Granted Patent B2

US 9,546,016 · App. 13/689,690 · Granted Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. A mattress packaging display comprising:

a mattress disposed in a rectangular and rigid container;

wherein the rectangular and rigid container consists of a bottom panel, a top panel, sidewalls extending from the bottom panel to the top panel, a front facing panel, and a rear facing panel;

wherein the bottom panel consists of a fold line shared with one of the sidewalls and foldable tabs at each free end, wherein one of the foldable tabs corresponding to a length dimension for the bottom panel is affixed to an interior facing surface to an opposing one of the sidewalls, and the foldable tabs corresponding to a width dimension for the bottom panel are affixed to selected interior surfaces of the front and rear facing panels,

wherein the top panel consists of fold lines shared with each of the sidewalls and a foldable tab that is configured for attachment to the rear facing panel,

wherein each sidewall consists of fold lines shared with the front panel and fold lines shared with the rear panel, wherein the front panel has a shorter length than the rear panel such that when the container is seated on the bottom panel during display, the container has an opening exposing at least a portion of the mattress.

2. The mattress packaging display of claim 1 , wherein the mattress is plastic wrapped.

3. The mattress packaging display of claim 1 , wherein the container is formed of a material comprising card, cardboard, wood, metal, corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, or combinations thereof.

4. The mattress packaging display of claim 1 , further comprising a visual and/or tactile display tab affixed to and/or integrated in an exterior surface of the container and positioned for interaction with an end user.

5. The mattress packaging display of claim 4 , wherein the visual and/or tactile comprises at least a portion of a mattress representative of the mattress contained within the container.

6. The mattress packaging display of claim 4 , wherein the visual and/or tactile comprises a mattress ticking representative of a mattress ticking of the mattress contained within the container.

7. The mattress packaging display of claim 5 , wherein the container further comprises display information on one ore more surfaces of the bottom panel, the top panel, and the opposing sidewalls extending from the bottom panel to the top panel.

8. A display container for displaying and packaging multiple mattresses, the display container comprising:

one or more mattresses;

a bottom panel at a bottom end of the packaging display;

opposing sidewalls extending from the bottom panel;

a front facing panel transversely extending between the sidewalls having a height at a fraction of a height of the one or more mattresses to be displayed;

a rear facing panel transversely extending between the sidewalls having a height substantially equal to the height of the one or more mattresses to be displayed, wherein the opposing sidewalls include a portion extending from the rear facing panel having a height that is substantially equal to the height of the rear facing panel and a remaining portion that extends to the front facing panel and transitions to a height greater than or equal to the height at the front facing wall, wherein the one or more mattresses are each disposed within a recess defined by the bottom panel, the opposing sidewalls, and the front and rear facing panels; and

a visual and/or tactile display tab affixed to and/or integrated in an exterior surface of the container and positioned for interaction with an end user.

9. The display container of claim 8 , further comprising one or more dividers between the opposing sidewalls extending from the front facing panel to the back facing panel to provide a width effective to accommodate a width of one of the multiple mattresses to be displayed and packaged in the display container.

10. The display container of claim 8 , further comprising a lid disposed at a selected one of a bottom end, a top end or a both the bottom and top ends of the display container, wherein the lid disposed at the top end is configured to permit an end user to view at least a portion of the mattresses in the display container.

11. A mattress packaging display for packaging during transport and displaying mattresses at a site, the display comprising:

one or more mattresses;

a bottom cap upon which the one or more mattresses are seated, the bottom cap comprising a panel and sidewalls upwardly extending about a perimeter of the panel;

a rigid wrap comprising a front facing panel, a back facing panel, and sidewalls transversely extending from the back facing panel to the front facing panel, wherein the back facing panel has a height about equal or greater than a length of the one or more mattress to be displayed therein, and wherein the front facing panel has a height at a fraction of the height of the back facing panel to permit display of the one or more mattresses, wherein the sidewalls include a portion extending from the rear facing panel having a height that is substantially equal to the height of the rear facing panel and a remaining portion that extends and transitions to the front facing panel; and

divider tubes disposed within the wrap for partitioning one or more mattresses within the mattress packaging display.

12. The mattress packaging display of claim 11 , further comprising a top cap, wherein the top cap comprises a panel and sidewalls downwardly extending about a perimeter of the panel.

13. The mattress packaging display of claim 11 , further comprising graphics disposed on an exterior surface of the wrap.

14. The mattress packaging display of claim 11 , further comprising a visual and/or tactile display tab affixed to and/or integrated in an exterior surface of the container and positioned for interaction with an end user.

15. The mattress packaging display of claim 11 , further comprising one or more bands about the display for containing the display during transport.

Assignments (16)