Container With Kick-Back

Abstract

A container or box formed from an inner carton forming a bottom portion of the box and an outer carton forming a top portion of the box. The cartons can be formed from paperboard or a corrugated material.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A box for shipping and displaying goods comprising:
 a bottom carton portion having front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a back wall panel, and at least one bottom wall panel, wherein the at least one bottom wall panel includes a first spacer for occupying space in the interior of the box.   
     
     
         2 . The box of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a top carton portion that connects to the bottom carton portion, the top carton portion having front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a back wall panel, and at least one top wall panel, wherein the at least one top wall panel includes a second spacer for occupying space in the interior of the box. 
 
     
     
         3 . The box of  claim 2  wherein the top carton portion further comprises a first removable flap and a second removable flap. 
     
     
         4 . The box of  claim 3  wherein the first removable flap of the top carton portion is positioned along a mid-portion of a first side of the front panel and along the first side panel, and the second removable flap of the top carton portion is positioned along a mid-portion of a second side of the front panel and along the second side panel. 
     
     
         5 . The box of  claim 4  wherein the bottom carton portion comprises a first removable flap generally aligned with the first removable flap of the top carton portion, and a second removable flap generally aligned with the second removable flap of the top carton portion. 
     
     
         6 . The box of  claim 1  wherein the bottom carton portion is formed from a single blank of material. 
     
     
         7 . The box of  claim 2  wherein the top carton portion is formed from a single blank of material. 
     
     
         8 . The box of  claim 1  wherein at least a portion of the front panel of the top carton portion is removably connected. 
     
     
         9 . The box of  claim 8  wherein at least a portion of the top panel of the top carton portion is removably connected. 
     
     
         10 . The box of  claim 1  wherein the top carton portion is removably connected to the bottom carton portion. 
     
     
         11 . The box of  claim 9  wherein the first side panel of the bottom carton portion includes a cut-away portion, and the second side panel of the bottom carton portion includes a cut-away portion. 
     
     
         12 . The box of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of bottom wall panels and wherein each of the front panel, first side panel, second side panel and back wall panel of the inner carton is connected to one of the plurality of bottom wall panels. 
     
     
         13 . The box of  claim 12  wherein the first spacer is connected to the bottom wall panel connected to the back wall panel of the bottom carton portion. 
     
     
         14 . The box of  claim 12  further comprising a plurality of top wall panels and wherein each of the front panel, first side panel, second side panel and back wall panel is connected to one of the plurality of top wall panels. 
     
     
         15 . The box of  claim 14  wherein the second spacer is connected to the top wall panel connected to the front panel of the top carton portion. 
     
     
         16 . A box for transporting and displaying goods comprising:
 an inner carton having a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a back wall panel, and a plurality of bottom wall panels integrally connected and formed from a first blank of material, wherein one of the bottom wall panels includes a first spacer for occupying space in an interior of the box.   
     
     
         17 . The box of  claim 16  further comprising:
 an outer carton connected to the inner carton, the outer carton having a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a back wall panel, and a plurality of top wall panels integrally connected and formed from a second blank of material. 
 
     
     
         18 . The box of  claim 17  wherein one of the top wall panels of the outer container includes a second spacer for occupying space in the in the interior of the box. 
     
     
         19 . The box of  claim 16  wherein the first spacer is a foldable extension of the one of the bottom wall panels of the inner carton. 
     
     
         20 . The box of  claim 18  wherein the second spacer is a foldable extension of the one of the top wall panels of the outer carton.