A container for holding and gravity-feed dispensing articles

Abstract

A container for holding and gravity-feed dispensing articles comprises a front panel, a back panel, an upper panel, a lower panel, and two side panels, the two side panels extending between the upper panel and the lower panel. The front panel, the back panel, the lower panel, and the two side panels form one or more voids for holding a stack of articles such as shavers. The front panel includes a removable perforated portion on the bottom of the front panel that, when removed, defines a dispensing opening adapted for dispensing an article from the stack of articles, and the front panel, the back panel, the upper panel, the lower panel, and the two side panels are formed from exactly one die cut blank.

1 . A container for holding and gravity-feed dispensing articles, comprising:
 a front panel, a back panel, an upper panel, a lower panel, and two side panels, wherein the two side panels extend between the upper panel and the lower panel,   wherein the front panel, the back panel, the lower panel, and the two side panels form one or more voids for holding a stack of articles,   wherein the front panel includes a removable perforated portion on the bottom of the front panel that, when removed, defines a dispensing opening adapted for dispensing an article from the stack of articles, and   wherein the front panel, the back panel, the upper panel, the lower panel, and the two side panels are formed from exactly one die cut blank.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the removable perforated portion on the bottom of the front panel extends downwards to a portion of the lower panel. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the two side panels includes a removable perforated portion that, when removed, defines a window opening that displays at least a portion of the stack of articles. 
     
     
         4 . The container of any of  claim 1 , further comprising a hanging element, wherein the hanging element is included in the exactly one blank. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the two side panels, the hanging element and the lower panel, include an inner surface, wherein an adhesive-type closing mechanism is positioned on the inner surface of each of the at least one of the two side panels, the hanging element and the lower panel. 
     
     
         6 . The container of any of  claim 1 , further comprising inner walls, wherein the inner walls are provided between the front panel, the back panel, and the two side panels, the inner walls forming one or more compartments holding stacks of articles, wherein the inner walls are also formed from the exactly one die cut blank. 
     
     
         7 . The container of any of  claim 1 , wherein the front panel includes two or more removable perforated portions on the bottom of the front panel that, when removed, define a dispensing openings adapted for dispensing articles, the dispensing openings being adjacently aligned along the bottom of the front panel. 
     
     
         8 . The container of any of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the back panel includes a removable perforated portion on the bottom of the back panel that, when removed, leaves a back dispensing opening in the back panel adapted for dispensing a single article from another stack of articles.   
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein the removable perforated portion on the bottom of the back panel extend downwards to a portion of the lower panel. 
     
     
         10 . The container of any of  claim 1 , wherein the article is a shaver and the stack of articles is a stack of shavers. 
     
     
         11 . The container of any of  claim 1 , wherein the upper panel includes foldable flaps and an aperture for non-permanently affixing the container to a support hanger. 
     
     
         12 . A blank for forming the container of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a front panel having a top and a bottom;   a first side panel adjacent to the front panel and having a top and a bottom;   a second side panel adjacent to the front panel and having a top and a bottom, wherein the second side panel is an end panel;   a back panel adjacent to the side panel and having a top and a bottom; and   a second perforation formed on the front panel and extending partially into the front panel bottom flap.   
     
     
         13 . A blank as in  claim 12 , wherein the blank further comprises a hanging element formed on the back panel adjacent to the top of the back panel. 
     
     
         14 . A blank as in  claim 12 , wherein the blank further comprises
 a front panel bottom flap adjacent to the bottom of the front panel;   a front panel top flap adjacent to the top of the front panel;   a first side panel bottom flap adjacent to the bottom of the first side panel;   a first side panel top flap adjacent to the top of the first side panel;   a back panel bottom flap adjacent to the bottom of the back panel;   a second side panel bottom flap adjacent to the bottom of the second side panel;   a second side panel top flap adjacent to the top of the second side panel;   a hanging element formed on the front panel adjacent to the front panel top flap.   
     
     
         15 . A blank as in  claim 12 , wherein the blank further comprises a third side panel adjacent to the back panel and having a top and a bottom. 
     
     
         16 . A blank as in  claim 15 , wherein the blank further comprises
 a first inner panel adjacent to the third side panel and having a top and a bottom;   a second inner panel adjacent to the first inner panel and having a top and a bottom;   a third inner panel adjacent to the second inner panel and having a top and a bottom;   a first perforation formed on the second side panel.   
     
     
         17 . The container of  claim 3 , wherein the removable perforated portion extend substantially parallel to a height of the container. 
     
     
         18 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the removable perforated portion on the bottom of the front panel extends to a part of the lower panel.