Club tray

Abstract

A blank, package and method for producing a package comprising: a blank of sheet material folded along a longitudinal length to form a front wall, a bottom wall, a back wall, a first side wall and opposing second side wall, the package defining a cavity; the front wall defining a display opening for displaying product contained within the cavity; and where the first and second side walls each comprise spaced inner and outer side panels; including reinforcing spacing portions.

1 . A package comprising:
 a blank of sheet material folded along a longitudinal length to form a front wall, a bottom wall, a back wall, a first side wall and opposing second side wall, the package defining a cavity;   said front wall defining a display opening for displaying product contained within the cavity;   said first and second side walls each comprise spaced inner and outer side panels.   
     
     
         2 . A package as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said front wall, bottom wall and first and second side walls are foldably connected. 
     
     
         3 . A package as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said outer side panel is foldably connected to said inner side panel along said longitudinal length, said inner side panel including a connecting flap foldably connected to said outer side panel and remote from said outer side panel, and an adhesive for connecting said connecting flap of said inner side panel to said bottom wall when said blank is folded along said longitudinal length. 
     
     
         4 . A package as claimed in  claim 3  wherein said blank comprises cardboard and said adhesive comprises glue. 
     
     
         5 . A package as claimed in  claim 3  wherein said front wall comprises an outer front panel foldably connected to an inner front panel along said longitudinal length and wherein said adhesive connects said outer front panel to said inner front panel when said blank is folded along said longitudinal length. 
     
     
         6 . A package as claimed in  claim 3  wherein said back wall comprises an outer back panel foldably connected to an inner back panel along said longitudinal length and wherein said adhesive connects said outer back panel to said inner back panel when said blank is folded along said longitudinal length. 
     
     
         7 . A package as claimed in  claim 1  wherein one of said outer side panels is foldably connected to a side connecting flap panel, where said adhesive connects said side connecting flap to said outer back panel to form:
 a) said package in a first flattened position; and 
 b) a second preform position where said package is open. 
 
     
     
         8 . A package as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said bottom wall comprises:
 a) first and second bottom side panels foldably connected to said first and second side panels respectively; 
 b) front and back bottom panels foldably connected to said front outer panel and back outer panel respectively. 
 
     
     
         9 . A package as claimed in  claim 7  wherein said;
 a) first and second bottom side panels, and 
 b) front and back bottom panels; 
 
       move in said open position to produce said bottom wall. 
     
     
         10 . A package as claimed in claim wherein said outer front panel and said inner front panel include an outer front opening and an inner front opening that register when said blank is folded along said longitudinal axis to form said display opening to display said product. 
     
     
         11 . A package as claimed in  claim 10  wherein said inner side panels include reinforcing spacing flaps to space said outer side panel from said inner side panel. 
     
     
         12 . A blank for forming a package comprising:
 a) sheet material foldable along a longitudinal length to form:
 i) an outer front panel foldably connected at a top front edge to an inner front panel along a first longitudinal fold line; 
 ii) an outer back wall foldably connected at a top back edge to an inner back panel along said first longitudinal fold line; 
 iii) a first outer side panel foldably connected at a first side edge of said outer front panel and where said first outer side panel foldably connected at a top first outer side edge to a first inner side panel along said first longitudinal fold line; 
 iv) a second outer side panel having a first side edge foldably connected to a second side edge of said outer front panel, and said second outer side panel foldably connected at a top side edge to a second inner side panel along said first longitudinal fold line; 
 v) said outer back panel foldably connected at a first outer back edge to a second edge of said second outer side panel; 
 vi) said first side panel having a bottom edge foldably connected along a second longitudinal fold line, to a first bottom side panel; 
 vii) said second side panel having a bottom edge foldably connected along a second longitudinal fold line, to a second bottom side panel; 
 viii) said outer front panel foldably connected at a bottom front edge to a bottom front panel along said second longitudinal fold line; 
 ix) said outer back panel foldably connected at a bottom back edge to a bottom back panel along said second longitudinal axis; 
 x) a flap presented by another edge of said first and second inner side panels remote from said first and second outer side panels; 
 xi) a side flap foldably connected to a second side edge of said first outer side panel to connect to a second side edge of said outer back panel; and 
 xii) said first and second inner side panels include reinforcement spacing portions 
   
     
     
         13 . A blank as claimed in  claim 12  wherein said inner front panel is glued to said outer front panel; said inner back panel is glued to said outer back wall; and wherein said flap is glued to said first and second bottom side panels respectively. 
     
     
         14 . A blank as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said sheet material comprises cardboard, said adhesive comprises glue and said connecting means comprises staples, clamps. 
     
     
         15 . A method of forming a package by:
 a) forming a blank having
 i) an outer front panel foldably connected at a top front edge to an inner front panel along a first longitudinal fold line; 
 ii) an outer back wall foldably connected at a top back edge to an inner back panel along said first longitudinal fold line; 
 iii) a first outer side panel foldably connected at a first side edge of said outer front panel and where said first outer side panel foldably connected at a top first outer side edge to a first inner side panel along said first longitudinal fold line; 
 iv) a second outer side panel having a first side edge foldably connected to a second side edge of said outer front panel, and said second outer side panel foldably connected at a top side edge to a second inner side panel along said first longitudinal fold line; 
 v) said outer back panel foldably connected at a first outer back edge to a second edge of said second outer side panel; 
 vi) said first side panel having a bottom edge foldably connected along a second longitudinal fold line, to a first bottom side panel; 
 vii) said second side panel having a bottom edge foldably connected along a second longitudinal fold line, to a second bottom side panel; 
 viii) said outer front panel foldably connected at a bottom front edge to a bottom front panel along said second longitudinal fold line; 
 ix) said outer back panel foldably connected at a bottom back edge to a bottom back panel along said second longitudinal axis; 
 x) a flap presented by another edge of said first and second inner side panels remote from said first and second outer side panels; 
 xi) a side flap foldably connected to a second side edge of said first outer side panel to connect to a second side edge of said outer back panel; 
   b) gluing one side of said inner front display panel   c) folding said inner front panel along said first longitunal length to contact and glue said inner front panel to said outer front panel;   d) gluing one side of said inner back panel;   e) folding said inner back panel along said first longitudinal length, to contact and glue said inner back panel to said outer back panel   f) gluing said flap of each of said first and second inner side panels to said first and second bottom side panels;   g) gluing said side flap to said second side edge of said outer back panel to form a flattened preform package;   h) moving said:
 xii) first and second bottom side panels; and 
 xii) front bottom panel and back bottom panel; 
   to form a bottom wall.   
     
     
         16 . A method as claimed in  claim 15  wherein said inner and outer side panels are further spaced by reinforcement spacing portion. 
     
     
         17 . A method as claimed in  claim 16  wherein said first and second bottom side panels and said front bottom panel and back bottom panel are folded substantially 90 degrees to form a bottom wall. 
     
     
         18 . A method as claimed in  claim 17  wherein said package automatically forms spaced first and second side walls. 
     
     
         19 . A method as claimed in  claim 18  wherein said outer and inner front panels include aligned holes to display product in said package. 
     
     
         20 . A method as claimed in  claim 19  wherein said spaced first and second walls strengthen said package.