Foldable display structure

Abstract

A display tray formed as a substantially flat body is folded along score lines to form a rigid tray body. The flat body is formed with parallel score lines which define the adjoining edges of a support panel, a floor, and a containment wall. The flat body is formed into a tray by folding along the score lines.

1 . A display tray having a support panel extending in a substantially vertical first plane, a floor panel extending in a plane substantially normal to said first plane; and a containment wall panel extending in a plane spaced from and substantially parallel with said first plane; said display tray formed by bending portions of a unitary substantially planar body with respect to other portions thereof; said unitary planar body comprising:
 (a) a substantially flat body having first and second opposed faces;   (b) a first score line on said first face defining joined edges of said floor panel and said containment wall panel; and   (c) a second score line on said second face defining joined edges of said floor panel and said support panel; wherein
 (i) a portion of said substantially planar body is bent in a first direction about said second score line to form a support panel extending in a substantially vertical first plane and a floor panel extending in a plane substantially normal to first plane; and 
 (ii) a portion of said substantially planar body is bent in a second direction about said first score line to form a containment wall panel extending from said floor panel in a plane spaced from and substantially parallel with said substantially vertical first plane. 
   
   
   
       2 . A display tray as defined in  claim 1  wherein said support panel extends below said floor and displays advertising material on at least one face thereof. 
   
   
       3 . A display tray as defined in  claim 1  wherein said containment wall includes alignment spacers shaped to orient individual products. 
   
   
       4 . A display tray as defined in  claim 3  wherein said alignment spacers are defined by a portion of the substantially planar body adjoining the upper edge of said containment wall is folded inwardly toward said support panel. 
   
   
       5 . A display tray as defined in  claim 1  including end walls formed by folding the outer ends of said containment wall panel inwardly toward said support panel. 
   
   
       6 . A display tray as defined in  claim 5  wherein said end walls are attached to said support panel. 
   
   
       7 . A display tray as defined in  claim 6  wherein said end walls are attached to said support panel by bending the extreme ends of said containment wall to extend parallel with the plane of the support panel and securing said extreme ends to said support panel. 
   
   
       8 . A display tray as defined in  claim 7  wherein each of said extreme ends includes a slot which mates with a boss extending from the back face of said support panel. 
   
   
       9 . A display tray as defined in  claim 1  wherein the outer ends of said floor panel portion are separated from said support panel portion by parallel separation cuts extending from said first score line to said second score line to define edge flanges which extend above the floor panel when the display tray is assembled. 
   
   
       10 . The method of forming a display tray comprising the steps of:
 (a) forming a substantially flat body having a front face and a back face which includes a support panel portion, a floor panel portion, and a containment wall portion;   (b) forming a first score line on said front face to define the adjoining edges of said floor panel and said containment wall panel;   (c) forming a second score line on said second face to define the adjoining edges of said floor panel and said support panel;   (d) folding said flat body about said first and second score lines to form a display tray having a vertically extending support panel, a horizontally extending floor, and a vertically extending containment wall horizontally spaced from said support panel.   
   
   
       11 . The method set forth in  claim 10  further including the step of forming parallel separation cuts extending from said first score line to said second score line which define the ends of said containment wall portion.