Folded merchandising unit and blank

1. A display unit comprising:

a front panel, an outer back panel, a bottom panel and side panels;

a first connected reinforcing panel section, a second connected reinforcing panel section and a third connected reinforcing panel section folded into superposing relation to said outer back panel, said bottom panel and said front panel, respectively, such that a double-panel reinforcement is established on a portion of the display unit;

wherein said first, second and third connected reinforcing panel sections are also connected with said front panel along a first fold line defined between said front panel and said third connected reinforcing panel section;

an inner back panel connected and folded into superposing relation with said outer back panel along a second fold line; and

wherein a depth of the display unit is defined between said front panel and said outer back panel and said second connected reinforcing panel section extends an entirety of the depth between said front panel and said outer back panel.

2. A method of establishing a double-panel reinforcement of a display unit, comprising:

providing a box structure comprising a front panel, an outer back panel an inner back panel, a bottom panel and side panels;

folding respective first, second and third connected reinforcing panel sections into superposing relation to said outer back panel, said bottom panel and said front panel, respectively, said folding including folding along a first fold line defined between said front panel and said third connected reinforcing panel section; and

folding said inner back panel into superposing relation with said outer back panel along a second fold line therebetween.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising at least partially establishing said first, second and third connected reinforcing panel sections by separating said first, second and third connected reinforcing panel sections from adjacent portions of said side panels.

4. A carton blank adapted to be glued and shipped in a folded condition and erected at a point of sale into a merchandising display carton, comprising:

a first rectangular panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first and second short ends being free ends and the first long end being a free end;

a second rectangular panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the second rectangular panel hingedly connected to the second long end of the first rectangular panel along a first fold line;

a third rectangular panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end;

a glue flap having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the glue flap hingedly connected to the second short end of the second rectangular panel along a second fold line, the second long end being a free end, and the first and second short ends being free ends;

a first side panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the first side panel hingedly connected to the second short end of the third rectangular panel along a third fold line, the second long end of the first side panel hingedly connected to the first short end of the second rectangular panel along a fourth fold line, the second short end of the first side panel hingedly connected to a first dust flap along a fifth fold line and the first short end of the first side panel being a free end;

a second side panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the second long end of the second side panel hingedly connected to the first short end of the third rectangular panel along a sixth fold line, the second short end of the second side panel hingedly connected to a second dust flap along a seventh fold line and the first short end and first long end of the second side panel being free ends;

a bottom panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the bottom panel hingedly connected to the second long end of the third rectangular panel along an eighth fold line, the second long end of the bottom panel hingedly connected to a tuck flap along a ninth fold line, and the first and second short ends of the bottom panel being free ends; and

the third rectangular panel having first, second and third score lines parallel to the first and second long ends of the third rectangular panel and a first perforated line and a second perforated line extending from the first long end of the third rectangular panel and perpendicular to the first, second and third score lines to form a first foldable inner reinforcement section, a second foldable inner reinforcement section and a third foldable inner reinforcement section which are located inside the display carton when the display carton is erected;

wherein the glue flap is adapted to be glued to an inside of the second side panel so as to provide a carton blank in a folded condition which can be erected to form a merchandising display carton by folding the first and second side panels at an angle of 90° with respect to the second and third rectangular panels and form a rectangular opening between the first and second side panels and between the second and third rectangular panels, folding the first and second dust flaps by an angle of 90° with respect to the first and second side panels so as to overlie a bottom of the rectangular opening, folding the tuck flap by an angle of 90° with respect to the bottom flap and folding the bottom flap by an angle of 90° with respect to the third rectangular panel so as to overlie the bottom of the rectangular opening with the tuck flap against an inside of the second rectangular panel, and folding the first rectangular panel by an angle of 180° with respect to the second rectangular panel so as to be inside the rectangular opening against the second rectangular panel.

5. The carton blank of claim 4 , further comprising a locking tab extending from the second long end of the second rectangular panel and a slit along a fold line between the bottom panel and the tuck flap, the locking tab configured to fit into the slit when the carton blank is erected.

6. The carton blank of claim 5 , wherein the locking tab is hingedly connected to the second rectangular panel about a tenth fold line and is foldable about an eleventh fold line parallel to the tenth fold line, the locking tab being defined by third and fourth cut lines in the second rectangular panel extending between the tenth fold line and the eleventh fold line.

