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A container, convertible from a shipping configuration to a displaying configuration, includes a shipping cover and a shipping liner fitted inside the shipping cover. The shipping liner defines a plurality of slots for laterally supporting display packs. The container also includes a display base, w

A container, convertible from a shipping configuration to a displaying configuration, includes a shipping cover and a shipping liner fitted inside the shipping cover. The shipping liner defines a plurality of slots for laterally supporting display packs. The container also includes a display base, which also serves as a lid that fits on the shipping cover after the shipping liner and display packs have been packed therein in the shipping configuration. To convert from the shipping configuration to the displaying configuration, the container is positioned with the display base on bottom, and the shipping cover is lifted from the display base, leaving the display packs neatly in the display base and the shipping liner fixed in the shipping cover.

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1. A packaging assembly for shipping and displaying a plurality of display packs, the packaging assembly comprising:a base having a base surface and a peripheral base wall around the base surface, said base configured to retain the plurality of display packs on the base surface; a shipping cover hav

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A packaging assembly for shipping and displaying a plurality of display packs, the packaging assembly comprising:a base having a base surface and a peripheral base wall around the base surface, said base configured to retain the plurality of display packs on the base surface; a shipping cover having a cover surface and a peripheral cover wall around the cover surface, the shipping cover being configured to be removably engaged with the base; and a shipping liner that defines a slot for restraining a portion of one of the plurality of display packs, wherein the slot extends in a first direction, wherein the slot restrains a portion of one of the plurality of display packs in a second direction somewhat perpendicular to said first direction, wherein the shipping liner includes two outwardly projecting locking tongues, wherein the cover wall includes a cover back wall, opposite cover side walls, and a cover front wall, and wherein each of the opposite cover side walls includes a slit which is sized and configured to receive therewithin a respective one of said locking tongues, whereby the shipping liner may be retained in the shipping cover. 2. A packaging assembly for shipping and displaying a plurality of display packs, the packaging assembly comprising:a base having a base surface and a peripheral base wall around the base surface, said base configured to retain the plurality of display packs on the base surface; a shipping cover having a cover surface and a peripheral cover wall around the cover surface, the shipping cover being configured to be removably engaged with the base; and a shipping liner that defines a slot for restraining a portion of one of the plurality of display packs, wherein the slot extends in a first direction, wherein the slot restrains a portion of one of the plurality of display packs in a second direction somewhat perpendicular to said first direction, wherein the cover wall includes opposite cover side walls, wherein the shipping liner includes opposite liner side walls, each of the liner side walls extending somewhat normal to a liner surface from opposite edges thereof, wherein each of the liner side walls extends interiorly about a respective one of the cover side walls, wherein each of the liner side walls defines a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots including said slot, wherein each of the slots defined by one of the liner side walls corresponds with a respective one of the slots defined by the other liner side wall to form a corresponding pair of slots, wherein each corresponding pair of slots is configured to receive one of the display packs, and wherein portions of the shipping liner adjoining each side of each of said plurality of slots are spaced from the respective cover side wall to define a plurality of retaining gaps, each of said plurality of retaining gaps cooperating with another retaining gap to form a corresponding pair of retaining gaps, and each pair of corresponding retaining gaps cooperating with another pair of corresponding retaining gaps to form a corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps, wherein each corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps is configured to receive a flanged portion of one of the display packs. 3. A packaging assembly according to claim 2, wherein each corresponding pair of retaining gaps is associated with a respective one of the plurality of slots, and wherein each corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps is associated with a respective one of the corresponding pairs of slots.4. A packaging assembly according to claim 3, wherein each retaining gap of each corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps is configured to receive therewithin a respective one of four flanged portions extending from a respective one of said display packs.5. A packaging assembly according to claim 4, wherein the display packs are unrestrained by the slots in said first direction, and wherein the display packs are unrestrained by the gaps in said first direction.6. A packaging assembly for shipping and displaying a plurality of products, the packaging assembly comprising:a plurality of display packs, each display pack holding at least one of the plurality of products; a base having a generally flat base surface and a peripheral base wall around the base surface, said base wall configured to laterally retain the plurality of display racks on the base surface; a shipping cover having a generally flat cover surface and a peripheral cover wall around the cover surface, said peripheral cover wall being configured to be removably engaged with the base; and a shipping liner having a liner surface that extends in a first direction and in a second direction, the shipping liner defining a plurality of slots, each slot for restraining at least a portion of a respective one of the plurality of display packs in at least one of said first and second directions the shipping liner being removably engaged with the shipping cover, wherein said base wall includes a base back wall, opposite base side walls, and a base front wall, and wherein said peripheral cover wall includes a cover back wall, opposite cover side walls, and a cover front wall, wherein the shipping liner includes opposing liner side walls, each of the liner side walls extending somewhat normal to the liner surface from opposite edges thereof, wherein each of the liner side walls extends interiorly about a respective one of the cover side walls, wherein the liner side walls define the plurality of slots, wherein each of the slots defined by one of the liner side walls corresponds with a respective one of the slots defined by the opposing liner side wall to form a corresponding pair of slots, wherein each corresponding pair of slots is configured to receive one of the display packs, and wherein portions of the liner side walls adjoining each side of each of said plurality of slots are spaced from the respective cover side wall to define a plurality of retaining gaps, each of said plurality of retaining gaps cooperating with another retaining gap to form a corresponding pair of retaining gaps, and each pair of corresponding retaining gaps cooperating with another pair of corresponding retaining gaps to form a corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps, wherein each corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps is configured to receive flanged portions of one of the display packs. 