Collectable Display Packaging

Abstract

Collectable action cards, figure cards, panels, frames which are attached or detached as described below, and easel designs are featured. A paperboard sleeve with openings on its opposite ends defines a central cavity to receive a package. A front face of the sleeve includes perforations defining the perimeter of a removable segment that can be broken out of the sleeve, to produce a collectable item with a form such as is described below. Support members attached to the rear the removable segment allow it to be displayed. The removable segment may include a removable card, creating a frame with supports that can be displayed once the card is removed. Support members attached to the rear of the sleeve allow display of the sleeve, whether or not it includes the removable segment. The removable segment may be supported and displayed by a second set of support members.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A paperboard sleeve defining a central cavity, the sleeve having openings on its opposite ends to receive a package into the cavity, the sleeve including a face having perforations defining the perimeter of a removable segment that can be broken out of the sleeve. 
     
     
         2 . The sleeve of  claim 1  in which the removable segment comprises at least one foldable support member attached to the rear of the removable segment to support and display the segment after it is removed. 
     
     
         3 . The sleeve of  claim 2  in which the foldable support member is attached to the rear of the removable segment by a hinge allowing the support member to move from a stowed position along rear of the segment to a support position extending transverse to the rear of the segment. 
     
     
         4 . The sleeve of  claim 2  in which the removable segment covers substantially the entire extent of the front sleeve face and the removable segment further includes perforations defining the perimeter of a removable card that can be broken out of the removable segment, the support members being attached to the panel which is attached to the rear of the removable segment, whereby, once the card is separated from the removable segment, the removable segment forms a frame around the opening left by the separation of the card, the frame being supported by the support member. 
     
     
         5 . The sleeve of  claim 2  comprising a pair of foldable support members, each of which includes at least one easel wing hinged to a panel,
 (a) the panel being attached to the rear of the removable segment, 
 (b) the panel being removable with the removable segment, 
 
       each support member having a base surface to provide support in a vertical viewing position, the removable segment further comprising at least one folding locking member to lock the wings in a support position. 
     
     
         6 . The sleeve of  claim 1  in which the sleeve face having perforations forms the front of a frame, the one edge of the frame being attached to an edge of the rest of the sleeve, the frame having a rear panel spaced from the sleeve face, whereby a card can be inserted between the frame face and the rear panel to be viewed through the opening created by removal of the segment. 
     
     
         7 . The sleeve of  claim 6  in which the frame is removable from the remainder of the sleeve through perforations along the edge of the frame. 
     
     
         8 . The sleeve of  claim 1  in which the front face of the sleeve is positioned opposite a rear face, the removable segment comprising at least a portion of the front face, the rear face being attached to at least one foldable support member to support the sleeve in a vertical display position so as to display the package through an opening created by removal of the removable segment. 
     
     
         9 . The sleeve of  claim 8  in which there is an opening between the panel and the front face segment, creating a space to insert information that is framed behind the front face once the panel is removed. 
     
     
         10 . The sleeve of  claim 8  in which a foldable support member is attached to the rear face of the sleeve by a hinge allowing the support member to move from a stowed position along rear panel to a support position extending transverse to the rear face of the sleeve. 
     
     
         11 . The sleeve of  claim 10  comprising a pair of foldable support members each of which includes at least one easel wing hinged to the sleeve, each support member having a base surface to provide support in a vertical viewing position, the sleeve further comprising a folding locking member to lock the wing in the wings in a support position. 
     
     
         12 . The sleeve of  claim 8  further comprising a second support member, the second support member being attached to the rear of the removable segment, whereby, after removal of the removable segment, both the removable segment and the sleeve can be separately displayed, the removable segment being supported by the second support member. 
     
     
         13 . A paperboard sleeve defining a central cavity, the sleeve having openings on its opposite ends to receive a package in the cavity, the sleeve comprising a rear face and at least one foldable support member attached to the rear face by a hinge allowing the support member to move from a stowed position along rear face to a support position extending transverse to the rear face. 
     
     
         14 . The sleeve of  claim 13  comprising a pair of foldable support members each of which includes at least one easel wing hinged to the sleeve, each support member having a base surface to provide support in a vertical viewing position, the sleeve further comprising a folding locking member to lock the wing in the wings in a support position. 
     
     
         15 . The sleeve of  claim 13  in which sleeve includes a frame attached to the front, sized to receive a collectors' card that is either separate from the sleeve or is created by removing a segment of the sleeve that is defined at its perimeter by perforations that allow the segment to be broken out of the sleeve. 
     
     
         16 . The sleeve of  claim 1  or  claim 13  in which the package is a box sized and designed to contain a digital storage medium.