초록 ▼

The present disclosure provides a packaging assembly for containing and displaying a product. The packaging assembly includes an inner member that has a front face for displaying a product and one or several extension portions that extend from a back portion of the inner member toward the front. The

The present disclosure provides a packaging assembly for containing and displaying a product. The packaging assembly includes an inner member that has a front face for displaying a product and one or several extension portions that extend from a back portion of the inner member toward the front. The assembly additionally includes an outer member that is configured to receive the inner member and has a window portion to expose the front face of the inner member. The outer member has one or several retention portions that extend inward from a front edge and engage the extension portions of the inner member in order to prevent removal of the inner member from the outer member through the window portion.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. A packaging assembly for containing a product, comprising: an inner member, comprising: a body portion for containing the product, wherein at least part of the body portion is configured to reveal the product contained within, the body portion comprising a front portion and a

What is claimed is: 1. A packaging assembly for containing a product, comprising: an inner member, comprising: a body portion for containing the product, wherein at least part of the body portion is configured to reveal the product contained within, the body portion comprising a front portion and a back portion; an extension portion extending from only the front portion of the body portion; and an outer member configured to receive the inner member, comprising: a window portion configured to reveal the body portion of the inner member when the inner member is placed within the outer member, a retention portion extending toward an interior space of the outer member and being configured to engage the extension portion of the inner member, wherein the inner member is prohibited from being removable through the window portion of the outer member by virtue of the retention portion retaining the extension portion on the front portion of the inner member, and the back portion of the inner member is retained in position by virtue of being held between the retained front portion and a back surface of the outer member. 2. The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the front and back portions are separable to facilitate placement of the product within the body portion. 3. The packaging assembly of claim 2, wherein one or both of the front and back portions is made of a transparent or translucent material. 4. The packaging assembly of claim 2, wherein at least one edge of each of the front and back portions are fused together. 5. The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the outer member comprises a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side. 6. The packaging assembly of claim 5, wherein the window portion is part of the front side. 7. The packaging assembly of claim 5, wherein the retention portion is located on one or more of the left, right, top and bottom sides. 8. The packaging assembly of claim 7, wherein the extension portion of the inner member extends in a direction from the back side towards the front side, and the retention portion of the outer member extends in the opposition direction from the front side towards the back side. 9. The packaging assembly of claim 5, wherein the bottom side is larger than the top side. 10. A packaging assembly for containing a product, comprising: an outer member substantially defined by a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, the outer member comprising: a window portion on the front side, at least one retention portion located on one or more of the top, bottom, left, and right sides, wherein the at least one retention portion extends substantially completely from the front side to the back side and is configured to be foldable from the front side towards the back side; and an inner member configured to be placed within the outer member, comprising: a see-through front surface configured to reveal at least part of a product contained within the inner member through the window portion of the outer member, a back surface shaped to conform to the front surface and to a product received therein; at least one extension portion extending only from the see-through front surface, the at least one extension portion is configured to be secured by the at least one retention portion of the outer member to prevent the inner member from being removed through the window portion of the outer member, wherein the back surface is secured solely by virtue of being held between the secured see-through front surface and the back side of the outer member. 11. The packaging assembly of claim 10, wherein a surface area of the bottom side is larger than a surface area of the top side. 12. The packaging assembly of claim 10, wherein the bottom side is configured to receive the inner member, and the at least one retention portion is located on one or more of the top, left, and right sides. 13. The packaging assembly of claim 10, wherein the back side is configured to receive the inner member, and the at least one retention portion is located on one or more of the top, bottom, left, and right sides. 14. The packaging assembly of claim 10, wherein the window portion occupies substantially the entire front side of the outer member. 15. The packaging assembly of claim 14, wherein the inner member includes at least two extension portions and the outer member includes at least two corresponding retention portions. 16. The packaging assembly of claim 15, wherein the at least two retention portions are located along the left and right sides. 17. The packaging assembly of claim 15, wherein the at least two retention portions are located along the top and bottom sides. 18. The packaging assembly of claim 10, wherein the window portion extends to one to three of the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the outer member. 19. The packaging assembly of claim 18, wherein the at least one retention portion is located along one or more of the top, bottom, left and right sides of the outer member to which the window portion is extended. 