GARDEN HAND TOOL HANGING DISPLAY PACKAGE
A hangable display package that contains a portion of a hand tool in a manner that reveals the hand tool while still contained in the package hanging on a display hook. An outer skin having a front panel, a back panel, and a side panel covers a filler material having a thickness equivalent to the thickness of the tool contained in the display. The front panel and filler are cut to create a cavity that conforms to the size and shape of a part of the hand tool. The front panel has a clear plastic window over the cavity, allowing display of the tool. The tool is held in the display package by the forces exerted on the tool by the filler material and the front and back panels when inserted into the cavity of the display package.
1 . A display package for hand tools, comprising:
an outer skin with a front panel having a top, bottom and two sides, connected by a side to a side panel having a top, bottom and two sides, connected by a side to a back panel having a top, bottom and two sides, the side panel top and bottom defining the thickness of the display package;
a filler material between the front panel and back panel, shaped to match the front and back panels and the side panel; and
the front panel and filler material having a cavity formed therein matching the shape and width of a specific hand tool to be contained by the display package, the cavity extending to the bottom of the front panel and filler material forming an opening at the bottom, the front panel, back panel and filler material containing an aperture at the top of the front and back panels through the filler material for suspending the display package on a display rack or display hook;
whereby when the specific hand tool is inserted into the cavity in the display package from the bottom, between the front panel and back panel, the tool is held in the display package.
2 . (canceled)
3 . The display package of claim 1 wherein the filler material is cardboard stacked to a thickness that matches the length of the top and bottom of the side panel, and the shape of the front and back panels;
wherein the lengths of the top and bottom of the side panel and thickness of the filler material is selected to match the width of the hand tool to be inserted in the cavity of the display package.
4 . The display package of claim 1 further comprising a plastic window covering the cavity in the front panel.
5 . The display package of claim 4 wherein the plastic window is mounted between the front panel and the filler material and extends towards the cavity opening at the bottom of the front panel and filler material.
6 . The display package of claim 1 wherein the outer skin is permanently fastened to the filler material and encloses the filler material except at one side, the bottom and the top of the outer skin.
7 . The display package of claim 1 wherein the back panel of the outer skin of the package has at least one aperture located to receive fastening bolt or nut heads of the specific hand tool.