Corrugated hutch
The present invention provides a display unit. The unit includes a hutch formed from corrugated material. The hutch has a back wall, a first side wall extending from a first end of the back wall, and a second side wall extending from a second end of the back wall. The back wall of the hutch includes a plurality of spaced horizontal slots. The hutch also includes a first side wall support attached to the first side wall, and a second side wall support attached to the second side wall. The first and second side wall supports include shelf support tabs. The hutch further includes a plurality of shelves formed from a foldable blank of material, each shelf having a tab insertable into one of the plurality of spaced horizontal slots, and supported by the shelf support tabs. In other embodiments, the display unit further includes a shelf support pad, a bottom tray, and a riser.
1. A display unit comprising:
a hutch formed from corrugated material, the hutch having a back wall, a first side wall extending from a first end of the back wall, and a second side wall extending from a second end of the back wall;
the back wall of the hutch including a plurality of spaced horizontal slots;
a separately formed first side wall support attached to an inner surface of the first side wall, and a separately formed second side wall support attached to an inner surface of the second side wall, the first side wall support including a plurality of spaced apart shelf support panels extending inward partway toward the second side wall and the second side wall support including a plurality of spaced apart shelf support panels extending inward partway toward the first side wall; and
a plurality of shelves formed from a foldable blank of material, each shelf having a tab at a first end insertable into one of the plurality of spaced horizontal slots in the back wall, and a front panel at a second end folded over to form a front lip wherein the shelf is supported at the second end by one of the plurality of shelf support panels from the first side wall support and one of the plurality of shelf support panels from the second side wall support such that the shelf support panels are sandwiched within the folded front lip.
2. The display unit of claim 1 further comprising a shelf support pad.
3. The display unit of claim 1 further comprising a bottom tray.
4. The display unit of claim 1 further comprising a header.
5. The display unit of claim 1 further comprising a riser.
6. The display unit of claim 1 wherein the first side wall support and second side wall support are formed from a blank of material, the blank comprising a left inner support panel and a right inner support panel detachably connected by a plurality of shelf support panels.
7. The display unit of claim 1 wherein the back wall and first and second side walls are formed from a single blank of material, the blank comprising a back wall panel and a first side wall panel and a second side wall panel, the back wall panel including the plurality of spaced horizontal slots.
8. The display unit of claim 1 wherein the spaced horizontal slots are generally triangular shaped.
9. The display unit of claim 1 wherein the front panel forming the lip includes a tab positioned for insertion in a slot in the shelf.
10. A display unit comprising:
a hutch formed from corrugated material, the hutch having a back wall, a first side wall extending from a first end of the back wall, and a second side wall extending from a second end of the back wall;
a separately formed first side wall support glued to an inner surface of the first side wall, and a separately formed second side wall support glued to an inner surface of the second side wall, the first side wall support including a plurality of shelf support panels spaced from the back wall and extending inward partway toward the second side wall and the second side wall support including a plurality of shelf support panels spaced from the back wall and extending inward partway toward the first side wall; and
a plurality of shelves formed from a foldable blank of material, each shelf having a front panel folded over to form a lip that is supported by the plurality of shelf support panels from the first side wall support and the plurality of shelf support panels from the second side wall support, wherein the support panels are sandwiched within the lip.
11. The display unit of claim 10 wherein the first side wall support is glued to the inner surface of the first side wall, and the second side wall support is glued to the inner surface of the second side wall.
12. The display unit of claim 10 further comprising a header.
13. The display unit of claim 10 further comprising a bottom tray.