20. A packaging assembly for containing a product comprising: a box substantially defined by a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, the box comprising: a window on the front side, wherein the window extends to at least one of the top, bottom, left, and right sides, a retention flap located on the at least one of the top, bottom, left, and right sides to which the window is extended, wherein the retention flap extends substantially completely from the front side to the back side and is configured to be foldable from the front side toward the back side so that the retention flap comes into contact with the at least one of the top, bottom, left, and right sides to which the window is extended; and a shell substantially defined by a front portion and a back portion, the shell comprising: a cavity defined by at least one of the front and back portions for containing the product, wherein at least the front portion of the shell is made of a transparent or translucent material, an extension flap extending only from the front portion, wherein the extension flap is configured to be sandwiched between the retention flap of the box and the at least one of the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the box to which the window of the front side is extended, wherein the shell is not removable through the window of the box and the back portion is retained in position by virtue of being held between the front portion of the shell and the back side of the box. 21. The packaging assembly of claim 20, further comprising an intermediate insert located between the front portion and the back portion of the shell. 22. The packaging assembly of claim 21, wherein the intermediate insert comprises one or more cutouts to accommodate a shape of the product. 23. The packaging assembly of claim 22, further comprising indents formed on each of the front portion and the back portion of the shell configured to interlock the front portion to the back portion, the intermediate insert further comprising holes to accommodate the passage of indents through the intermediate insert. 24. The packaging assembly of claim 21, wherein the intermediate insert comprises information associated with the product. 25. The packaging assembly of claim 21, wherein there are one to three retention flaps for the box, and the retention flaps are located along the top, left, and right sides of the box. 26. The packaging assembly of claim 25, wherein there are one to three extension flaps for the shell, the extension flaps are configured to engage the one to three retention flaps for the box. 27. The packaging assembly of claim 20, wherein the front portion and the back portion of the shell comprise corresponding interlocking indents. 28. The packaging assembly of claim 20, wherein the front portion and the back portion are completely separable. 29. The packaging assembly of claim 20, wherein the front portion and the back portion are fused along only one of their corresponding edges. 30. The packaging assembly of claim 20, wherein the window on the front side of the box extends to at the top, left, and right sides of the box. 31. A packaging assembly for containing a product comprising: an outer container having a base panel, the base panel having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge opposite the first edge, and a fourth edge opposite the second edge, a first side panel having a lower end adjoining the first edge and an upper end, a first engagement member attached to the upper end of the first side panel and extending substantially the entire distance toward the base panel, a second side panel having a lower end adjoining the second edge, a third side panel having a lower end adjoining the third edge, and a fourth side panel having a lower end adjoining the fourth edge, the outer container defining a window opening opposite the base panel; and an inner container containing the product, the inner container viewable through the window opening, and the inner container having a second engagement member on a front portion of the inner container disposed in between the first side panel and the first engagement member such that the inner container is prohibited from being removed through the window opening, the inner container further comprising a back portion that is retained in position within the outer container by virtue of the first engagement member engaging with the second engagement member on the front portion and the base panel of the outer container. 32. The packaging assembly of claim 31, the first and second engagement members slideably engaging each other in a direction generally parallel to a plane defined by the window opening. 33. The packaging assembly of claim 31, the inner container having a first face disposed at the window opening and a second face opposite the first face and disposed at the base panel, the second engagement member extending in a direction from the second face to the first face. 34. The packaging assembly of claim 31, the upper ends of the first, second, third, and fourth side panels defining the window opening. 35. The packaging assembly of claim 31, the outer container further comprising a front panel adjoining the first, third, and fourth side panels, wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel, and the front panel define the window opening. 36. The packaging assembly of claim 31, the third side panel having an upper end opposite its lower end, a third engagement member aft ached to the upper end of the third side panel and extending toward the base panel, and the inner container having a fourth engagement member disposed in between the third side panel and the third engagement member. 