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The present invention is directed to a display package that, in one embodiment, comprises a plurality of packs containing one or more products and a sleeve. The primary packs are arranged in a bundle and disposed within the sleeve. A separator panel can be included in certain embodiments of the bund

The present invention is directed to a display package that, in one embodiment, comprises a plurality of packs containing one or more products and a sleeve. The primary packs are arranged in a bundle and disposed within the sleeve. A separator panel can be included in certain embodiments of the bundle between the packs. Portions of the packs may protrude through apertures in the front and rear panels of the sleeve and apertures within the separator panel to assist with maintaining the bundle within the sleeve.

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1. A display package comprising: a plurality of packs, each pack comprising a front wall, a rear wall, and at least one interior chamber located between the front and rear walls for holding at least one product, the plurality of packs arranged in a bundle;a separator panel having at least one upper

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A display package comprising: a plurality of packs, each pack comprising a front wall, a rear wall, and at least one interior chamber located between the front and rear walls for holding at least one product, the plurality of packs arranged in a bundle;a separator panel having at least one upper aperture and at least one lower aperture positioned between adjacent packs in the bundle, a portion of the front wall of one pack in the bundle protruding through one of the upper or lower apertures in the separator panel and contacting an adjacent pack in the bundle and a portion of the rear wall of the adjacent pack in the bundle protruding through the other one of the upper or lower apertures in the separator panel and contacting the one pack in the bundle;a sleeve comprising a front panel having a front aperture, a rear panel having a rear aperture, and first and second side panels connecting the front and rear panels to form a cavity; andthe bundle positioned within the cavity of the sleeve, a portion of the front wall of a front-most pack in the bundle protruding through the front aperture of the front panel of the sleeve and a portion of the rear wall of a rear-most pack in the bundle protruding through the rear aperture of the rear panel of the sleeve. 2. The display package of claim 1 wherein the packs are blister packs. 3. The display package of claim 2 wherein the sleeve is a cardboard carton. 4. The display package of claim 2 wherein for each blister pack, the front wall and rear wall are hingedly connected to one another. 5. The display package of claim 4 wherein the front wall of each blister pack comprises at least one of the interior chambers and the rear wall of each blister pack comprises at least one of the interior chambers. 6. The display package of claim 1 wherein the cavity of the sleeve is formed about a central axis, the front and rear panels of the sleeve being substantially parallel to the central axis, and wherein the separator panel is oriented at an oblique angle to the central axis. 7. The display package of claim 6 wherein the separator panel has a top edge and a bottom edge, the upper aperture located adjacent the top edge of the separator panel and the lower aperture located adjacent the bottom edge of the separator panel. 8. The display package of claim 7 wherein the separator panel comprises first and second upper apertures and first and second lower apertures, the front wall of the one packs comprising first and second portions that protrude through the first and second upper apertures respectively and the rear wall of the adjacent pack comprising first and second portions that protrude through the first and second lower apertures respectively. 9. The display package of claim 8 wherein the rear panel comprises first and second rear apertures located adjacent a bottom edge of the rear panel, the rear wall of the rear-most pack having first and second portions that protrude through the first and second rear apertures respectively. 10. The display package of claim 9 wherein the entirety of one or more of the products located in the interior chamber of the front-most pack is displayed via the front aperture. 11. The display package of claim 10 wherein the bundle includes two packs, the rear-most pack being the one pack and the front-most pack being the adjacent pack. 12. The display package of claim 1 wherein the bundle includes two packs, the rear-most pack being the one pack and the front-most pack being the adjacent pack. 13. The display package of claim 1 wherein the entirety of one or more of the products located in the interior chamber of the front-most pack is displayed via the front aperture. 14. The display package of claim 1 wherein the cavity of the sleeve is formed about a central axis, the front and rear panels of the sleeve being substantially parallel to the central axis, and wherein contact between the portion of the front wall of the one pack and the adjacent pack forms a first contact interface and contact between the portion of the rear wall of the adjacent pack and the one pack forms a second contact interface, and wherein the first and second contact interfaces are at an oblique angle to the central axis. 15. The display package of claim 14 wherein the separator panel is oriented at an oblique angle to both the central axis and the first and second interfaces. 16. The display package of claim 1 wherein the sleeve has an open top end and open bottom end, the bundle protruding from the open top end and the open bottom end of the sleeve. 17. The display package of claim 16 wherein each of the packs comprises a bottom edge and a top edge, the bottom edges of the packs in the bundle being substantially coplanar with one another. 18. The display package of claim 17 wherein the front panel of the sleeve comprises a bottom edge and the rear panel of the sleeve comprises a bottom edge, the bottom edges of the front and rear panels of the sleeve being substantially coplanar with the bottom edges of the packs of the bundle. 19. The display package of claim 16 wherein each of the packs comprises a top edge, at least one of the packs of the bundle comprising a hanging tab extending from the top edge of the pack and comprising a hanging aperture, the hanging tab extending above a top edge of the front panel and a top edge of the rear panel. 20. The display package of claim 1 wherein the packs are transparent identical to one another. 21. The display package of claim 1 wherein the portion of the front wall of the one pack that contacts the adjacent pack forms a portion of the interior chamber of the one pack and the portion of the rear wall of the adjacent pack that contacts the one pack forms a portion of the interior chamber of the adjacent pack. 22. The display package of claim 1 wherein the first and second side panels are appended to opposing sides of the front panel, the rear panel appended to the first side panel and comprising a pull tab, and a glue flap appended to the second side panel that is adhered to the rear panel adjacent the pull tab. 23. The display package of claim 1 wherein the cavity of the sleeve is formed about a central axis, and wherein contact between the protruding portion of the front wall of the second pack and the first pack forms a first contact interface and contact between the protruding portion of the rear wall of the first pack and the second pack forms a second contact interface, and wherein the first and second contact interfaces are adapted to prevent relative sliding between the first and second packs in an axial direction along the central axis. 24. A display package comprising: a plurality of packs, each pack comprising a front wall, a rear wall, and at least one interior chamber located between the front and rear walls for holding at least one product, the plurality of packs arranged in a bundle;a separator panel positioned between adjacent packs in the bundle and having at least one aperture that allows contact between the adjacent packs in the bundle;a tubular sleeve comprising a front panel having a front aperture and a rear panel having a rear aperture; andthe bundle positioned within the cavity of the tubular sleeve, a protruding portion of the front wall of a front-most pack in the bundle protruding through the front aperture of the front panel of the tubular sleeve and a protruding portion of the rear wall of a rear-most pack in the bundle protruding through the rear aperture of the rear panel of the sleeve.