Dispenser-packaging for protective eyewear
Aspects of the invention provide a dispenser-package for storing protective eyewear glasses comprising an exterior box having a top, a bottom and four sidewalls along a first length, and an interior retention mechanism for holding a plurality of protective eyewear glasses along a second length. The exterior box completely receives the interior retention mechanism and securely holds the plurality of protective eyewear glasses in place. The exterior box includes a detachable area in proximity to the bottom to allow accessing one or more of the protective eyewear glasses held in place. As a result, a more convenient and efficient way to store and distribute protective eyewear glasses encourages healthcare professionals and patients to wear them and maintain personal safety.
1. A dispenser-package for storing protective eyewear glasses, comprising:
a plurality of protective eyewear glasses having lenses and arms;
an exterior box having a plurality of walls, including a short wall providing a top, a short wall providing a bottom and four long walls providing sidewalls; and
interior walls forming an interior retention mechanism for holding the plurality of protective eyewear glasses along a length of the interior retention mechanism;
wherein the exterior box completely receives the interior retention mechanism to securely hold the plurality of protective eyewear glasses in place;
wherein the exterior box includes perforations forming a detachable area in at least one of the sidewalls to allow accessing one or more of the protective eyewear glasses held in place;
wherein the interior retention mechanism is configured to support the plurality of protective eyewear glasses by arranging the arms of the protective eyewear glasses around the interior retention mechanism and between the interior retention mechanism and opposing sidewalls of the exterior box;
wherein the plurality of protective eyewear glasses are arranged alone the length of the interior retention mechanism, and along the sidewalls from the bottom to the top, with the protective eyewear glasses being arranged one above another along the length with the arms of each of the protective eyewear glasses being in contact with the interior retention mechanism at separate points;
wherein a plurality of the protective eyewear glasses slide along the interior retention mechanism toward the detachable area for removal from the dispenser-package; and wherein each of the plurality of the protective eyewear glasses are supported by lower protective eyewear glasses except for a last remaining of the protective eyewear glasses.
2. The dispenser-package of claim 1 , wherein the interior retention mechanism is substantially trapezoidal in shape with respect to the exterior box.
3. The dispenser-package of claim 1 , wherein removal of a pair of protective eyewear glasses allows remaining protective eyewear glasses along the interior retention mechanism to slide downward to the bottom with gravity when the exterior box is positioned upright.
4. The dispenser-package of claim 1 , further comprising a spacer held within the exterior box between an end of a second length of the interior retention mechanism and a remaining portion of a first length of the exterior box for securely holding the interior retention mechanism in the exterior box.
5. The dispenser-package of claim 4 , wherein the spacer held within the exterior box is in proximity to the bottom.
6. The dispenser-package of claim 1 , further comprising an exterior enclosure comprising surrounding sides and a bottom for rigidly supporting the dispenser-package.
7. The dispenser-package of claim 6 , wherein the exterior enclosure includes mounting holes for mounting the dispenser-package to a wall.
8. The dispenser-package of claim 1 , wherein the interior retention mechanism can securely hold at least 20 protective eyewear glasses in the exterior box.
9. The dispenser-package of claim 1 , further comprising an opening in a sidewall of the exterior box for showing remaining protective eyewear glasses along the interior retention mechanism.
10. A dispenser-package for storing protective eyewear glasses, comprising:
a plurality of protective eyewear glasses having lenses and arms;
an exterior box having a plurality of walls, including a short wall providing a top, a short wall providing bottom and four long walls providing sidewalls along a first length, wherein the first length is greater than a width of the exterior box;
interior walls forming an interior retention mechanism for holding the plurality of protective eyewear glasses along an interior length of the interior retention mechanism, wherein the exterior box completely receives the interior retention mechanism to securely hold the plurality of protective eyewear glasses in place;
an opening in a sidewall of the exterior box for showing remaining protective eyewear glasses; and
perforations forming a detachable area in the exterior box formed by perforations in proximity to the bottom, wherein removal of the detachable area allows individually accessing the protective eyewear glasses held in place,
wherein the interior retention mechanism is configured so that removal of an individual pair of protective eyewear glasses allows the remaining protective eyewear glasses to slide downward along the second length to the bottom with gravity when the exterior box is positioned upright,
wherein the interior retention mechanism is configured to support the plurality of protective eyewear glasses by arranging the arms of the protective eyewear glasses around the interior retention mechanism and between the interior retention mechanism and opposing sidewalls of the exterior box,
wherein the plurality of protective eyewear glasses are arranged along the interior length of the interior retention mechanism, and along the sidewalls from the bottom to the top, with the protective eyewear glasses being arranged one above another along the interior length with the arms of each of the protective eyewear glasses being in contact with the interior retention mechanism at separate points.
11. The dispenser-package of claim 10 , further comprising an exterior enclosure for rigidly supporting the exterior box, wherein the exterior enclosure includes mounting holes for mounting the dispenser-package to a wall, and wherein the interior retention mechanism can securely hold at least 24 protective eyewear glasses along the second length.
12. A system for storing and dispensing protective eyewear glasses, comprising:
a plurality of protective eyewear glasses having lenses and arms;
an exterior box having a plurality of walls, including:
(a) a short wall providing a top;
(b) a short wall providing a bottom;
(c) four long walls providing sidewalls along a first length from the top to the bottom; and
(d) perforations forming a detachable area in at least one of the sidewalls, wherein removal of the detachable area defines an opening in the at least one of the sidewalls; and
interior walls forming an interior retention mechanism having a second length, the interior retention mechanism being completely received within the exterior box,
wherein the interior retention mechanism is configured to hold the plurality of protective eyewear glasses in place along the second length,
wherein removal of the detachable area allows removal of one or more protective eyewear glasses through the opening,
wherein the interior retention mechanism is configured to support the plurality of protective eyewear glasses by arranging the arms of the protective eyewear glasses around the interior retention mechanism and between the interior retention mechanism and opposing sidewalls of the exterior box,
wherein the plurality of protective eyewear glasses are arranged along the second length of the interior retention mechanism, and along the sidewalls from the bottom to the top, with the protective eyewear glasses being arranged one above another along the second length with the arms of each of the protective eyewear glasses being in contact with the interior retention mechanism at separate points; wherein a plurality of the protective eyewear glasses slide along the interior retention mechanism toward the opening for removal through the opening, and wherein each of the plurality of the protective eyewear glasses are supported by lower protective eyewear glasses except for a last remaining of the protective eyewear glasses.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the detachable area is in proximity to the bottom of the exterior box.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the detachable area is formed by perforations in the exterior box.
15. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a second opening in a sidewall of the exterior box for showing at least some of the plurality of protective eyewear glasses along the second length.
16. The system of claim 12 , further comprising an exterior apparatus surrounding the bottom and one or more of the sidewalls of the exterior box for rigidly supporting the exterior box.
17. The system of claim 12 , further comprising indicia on the exterior box for facilitating reordering of protective eyewear glasses.
18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the interior retention mechanism is substantially trapezoidal in shape with respect to the exterior box.
19. The system of claim 12 , wherein the interior retention mechanism can securely hold at least 20 protective eyewear glasses along the second length.
20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the indicia on the exterior box comprises at least one of: a Quick Response Code, a barcode, a reorder number, reorder instructions, or an Internet address.