Pop up brochure display/product dispensing unit

Abstract

A display unit for displaying and/or dispensing items, including a sleeve part and a container part, wherein the sleeve part is slidably mountable over the container part, and is slideable relative to the container part from a first pre-assembled condition to a second assembled condition, and wherein the second assembled condition, sections of the sleeve part are folded about fold lines to define at least one protruding foot portion, wherein the fold lines cause at least one surface of the protruding foot portion to form a compound curved, non-planar surface which imparts rigidity to the unit when in the second assembled condition.

1 . A display unit for displaying and/or dispensing items, the unit comprising:
 a sleeve part; and   a container part,   wherein the sleeve part is slidably mountable over the container part, and is slideable relative to the container part from a first pre-assembled condition to a second assembled condition,   wherein, to form the second assembled condition, sections of the sleeve part are folded about fold lines to define at least one protruding foot portion, and   wherein the fold lines cause at least one surface of the protruding foot portion to form a compound curved, non-planar surface that imparts rigidity to the unit when in the second assembled condition.   
     
     
         2 . The display unit of  claim 1 , wherein said fold lines include at least one substantially vertical fold line extending about mid-way between side edges of said sleeve part, and four angled fold lines extending from said vertical fold line to said side edges. 
     
     
         3 . The display unit of  claim 1 , wherein in the second assembled condition, the display unit includes a supporting surface that is angled rearwards from a vertical for displaying the items in a non-vertical orientation. 
     
     
         4 . The display unit of  claim 3 , wherein the supporting surface is angled rearward by between 1° and 20° from the vertical. 
     
     
         5 . The display unit of  claim 1  wherein:
 a) the sleeve part is formed from a first shaped blank of card or other flat material and by folding about four substantially parallel first fold lines is movable between a first condition in which the sleeve part defines a sleeve of rectangular cross section in a plane perpendicular to the first fold lines and a second condition in which the sleeve part lies at least approximately flat; 
 b) the container part is formed from a second shaped blank of card or other flat material and by folding about four substantially parallel second fold lines is movable between a first condition in which the container part at least partially defines a container of rectangular cross section in a plane perpendicular to said second fold lines and a second condition in which the sleeve part lies at least approximately flat; 
 c) the container part is slideable within the sleeve part in a sliding direction parallel to the first and second fold lines, at least in the first condition of the sleeve part and the first condition of the container part; 
 d) the sleeve part and the container part are secured to each other by connecting means so that when the container part is slid by a user in the sliding direction within the sleeve part, sections of the sleeve part are folded about the fold lines in the sleeve part and the sections define a least one the protruding foot portion of the sleeve part. 
 
     
     
         6 . The display unit of  claim 5 , further comprising securing means whereby at one relative position of the sleeve part and the container part in the sliding direction, the sleeve part and the container part are secured to each other independently of the connecting means. 
     
     
         7 . The display unit of  claim 6  wherein said securing means includes a tab on one of the sleeve part and a cooperating opening on the container part. 
     
     
         8 . The display unit of  claim 5 , wherein the container part in the first condition is open-topped. 
     
     
         9 . The display unit of  claim 6 , wherein, when the securing means are operative to secure the container part in its first condition to the sleeve part in its first condition, and openings in the container part and the sleeve part align with each other and permit withdrawal of items stored in the container part. 
     
     
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         13 . The display unit of  claim 2 , wherein in the second assembled condition, the display unit includes a supporting surface that is angled rearwards from a vertical for displaying the items in a non-vertical orientation. 
     
     
         14 . The display unit of  claim 4 , wherein the supporting surface is angled rearward by 10° from the vertical.