7. The carton blank of claim 4 , further comprising a third perforated line in the first side panel, the third perforated line extending from the first short end of the first side panel to a fold line between the first side panel and the third rectangular panel; a fourth perforated line in the second side panel, the fourth perforated line extending from the first short end of the second side panel to a fold line between the second side panel and the third rectangular panel; a fifth perforated line extending between the fourth perforated line and the first perforated line; and a sixth perforated line extending between the second perforated line and the third perforated line, the first through sixth perforated lines allowing sections of the carton blank to be removed while leaving the three foldable inner reinforcement sections, which fold about the first, second and third score lines such that the first foldable inner reinforcement section abuts the second rectangular panel, the second foldable inner reinforcement section abuts the bottom panel and the third foldable inner reinforcement section abuts the third rectangular panel.

8. The carton blank of claim 4 , further comprising a first cut line and a second cut line in the third rectangular panel, the first cut line extending from the first perforated line to one end of the third score line and the second cut line extending from the second perforated line to an opposite end of the third score line, the first and second perforated lines and the first and second cut lines allowing the three foldable inner reinforcement sections to be separated from the first and second side panels and folded about the first, second and third score lines such that the first reinforcement section abuts the second rectangular panel, the second reinforcement section abuts the bottom panel and the third reinforcement section abuts the third rectangular panel.

9. The carton blank of claim 4 , further comprising a first hole in the first rectangular panel and a second hole in the second rectangular panel, the first and second holes forming a first axially aligned mounting hole when the first rectangular panel is folded over the second rectangular panel.

10. The carton blank of claim 9 , further comprising a third hole in the first rectangular panel and a fourth hole in the second rectangular panel, the third and fourth holes forming a second axially aligned mounting hole when the first rectangular panel is folded over the second rectangular panel.

11. The carton blank of claim 9 , wherein the first and second holes are equidistant to the first and fourth fold lines and the third and fourth holes are equidistant to the first and second fold lines.

12. The carton blank of claim 4 , wherein the first side panel includes a first rounded corner extending between the second perforation line and the first short end of the first side panel and the second side panel includes a second rounded corner extending between the first perforation line and the first short end of the first side panel.

13. A folded merchandising unit comprising:

a first rectangular panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first and second short ends being free ends and the first long end being a free end;

a second rectangular panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the second rectangular panel hingedly connected to the second long end of the first rectangular panel along a first fold line;

a third rectangular panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end;

a glue flap having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the glue flap hingedly connected to the second short end of the second rectangular panel along a second fold line, the second long end being a free end, and the first and second short ends being free ends;

a first side panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the first side panel hingedly connected to the second short end of the third rectangular panel along a third fold line, the second long end of the first side panel hingedly connected to the first short end of the second rectangular panel along a fourth fold line, the second short end of the first side panel hingedly connected to a first dust flap along a fifth fold line and the first short end of the first side panel being a free end;

a second side panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the second long end of the second side panel hingedly connected to the first short end of the third rectangular panel along a sixth fold line, the second short end of the second side panel hingedly connected to a second dust flap along a seventh fold line and the first short end and first long end of the second side panel being free ends;

a bottom panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the bottom panel hingedly connected to the second long end of the third rectangular panel along an eighth fold line, the second long end of the bottom panel hingedly connected to a tuck flap along a ninth fold line, and the first and second short ends of the bottom panel being free ends;

the third rectangular panel having first, second and third score lines parallel to the first and second long ends of the third rectangular panel and a first perforated line and a second perforated line extending from the first long end of the third rectangular panel and perpendicular to the first, second and third score lines to form first, second and third foldable inner reinforcement sections which are located inside the display carton;

wherein the glue flap is adhered to an inside of the second side panel, the first and second side panels are at an angle of 90° with respect to the second and third rectangular panels and form a rectangular opening between the first and second side panels and between the second and third rectangular panels, the first and second dust flaps are at an angle of 90° with respect to the first and second side panels so as to overlie a bottom of the rectangular opening, the bottom flap is at an angle of 90° with respect to the third rectangular panel and overlies the bottom of the rectangular opening with the tuck flap at an angle of 90° with respect to the bottom panel and against an inside of the second rectangular panel, and the first rectangular panel is folded over the second rectangular panel and located inside the rectangular opening against the second rectangular panel.

