlies the cavity and the second panel is in face-to-face contact with an outer surface of the first end wall when the cover is in the closed position. 
   
   
       19 . The container of  claim 16 , further comprising promotional indicia on an outer surface of the cover. 
   
   
       20 . The container of  claim 16 , wherein the container comprises
 a blank of sheet material cut and scored to provide an array of side-by-side panels joined along common sides to form the floor, end panels, side panels, and cover.