Product packaging arrangement having retainer

摘要

A shipping and display container having packaged product arranged for shipping and display to consumers that minimizes shipping space and manual handling of the individual packages contained therein. The container has side walls and top and bottom walls defining a compartment and a removable section that is affixed to the container during shipment of the packaged product and is removed to provide an opening for displaying product for sale to consumers. The container further includes a plurality of irregular shaped packaged articles each having a display card and a housing for housing one or more products, wherein the housing has a thickness substantially greater than the thickness of the display card. The arrangement includes an upper packaged article offset and supported on a lower packaged article to provide efficient use of container space. The packages may also include a retainer for retaining the upper packaged articles supported on the lower packaged article. According to one embodiment, the retainer includes a pair of raised dimples formed on an upper surface of the housing. According to another embodiment, the housing has a depression formed in a lower surface for engaging the raised dimples. According to a further embodiment, a channel is provided on an upper surface of the housing for engaging a lower end of the upper package.