Extendable display package system for toys

Abstract

An extendable display package shipping system including a display package having a slide wall able to be lowered for shipping and raised for display, a product mounted to the slide wall in the display package and able to move between a collapsed position when the slide wall is lowered and a display position when the slide is raised. Two display packages, with slide walls lowered, are placed in a shipping carton and an insert is placed over the display packages in the carton. Each slide wall includes a hand opening and the insert includes aligned hand openings. When the display packages reach a point of sale and are removed from the shipping carton, the hand openings of the slide walls and the insert are able to be gripped simultaneously, and when lifted, the slide walls first extend themselves and then the packages, already in display configurations, are removed from the carton, all in one continuous act.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An extendable display package shipping system comprising:
 an extendable display package for receiving a product, the display package including a hand opening to enable the display package to move from a lowered position to a raised position;   a shipping carton for containing two display packages back to back, the shipping carton having four side walls and an upper closure; and   a shipping carton insert disposed over the two display packages in the shipping carton, the insert being exposed when the upper closure of the shipping carton is opened and the insert having a hand opening in alignment with the hand openings of the two display packages to enable a user to grip the insert and the two display packages simultaneously to move the display packages to the raised positions and remove the display packages from the shipping carton.   
     
     
         2 . The display package shipping system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the shipping carton includes a regular slotted container upper closure and a 1-2-3 snap lock lower closure; and including a graphic on at least one sidewall of the shipping carton indicating the top of the shipping carton.   
     
     
         3 . The display package shipping system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the shipping carton insert includes two central panels separated by a score line, each central panel having a hand opening; and   each display package includes a slide wall having the display package hand opening, the slide wall hand opening being aligned with the hand openings of the insert when the packages and insert are in the shipping carton.   
     
     
         4 . The display package shipping system of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the shipping carton insert includes two middle panels, each middle panel separated from a central panel by a score line at one end and connected to a flap at the other end.   
     
     
         5 . The display package shipping system of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the shipping carton includes a regular slotted container upper closure and a 1-2-3 snap lock lower closure; and including   a graphic on at least one sidewall of the shipping carton indicating the upper closure.   
     
     
         6 . The display package shipping system of  claim 1  wherein:
 each display package includes a flat blank for forming a tray having a base, an upstanding rear wall connected to the base, the rear wall having front and rear panels and a top panel with a slot; 
 a second blank for forming a slide wall mounted between the front and rear panels of the rear wall of the tray and extending through the slot of the top panel, the slide wall being movable between a lowered position and a raised position; 
 the slide wall having structure for mounting a product, the product being movable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration as the slide panel moves between the lowered and the raised positions, respectively; and 
 an abutment structure connected to the slide wall, the abutment structure being movable between a compressed position and an expanded position as the slide wall moves between the lowered and the raised positions, respectively. 
 
     
     
         7 . The display package shipping system of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the slide wall includes front and rear panels.   
     
     
         8 . The display package shipping system of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the front panel of the slide wall includes the structure for mounting a product; and   the rear panel of the slide wall includes two slots for connecting the abutment structure.   
     
     
         9 . The display package shipping system of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the front and rear panels of the slide wall each includes a hand opening, the hand openings being aligned with one another.   
     
     
         10 . The display package shipping system of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the abutment structure is a scored strip that is compressed by the rear wall of the tray when the slide wall is in the lowered position and expanded when the slide wall is in the raised position.   
     
     
         11 . The display package shipping system of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the slide wall includes oppositely disposed side flaps movable from first positions when the slide wall is in the lowered position and second positions when the slide wall is in the raised position.   
     
     
         12 . The display package shipping system of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the shipping carton insert includes two central panels separated by a score line, each central panel having a hand opening;   each display package includes a slide wall having the display package hand opening, the slide wall hand opening being aligned with the hand openings of the insert when the packages and insert are in the shipping carton;   the shipping carton insert includes two middle panels, each middle panel separated from a central panel by a score line at one end and connected to a flap at the other end; and   the upper closure is formed like that used with a regular slotted container and the lower closure is a 1-2-3 snap lock bottom; and including   a graphic on at least one sidewall of the shipping carton indicating the upper closure.   
     