7. A packaging assembly according to claim 6, wherein each corresponding pair of retaining gaps is associated with a respective one of the plurality of slots, and wherein each corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps is associated with a respective one of the corresponding pairs of slots.8. A packaging assembly according to claim 7, wherein each retaining gap of each corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps is configured to receive therewithin a respective one of four flanged portions extending from a respective one of said display packs.9. A packaging assembly according to claim 8, wherein the display packs are unrestrained by the slots in a direction normal to the liner surface, and wherein the display packs are unrestrained by the gaps in the direction normal to the liner surface.10. A packaging assembly for shipping and displaying a plurality of products, the packaging assembly comprising:a plurality of display packs, each display pack holding at least one of the plurality of products; a base having a generally flat base surface and a peripheral base wall around the base surface, said base wall configured to laterally retain the plurality of display packs on the base surface; a shipping cover having a generally flat cover surface and a peripheral cover wall around the cover surface, said peripheral cover wall being configured to be removably engaged with the base; and a shipping liner having a liner surface that extends in a first direction and in a second direction, the shipping liner defining a plurality of slots, each slot for restraining at least a portion of a respective one of the plurality of display packs in at least one of said first and second directions the shipping liner being removably engaged with the shipping cover, wherein said base wall includes a base back wall, opposite base side walls, and a base front wall, and wherein said peripheral cover wall includes a cover back wall, opposite cover side walls, and a cover front wall, and wherein the shipping liner includes two outwardly projecting locking tongues. 11. A packaging assembly according to claim 10,wherein each of the opposite cover side walls includes a slit which is sized and configured to receive therewithin a respective one of said locking tongues, whereby the shipping liner may be retained in the shipping cover. 12. A packaging unit comprising:a plurality of packaging layers, wherein at least one of the plurality of packaging layers includes a plurality of packaging assemblies, a first packaging assembly of said plurality of packaging assemblies comprising: a base having a base surface and a peripheral base wall around the base surface, said base configured to retain a plurality of display packs on the base surface; a shipping cover having a cover surface and a peripheral cover wall around the cover surface, the shipping cover being configured to be removably engaged with the base; and a shipping liner that defines a slot for restraining a portion of one of the plurality of display packs, wherein the slot extends in a first direction, wherein the slot restrains a portion of one of the plurality of display packs in a second direction somewhat perpendicular to said first direction, wherein the cover wall includes opposite cover side walls, the shipping liner includes opposite liner side walls, each of the liner side walls extends somewhat normal to a liner surface from opposite edges thereof, each of the liner side walls extends interiorly about a respective one of the cover side walls, each of the liner side walls defines a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots including said slot, each of the slots defined by one of the liner side walls corresponds with a respective one of the slots defined by the opposite liner side wall to form a corresponding pair of slots, and each corresponding pair of slots is configured to receive one of the display packs, and wherein, in said first packaging assembly, portions of the shipping liner adjoining each side of each of said plurality of slots are spaced from the respective cover side wall to define a plurality of retaining gaps, each of said plurality of retaining gaps cooperating with another retaining gap to form a corresponding pair of retaining gaps, and each pair of corresponding retaining gaps cooperating with another pair of corresponding retaining gaps to form a corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps, wherein each corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps is configured to receive flanged portions of one of the display packs. 13. A packaging unit according to claim 12, wherein, in said first packaging assembly, each corresponding pair of retaining gaps is associated with a respective one of the plurality of slots, and wherein each corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps is associated with a respective one of the corresponding pairs of slots.14. A packaging unit according to claim 13, wherein, in said first packaging assembly, each retaining gap of each corresponding quadruplet of retaining gaps is configured to receive therewithin a respective one of four flanged portions extending from a respective one of said display packs.15. A packaging unit according to claim 14, wherein, in said first packaging assembly, the display packs are unrestrained by the slots in said first direction, and wherein the display packs are unrestrained by the gaps in said first direction.16. A packaging unit according to claim 15, comprising a second packaging assembly of the plurality of packaging assemblies wherein the liner surface defines said slot.17. A packaging unit according to claim 16, wherein, in said second packaging assembly, at least a portion of the liner surface is spaced from the cover surface, the liner surface defines a plurality of slots including said slot, and each slot is configured to receive therewithin a portion of a respective one of said display packs.18. A packaging unit according to claim 17, wherein, in said second packaging assembly, the display packs are unrestrained by the slots in said first direction.