Transparent box and arrangement of articles of clothing therein

Abstract

A retail display includes a box having walls that define a first interior compartment. The walls include a top wall that is formed of a transparent material to permit viewing of the first interior compartment. A folded shirt that has a collar is disposed within the box. A tie is also disposed within the box. The tie has a first pointed end and an opposing second end and being folded along a transverse fold line that extends across a width of the tie to define a folded end and the first and second ends are proximate one another. The folded end is disposed underneath the collar of the shirt.

1 . A retail display comprising:
 a first box having walls that define a first interior compartment, the walls including a top wall that is formed of a transparent material to permit viewing of the first interior compartment;   an inner box that is open along a top thereof and is disposed within the first interior compartment, the inner box partitioning the interior compartment into a first section and a second section where the inner box is disposed, wherein a boundary between the first and second sections is defined by vertical side wall of the inner box; the inner box being dimensioned so that when the first box is in a closed position, the inner box is adjacent one side wall and two end walls of the first box and is fully contained within the first box, the inner box having a second interior compartment;   a first article of clothing disposed within the first section, wherein the degree of movement of the first article of clothing is limited by walls of the first box and the vertical side wall of the inner box;   a second article of clothing disposed within the second interior compartment of the inner box;   an aperture formed in the top wall of the first box and positioned so that it extends across the vertical side wall of the inner box and allows access to both the first and second interior compartments to permit contact with both the first and second articles of clothing.   
     
     
         2 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the first box is formed completely of a transparent material. 
     
     
         3 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the inner box is formed of a paper material and is completely opaque. 
     
     
         4 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the walls of the first box also include a bottom wall, end walls that define a width of the box and side walls that define a height of the first box, the vertical side wall of the inner box having a height at least 90 percent of the height of the first box. 
     
     
         5 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein an area of the first section is at least 50 percent greater than the second section. 
     
     
         6 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the first article of clothing is folded over along a transverse fold line. 
     
     
         7 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the first article of clothing is selected from the group consisting of a shirt and a sweater. 
     
     
         8 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the second article of clothing is selected from the group consisting of a scarf, undershirt, gloves, and a hat. 
     
     
         9 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the first article of clothing comprises a shirt and the second article of clothing comprises an undershirt that is color coordinated and has a complementary size relative to the shirt. 
     
     
         10 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture is oval shaped and is centered on the vertical side wall of the inner box. 
     
     
         11 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the first article of clothing is folded so that a width of the folded first article of clothing is at least 90 percent the width of the first section, thereby limiting and substantially preventing lateral movement of the inner box. 
     
     
         12 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture has a shape selected from the group consisting of an oval, a circle, a square, a rectangle, and a triangle. 
     
     
         13 . The retail display of  claim 1 , wherein the inner box is formed of a transparent material to permit an enhanced visual comparison between the first and second articles of clothing. 
     
     
         14 . A retail display comprising:
 a box;   a folded shirt having a collar that defines a first space being located between the collar; and   a tie disposed and entirely contained within the first space between the collar for display.   
     
     
         15 . The retail display of  claim 14 , wherein the tie is rolled. 
     
     
         16 . The retail display of  claim 14 , wherein the shirt is folded along two fold lines. 
     
     
         17 . A retail display comprising:
 a box having walls that define a first interior compartment, the walls including a top wall that is formed of a transparent material to permit viewing of the first interior compartment;   a folded shirt disposed within the box, the shirt having a collar; and   a tie disposed within the box, the tie having a first pointed end and an opposing second end and being folded along a transverse fold line that extends across a width of the tie to define a folded end and the first and second ends are proximate one another, the folded end being disposed underneath the collar of the shirt.