Frederick M Morrison

US Patent:

20020130055, Sep 19, 2002

Filed:

Mar 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/809985

Inventors:

Frederick Morrison - Wake Forest NC, US

International Classification:

B65D085/18

US Classification:

206/297000, 206/292000

Abstract:

A display package for trouser socks or similar hosiery articles comprises a box extending longitudinally from a first closed end to a second open end thereof, and a removable card configured to be inserted through an open end of one of the hosiery articles to an opposite closed end thereof such that the card extends substantially along an entire length of the hosiery article and stretches the hosiery article flat. The card with the hosiery article stretched thereover is inserted into the box along with at least one additional hosiery article. The card preferably is folded in a doubled-over configuration before inserting the card into the box. The consumer can readily remove the card with the hosiery article stretched over it, and can examine all areas of the article without having to remove the article from the card. When finished examining the article, the consumer can easily insert the card back into the box, thereby placing the box in its original state. The package preferably includes a hang tab that can be moved from a non-use position lying in the plane of a rear wall of the box below the upper edge thereof, and a deployed position projecting above the upper edge.