Display crate and kit of parts therefor

Abstract

A kit of parts (2) for a display crate (4) for protecting and displaying a pair of sneakers, the kit comprising a plurality of individual panels for adhesive-free, tool-free, snap-fit assembly together to form a self-supporting, stackable, rigid crate, the kit comprising: (i) a base panel (6) having a front edge (18), a rear edge (20) and two side edges (22, 24) extending between the front and rear edges, the front edge having a first hinge fitting; (ii) a front door panel (26) having a second hinge fitting (28), the first and second hinge fittings being adapted to be coupled together thereby hingedly to fit a lower edge (30) of the front door panel to the front edge of the base panel; (iii) a pair of side panels (46, 48), each side panel having a lower edge (50, 52) adapted to be snap-fitted to a respective one of the side edges of the base panel, each side panel having a rear edge (54, 56) and an upper edge (58, 60); (iv) a rear panel (62), the rear panel having a lower edge (63) adapted to be snap-fitted to the rear edge of the base panel, and the rear panel having side edges (64), each side edge being adapted to be snap-fitted to the rear edge of a respective side panel, and an upper edge (68); and (v) a top panel (74) having a front edge (76), a rear edge (78) and two side edges (80, 82) extending between the front and rear edges, wherein the rear edge and the two side edges of the top panel are adapted to be snap-fitted, respectively, to the upper edge of the rear panel and the upper edges of the pair of side panels.

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         30 . A kit of parts for a display crate for protecting and displaying a pair of sneakers, the kit comprising a plurality of individual panels for adhesive-free, tool-free, snap-fit assembly together to form a self-supporting, stackable, rigid crate, the kit comprising:
 (i) a base panel having a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges extending between the front and rear edges, the front edge having a first hinge fitting;   (ii) a front door panel having a second hinge fitting, the first and second hinge fittings being adapted to be coupled together thereby hingedly to fit a lower edge of the front door panel to the front edge of the base panel;   (iii) a pair of side panels, each side panel having a lower edge adapted to be snap-fitted to a respective one of the side edges of the base panel, each side panel having a rear edge and an upper edge;   (iv) a rear panel, the rear panel having a lower edge adapted to be snap-fitted to the rear edge of the base panel, and the rear panel having side edges, each side edge being adapted to be snap-fitted to the rear edge of a respective side panel, and an upper edge; and   (v) a top panel having a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges extending between the front and rear edges, wherein the rear edge and the two side edges of the top panel are adapted to be snap-fitted, respectively, to the upper edge of the rear panel and the upper edges of the pair of side panels;   wherein the rear edge and two side edges of the base panel each have an upwardly oriented elongate recess for receiving therein the lower edges of the rear panel and side panels respectively, the rear edges of the two side panels each have an inwardly oriented elongate recess for receiving therein a respective one of the side edges of the rear panel and the rear edge and two side edges of the top panel each have a downwardly oriented elongate recess for receiving therein the upper edges of the rear panel and side panels respectively.   
     
     
         31 . A kit according to  claim 30  wherein the first hinge fitting comprises a pair of holes at opposite ends of the front edge of the base panel and the second hinge fitting comprises a pair of pivot members extending outwardly in opposite directions from opposite sides of the front door panel. 
     
     
         32 . A kit according to  claim 31  wherein each pivot member is adapted to provide a snap fit between the pivot member and at least one of the front door panel and the base panel. 
     
     
         33 . A kit according to claim  1  wherein the front door panel has a finger recess and/or handle at an upper edge of the front door panel. 
     
     
         34 . A kit according to claim  1  wherein the upwardly oriented elongate recesses in the base panel form a common U-shaped elongate recess extending around the two side edges and the rear edge of the base panel. 
     
     
         35 . A kit according to claim  1  wherein the downwardly oriented elongate recesses in the top panel form a common U-shaped elongate recess extending around the two side edges and the rear edge of the top panel. 
     
     
         36 . A kit according to claim  1  wherein the side panels each have a side stop member located inwardly of a front edge of the side panel to act as a stop for the front door panel. 
     
     
         37 . A kit according to claim  1  wherein the top panel has a front stop member located inwardly of a front edge of the top panel to act as a stop for the front door panel. 
     
     
         38 . A kit according to claim  1  wherein each panel is composed of an injection moulded polymer. 
     
     
         39 . A display crate for protecting and displaying a pair of sneakers, the display crate being formed by adhesive-free snap-fit assembly together of the plurality of individual panels of the kit according to claim  1 . 
     
     
         40 . A display crate for protecting and displaying a pair of sneakers, the display crate comprising a plurality of individual panels assembled together by an adhesive-free, tool-free, snap-fit assembly to form a self-supporting, stackable, rigid crate, the crate comprising:
 (i) a base panel having a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges extending between the front and rear edges, the front edge having a first hinge fitting;   (ii) a front door panel having a second hinge fitting, the first and second hinge fittings being coupled together thereby hingedly to fit a lower edge of the front door panel to the front edge of the base panel;   (iii) a pair of side panels, each side panel having a lower edge snap-fitted to a respective one of the side edges of the base panel, each side panel having a rear edge and an upper edge;   (iv) a rear panel, the rear panel having a lower edge snap-fitted to the rear edge of the base panel, and the rear panel having side edges, each side edge being snap-fitted to the rear edge of a respective side panel, and an upper edge; and   (v) a top panel having a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges extending between the front and rear edges, wherein the rear edge and the two side edges of the top panel are snap-fitted, respectively, to the upper edge of the rear panel and the upper edges of the pair of side panels;   wherein the rear edge and two side edges of the base panel each have an upwardly oriented elongate recess which receives therein the lower edges of the rear panel and side panels respectively, the rear edges of the two side panels each have an inwardly oriented elongate recess which receives therein a respective one of the side edges of the rear panel and the rear edge and two side edges of the top panel each have a downwardly oriented elongate recess which receives therein the upper edges of the rear panel and side panels respectively.   
     
     
         41 . A display crate according to  claim 40  wherein the first hinge fitting comprises a pair of holes at opposite ends of the front edge of the base panel and the second hinge fitting comprises a pair of pivot members extending outwardly in opposite directions from opposite sides of the front door panel. 
     
     
         42 . A display crate according to  claim 41  wherein each pivot member provides a snap fit between the pivot member and at least one of the front door panel and the base panel. 
     
     
         43 . A display crate according to  claim 40  wherein the front door panel has a finger recess and/or handle at an upper edge of the front door panel. 
     
     
         44 . A display crate according to  claim 40  wherein the upwardly oriented elongate recesses in the base panel form a common U-shaped elongate recess extending around the two side edges and the rear edge of the base panel. 
     
     
         45 . A display crate according to  claim 40  wherein the downwardly oriented elongate recesses in the top panel form a common U-shaped elongate recess extending around the two side edges and the rear edge of the top panel. 
     
     
         46 . A display crate according to  claim 40  wherein the side panels each have a side stop member located inwardly of a front edge of the side panel which acts as a stop for the front door panel. 
     
     
         47 . A display crate according to  claim 40  wherein the top panel has a front stop member located inwardly of a front edge of the top panel which acts as a stop for the front door panel. 
     
     
         48 . A display crate according to  claim 40  wherein each panel is composed of an injection moulded polymer.