Compact package for a pallet display
A package that may be constructed into a point of purchase display includes a plurality of bottom uprights set in a tray, and a plurality of top uprights that are kept in folded form in a space between the bottom uprights. The top uprights are assembled and placed on top of the bottom uprights to form a completed display. The bottom uprights may contain shelves with product stocked thereon, and the space between the bottom uprights may contain product to be stocked on the top uprights after the top uprights are assembled on top of the bottom uprights. The top uprights may be assembled and placed on top of the bottom uprights by a retailer or other end user without requiring glue or fasteners.
1. A compact package for a point-of-purchase display comprising:
a. a tray;
b. a plurality of bottom uprights disposed in the tray such that at least one space is formed between the bottom uprights;
c. a plurality of top uprights in disassembled form that are at least partially stowed in the at least one space between the bottom uprights;
wherein each of the top uprights may be removed from the at least one space between the bottom uprights, then assembled and secured on top of one of the bottom uprights to form assembled uprights in a point-of-purchase display.
2. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom uprights have products for display contained therein, and products for display on the top uprights are stowed in the at least one space between the bottom uprights.
3. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the products for display on the top rack are stored in boxes having hand holes inside the at least one space between the bottom uprights.
4. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the top uprights may be secured to the bottom portions without adhesive or external fasteners.
5. The package according to claim 3 , wherein a top upright is secured to a bottom upright at least partially using flanges and slots.
6. The package according to claim 3 , wherein the bottom upright has flanges extending upward that may be inserted into female slots on the top upright.
7. The package according to claim 3 , wherein a top upright is secured to a bottom upright at least partially using tabs on the top upright that fit on opposite sides of a panel on the bottom upright.
8. The package according to claim 6 , wherein the top upright has a center tab and two side tabs extending downward from the top upright, the center tab extending further downward than the two side tabs, and the center and side tabs fit on opposite sides of a panel on the bottom upright.
9. The package according to claim 1 , further comprising a shroud and a cap for enclosing the package for transport.
10. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the package is constructed essentially of corrugated board.
11. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the package may be double-stacked on a standard tractor trailer.
12. The package according to claim 1 , further comprising graphic panels that may be applied to the assembled uprights that cover scams where the top upright is secured to the bottom upright.
13. The package according to claim 1 , further comprising a panel stowed in the package that may be unfolded and placed on top of the assembled display to cover any space between the top uprights.