14. A method of erecting a folded carton blank comprising (a) a first rectangular panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first and second short ends being free ends and the first long end being a free end, (b) a second rectangular panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the second rectangular panel hingedly connected to the second long end of the first rectangular panel along a first fold line, (c) a third rectangular panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, (d) a glue flap having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the glue flap hingedly connected to the second short end of the second rectangular panel along a second fold line, the second long end being a free end, and the first and second short ends being free ends, (e) a first side panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the first side panel hingedly connected to the second short end of the third rectangular panel along a third fold line, the second long end of the first side panel hingedly connected to the first short end of the second rectangular panel along a fourth fold line, the second short end of the first side panel hingedly connected to a first dust flap along a fifth fold line and the first short end of the first side panel being a free end, (f) a second side panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the second long end of the second side panel hingedly connected to the first short end of the third rectangular panel along a sixth fold line, the second short end of the second side panel hingedly connected to a second dust flap along a seventh fold line, the first short end and first long end of the second side panel being free ends and the second side panel adhered to the glue panel, (g) a bottom panel having a first short end and a second short end and a first long end and a second long end, the first long end of the bottom panel hingedly connected to the second long end of the third rectangular panel along an eighth fold line, the second long end of the bottom panel hingedly connected to a tuck flap along a ninth fold line, and the first and second short ends of the bottom panel being free ends, and (h) the third rectangular panel having first, second and third score lines parallel to the first and second long ends of the third rectangular panel and a first perforated line and a second perforated line extending from the first long end and perpendicular to the first, second and third score lines to form a first foldable inner reinforcement section, a second foldable inner reinforcement section and a third foldable inner reinforcement sections, the method comprising:

folding the first and second side panels at an angle of 90° with respect to the second and third rectangular panels and forming a rectangular opening between the first and second side panels and between the second and third rectangular panels;

folding the first and second dust flaps by an angle of 90° with respect to the first and second side panels so as to overlie a bottom of the rectangular opening;

folding the tuck flap by an angle of 90° with respect to the bottom flap;

folding the bottom flap by an angle of 90° with respect to the third rectangular panel so as to overlie the bottom of the rectangular opening with the tuck flap against an inside of the second rectangular panel;

folding the first rectangular panel by an angle of 180° with respect to the second rectangular panel so as to be inside the rectangular opening against the second rectangular panel;

separating the first, second and third reinforcement sections from remaining portions of the carton blank by tearing the carton blank along the first and second perforation lines;

folding the first reinforcement section 90° with respect to the second reinforcement section;

folding the second reinforcement section 90° with respect to the third reinforcement section;

folding the third reinforcement section 180° about the third score line such that the third reinforcement section abuts an inside of a lower portion of the third rectangular panel, the second reinforcement section abuts the bottom panel, and the first reinforcement section abuts a lower portion of the second rectangular panel.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the carton blank further comprises a locking tab extending from the second long end of the second rectangular panel and a slit along a fold line between the bottom panel and the tuck flap, the method further comprising inserting the locking tab into the slit.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the locking tab is hingedly connected to the second rectangular panel about a tenth fold line and is foldable about an eleventh fold line parallel to the tenth fold line, the locking tab being defined by third and fourth cut lines in the second rectangular panel extending between the tenth fold line and the eleventh fold line, the method further comprising:

folding the locking tab 90° about the eleventh fold line when the locking tab is inserted in the slit.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the carton blank further comprises a third perforated line in the first side panel, the third perforated line extending from the first short end of the first side panel to a fold line between the first side panel and the third rectangular panel; a fourth perforated line in the second side panel, the fourth perforated line extending from the first short end of the second side panel to a fold line between the second side panel and the third rectangular panel, a fifth perforated line extending between the fourth perforated line and the first perforated line, and a sixth perforated line extending between the second perforated line and the third perforated line, the method further comprising:

tearing the carton blank along the first through sixth perforated lines to remove sections of the carton blank while leaving the three reinforcement sections free to fold about the first, second and third score lines such that the first reinforcement section abuts the second rectangular panel, the second reinforcement section abuts the bottom panel and the third reinforcement section abuts the third rectangular panel.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the carton blank further comprises a first cut line and a second cut line in the third rectangular panel, the first cut line extending from the first perforated line to one end of the third score line and the second cut line extending from the second perforated line to an opposite end of the third score line, the method further comprising:

tearing the carton blank along the first and second perforated lines and separating portions of the carton blank along the first and second cut lines such that the three reinforcement sections are separated from the first and second side panels and are free to be folded about the first, second and third score lines such that the first reinforcement section abuts the second rectangular panel, the second reinforcement section abuts the bottom panel and the third reinforcement section abuts the third rectangular panel.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the carton blank further comprises a first hole in the first rectangular panel and a second hole in the second rectangular panel, the method further comprising:

aligning the first and second holes to form a first axially aligned mounting hole when the first rectangular panel is folded over the second rectangular panel.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the carton blank further comprises a third hole in the first rectangular panel and a fourth hole in the second rectangular panel, the method further comprising:

aligning the third and fourth holes to form a second axially aligned mounting hole when the first rectangular panel is folded over the second rectangular panel.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the first and second holes are equidistant to the first and fourth fold lines and the third and fourth holes are equidistant to the first and second fold lines.

22. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first side panel includes a first rounded corner extending between the second perforation line and the first short end of the first side panel and the second side panel includes a second rounded corner extending between the first perforation line and the first short end of the first side panel.