37. A method for displaying a product, comprising: encasing a product in an inner member having a front portion and a back portion; aligning the front portion and the back portion by a plurality of interlocking indents located on each of the front portion and the back portion; extending at least one side of the front portion of the inner member to include an extension flap; inserting the inner member into an outer member having a window by sliding the inner member into an open panel of the outer member; and engaging, by aligning the extension flap of the inner member with a retention portion of the outer member during the sliding movement of the inner member relative to the outer member, the retention portion of the outer member extending substantially the entire distance from a front side of the outer member to a back side of the outer member, whereby the inner member is prevented from being removed from the outer member, via the window, as a result of the extension flap of the inner member being sandwiched between a side panel of the outer member and the retention portion of the outer member, with each of the extension flap, the retention portion, and the side panel of the outer member defining substantially planar surfaces, all being substantially parallel to each other in the sandwiched position, and substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the window of the outer member, and wherein the back portion of the inner member is retained in position by virtue of being held between the retained extension flap of the front portion and a back panel of the outer member. 38. The method of claim 37, wherein the inner member has a plurality of extension flaps that engage with a plurality of retention portions in the outer member. 39. The method of claim 38, wherein the inner member has extension flaps on two opposite sides and the outer member has retention portions on two corresponding opposite sides, the extension flaps engaging the retention portions by sliding the inner member into the outer member. 40. The method of claim 38, wherein the inner member has four sides having extension flaps extending therefrom, the outer member has four sides having retention portions extending therefrom, the extension flaps engaging the retention portions by inserting the inner member into the outer member through a fifth side of the outer member. 41. The method of claim 37, further comprising displaying the product through a transparent or translucent portion of the inner member and through the window of the outer member. 42. The method of claim 37, the encasing step comprising fusing at least one edge of the front portion to at least one edge of the back portion. 43. The method of claim 37, further comprising interlocking the front portion and the back portion of the inner member by means of corresponding indents; and inserting an intermediate layer between the front portion and the back portion, the intermediate layer having holes to accommodate the passage of the indents. 44. A method for displaying a product, comprising: forming an outer container having four panels extending from a base panel; folding a portion of at least one of the panels toward the base panel to form a retention flap, the retention flap extending substantially the entire distance toward the base panel; forming an inner container to enclose the product, the inner container having a front portion and a back portion, the front portion having side panels that extend from a front side of the inner container to a back side of the inner container, the back portion fitting within the front portion; folding a portion of the inner container toward a front surface of the inner container to form an extension flap, the extension flap being formed on a side panel of the front portion and folded to extend from a back side to a front side; and engaging the retention flap of the outer container with the extension flap of the inner container so that the front portion of the inner container is prevented from being removed from the outer container through an opening opposite the base panel while the back portion of the inner container is retained in position by virtue of being held between the front portion and a back surface of the outer container and does not engage with any retention flaps of the outer container. 45. The method of claim 44, wherein portions of two panels of the outer container are folded toward the base panel to form two retention flaps and two portions of the inner container are folded toward the front surface of the inner container to form two extension flaps, the method further comprising inserting the inner container into the outer container by opening one of the panels of the outer container and sliding the inner container into the outer container. 46. The method of claim 45, wherein four retention flaps and four extension flaps are formed, the retention flaps and extension flaps engaging each other by inserting the inner container into the outer container by opening the base panel. 47. The method of claim 44, further comprising displaying the product though a transparent or translucent portion of the inner container. 48. A method for displaying a product, comprising: forming a shell having a front portion and a back portion to contain a product; extending an extension flap from only the front portion of the shell; forming a box having six sides and a window in a front side that extends to at least one other side, one of the six sides being a back side, opposite the front side, that is opaque; extending a retention flap from the at least one other side to which the window extends, the retention flap extending substantially the entire distance toward the back side; inserting the shell into the box; and preventing the removal of the shell though the window by sandwiching the extension flap between the retention flap and the side from which it extends, with each of the extension flap and the retention flap defining substantially planar surfaces that are substantially parallel to each other in the sandwiched position and are substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the window of the box, wherein the back portion of the shell is retained in position by virtue of being held between the retained extension flap of the front portion and the back side of the box. 49. The method of claim 48, further comprising displaying the product through a transparent or translucent portion of the shell. 50. The method of claim 48, wherein two extension flaps are extended from the shell, wherein the window in the front side extends to two other sides of the box, and wherein two retention flaps are extended from each of the other sides to which the window extends, the inserting step comprising sliding the shell into the box through an opening in a side between the sides to which the window extends. 51. The method of claim 48, wherein four extension flaps are extended from the shell, wherein the window extends to four sides of the box, and wherein four retention flaps are extended from each of the four sides to which the window extends, the inserting step comprising inserting the shell into the box through an opening in the side opposite the window.