Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – Packaged assemblage or kit
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-27
2001-12-11
Luong, Shian (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
Packaged assemblage or kit
C206S459500, C383S040000, C383S106000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06328158
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a display and carrying package for an ensemble of products of different sizes and particularly for an ensemble of bedding articles, which is characterized by providing views from the outside of the package for each product or bedding article within the package.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Heretofore, ensembles of various products of different sizes have been packaged in a variety of different ways for displaying the ensemble and for carrying the ensemble away from a retail store or the like after purchase thereof.
In the bedding field, a highly successful commercial display and carrying package for a bedding ensemble has been marketed under the trademark BED-IN-A-BAG®. This BED-IN-A-BAG® package for a bedding ensemble is in the form of a clear plastic bag having front and rear walls and a zipper at the top thereof for closing and opening the bag to provide access to the interior of the bag. The bedding ensemble packaged within this bag typically includes a folded bed cover of a folded size generally corresponding to the size of the front and rear bag walls, and other folded bedding articles, such as sheets and pillow covers, which are of smaller folded sizes and which were positioned inside the folded bed cover. The folded bed cover with the smaller folded bedding articles positioned inside or between the folds are placed inside the bag so that the folded bed cover can be viewed from the outside of the bag through the transparent front and rear walls of the bag. The smaller folded bedding articles positioned within the folded bed cover can not be viewed from the outside of the bag. A flyer typically is inserted inside the bag between the folded bed cover and one of the transparent front or rear bag walls to be viewed through the transparent wall. This flyer often illustrates the various bedding articles in the ensemble and provides other information and advertisement to the potential purchaser.
Although this BED-IN-A-BAG® bedding ensemble display and carrying package has enjoyed commercial success, it does provide certain problems and lacks certain features, which have now been found desirable in such a package. For example, it does not provide views from the outside of all of the folded articles in the bedding ensemble. Moreover, it fails to provide a sturdy, box-shaped package which can be stacked, if desired, without use of racks. It also does not provide a package, which shields from view the undesirable folded edges or ends of the bedding ensemble articles. Lastly, it does not provide a high-end package which is pleasing to the purchaser.
OBJECT AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the object of this invention to overcome the above problems and shortcomings in previous display and carrying packages for an ensemble of products of different sizes, particularly a bedding ensemble, and to provide a display and carrying package which is characterized by providing views from the outside of each product of the ensemble contained within the package and to provide other desired features.
By this invention, it has been found that the above object may be accomplished by providing a display and carrying package, particularly adapted for displaying and carrying a bedding ensemble but which could be used for displaying and carrying any ensemble of products of different sizes, The package is in the form of a closed flexible bag (preferably box-shaped) having generally flat transparent front and rear walls (and preferably having at least partially non-transparent side and top walls connected thereto). The bag includes means (preferably in the form of a zipper connecting the top wall to some of the side, front and rear walls) for closing and opening the bag to provide access to the interior of the bag. An ensemble of products of different sizes (preferably a bedding ensemble including a folded bed cover and other folded bedding articles of smaller folded sizes) is positioned inside the bag with the large ensemble product in juxtaposition to the transparent front bag wall for viewing therethrough and the other smaller ensemble products are positioned inside the bag in juxtaposition to the rear transparent bag wall and in side-by-side position for being viewed from the outside through the transparent rear bag wall. Preferably, the bag includes pockets positioned on the transparent rear bag wall (preferably on the inside) in the side-by-side relationship for receiving and holding the smaller ensemble products in the desired positions for viewing through the transparent rear bag wall.
Preferably, the transparent front wall and the transparent rear wall over each of the smaller ensemble products include frosted semi-transparent strips containing desired printing thereon and providing a background for rendering the printing easily readable on the transparent front and rear walls while allowing views of the ensemble products therethrough. Preferably, the front and rear walls of the bag are constructed of transparent plastic material and the side and top walls are constructed of non-transparent textile cloth material. It is also a preferred feature of this invention that one of the non-transparent sidewalls includes a transparent pocket (preferably positioned on an outside surface thereof) for receiving and displaying a flyer relating to the specific product ensemble packaged within the bag. It is also preferred to provide a handle (preferably attached to the top wall of the bag) for carrying of the package.
The package may also include in one of its preferred forms reinforcement means for at least some of the walls of the bag for aiding in maintaining the preferred box shape of the bag to assist in any desired stacking of the packages.
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Anderson Derrick L.
Bisbal Maribel
Landers Timothy J.
Simon Harvey J.
Smith Tracy A.
Alston & Bird LLP
Luong Shian
Springs Industries, Inc.
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