     
         13 . An extendable display package shipping system comprising:
 an extendable display package for receiving a product, the display package including a hand opening to enable the display package to move from a lowered position to a raised position;   a shipping carton for containing two display packages back to back, the shipping carton having four sidewalls and an upper closure;   a shipping carton insert disposed over the two display packages in the shipping carton, the insert being exposed when the upper closure of the shipping carton is opened and the insert having a hand opening in alignment with the hand openings of the two display packages to enable a user to grip the insert and the two display packages simultaneously to move the display packages to the raised positions and remove the display packages from the shipping carton;   each display package includes a flat blank for forming a tray having a base, an upstanding rear wall connected to the base, the rear wall having front and rear panels and a top panel with a slot;   a second blank for forming a slide wall mounted between the front and rear panels of the rear wall of the tray and extending through the slot of the top panel, the slide wall being movable between a lowered position and a raised position;   the slide wall having structure for mounting a product, the product being movable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration as the slide panel moves between the lowered and the raised positions, respectively;   an abutment structure connected to the slide wall, the abutment structure being movable between a compressed position and an expanded position as the slide wall moves between the lowered and the raised positions, respectively;   the shipping carton includes a regular slotted container upper closure and a 1-2-3 snap lock lower closure; and including a graphic on at least one sidewall of the shipping carton indicating the top of the shipping carton.   
     
     
         14 . The display package shipping system of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the shipping carton insert includes two central panels separated by a score line, each central panel having a hand opening; and   each display package includes a slide wall having the display package hand opening, the slide wall hand opening being aligned with the hand openings of the insert when the packages and insert are in the shipping carton.   
     
     
         15 . The display package shipping system of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the shipping carton insert includes two middle panels, each middle panel separated from a central panel by a score line at one end and connected to a flap at the other end; and   the abutment strip includes a center segment and accordion folded end segments.   
     
     
         16 . A method for making an extendable display package shipping system comprising the steps of:
 providing a first blank shaped to form a first tray;   providing a second blank shaped to form a first slide wall;   providing a third blank shaped to form a first abutment structure;   assembling the first blank into the first tray to support a product;   assembling the second blank into the first slide wall;   mounting the first abutment structure to the first slide wall to enable the first abutment structure to be compressed and expanded;   mounting the first slide wall to the first tray to be movable between lowered and raised positions;   connecting a first product to the first slide wall to enable the product to move between collapsed and extended configurations when the first slide wall is moved between the lowered and raised positions;   compressing the first abutment structure;   placing the first slide wall in the lowered position and the first product in the collapsed configuration;   providing a fourth blank shaped to form a second tray;   providing a fifth blank shaped to form a second slide wall;   providing a sixth blank shaped to form a second abutment structure;   assembling the fourth blank into the second tray for a second product;   assembling the fifth blank into the second slide wall;   mounting the second abutment structure to the second slide wall to enable the second abutment structure to be compressed and expanded;   mounting the second slide wall to the second tray to be movable between lowered and raised positions;   connecting a second product to the second slide wall to enable the second product to move between collapsed and extended configurations when the second slide wall is moved between the lowered and raised positions;   compressing the second abutment structure;   placing the second slide wall in the lowered position and the second product in the collapsed configuration;   providing a seventh blank shaped to form a shipping carton, the shipping carton having an upper closure and a lower closure;   providing an eighth blank shaped to form an insert for the shipping carton;   assembling the seventh blank into the shipping carton;   closing the lower closure of the shipping carton;   bending the eighth blank into the insert;   placing the first and second extendable display packages into the assembled shipping carton;   placing the insert into the assembled shipping carton over the first and second extendable display packages to enable a user to grip the insert and the first and second slide walls simultaneously; and   closing the upper closure of the shipping carton.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , including the steps of:
 forming hand openings in each of the first and second slide walls;   forming hand openings in the insert;   aligning the openings of the slide walls and the insert when the insert is placed into the assembled shipping carton above the first and second extendable display packages.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , including the steps of:
 forming each of the first and second trays with a rear wall having front and rear panels; and   forming each of the first and second slide walls with front and rear panels.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , including the step of:
 forming each of the first and second abutment structures with accordion folded end segments.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , including the steps of:
 forming the shipping carton with a regular slotted carton upper closure; and   forming the shipping carton with a 1-2-3 snap lock lower closure.