# US 10,369,490 B2 · Mirrored box

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- Number: US 10,369,490 B2
- Document ID: US10369490B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/830,259
- Filed: 2017-12-04
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-04
- Assignees: Kid Stuff Marketing, Inc.
- Applicants: Kid Stuff Marketing, Inc.
- Inventors: William D. Billen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10369490B2

## CPC

- A63J 21/00: Conjuring appliances; Auxiliary apparatus for conjurers
- A63H 33/16: Models made by folding paper
- A63H 33/22: Optical, colour, or shadow toys ({puzzles with optical elements A63F9/0613}; kaleidoscopes G02B27/08)
- B65D 5/0254: {with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by means of a tongue integral with one of the flaps}
- B65D 5/425: {Decoration elements}
- A63J: DEVICES FOR THEATRES, CIRCUSES, OR THE LIKE; CONJURING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE
- A63H: TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A foldable box with a hidden compartment formed from a sheet of semi-rigid material is presented. The box includes a bottom panel, a left inner side panel, a right inner side panel, a mirror panel, a front panel, a top panel, a left outer side panel, a right outer side panel, a back panel and an inner backer panel. The panels are connected to various other panels which when folded present a box with a compartment that is divided into a front compartment and a hidden compartment. The front compartment is viewable through an opening in the front of the box. A mirrored panel viewable through the opening creates an illusion of depth. An object placed in the hidden compartment through the top of the box, unexpectedly cannot be seen through the opening. The box is foldable and configurable by a child for entertainment and enjoyment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A foldable box with a hidden compartment and optical illusion, said foldable box comprising:
a sheet of semi-rigid material presenting a bottom panel, a left inner side panel, a right inner side panel, a mirror panel, a front panel, a top panel, a left outer side panel, a right outer side panel, and a back panel;
said left inner side panel connected to said bottom panel along a first fold line;
said right inner side panel connected to said bottom panel along a second fold line opposite said first fold line;
said mirror panel having a reflective surface and connected to said bottom panel along a third fold line;
said front panel having an aperture and connected to said bottom panel along a fourth fold line opposite said third fold line;
said top panel having an aperture and connected to said front panel along a fifth fold line opposite said fourth fold line;
said left outer side panel connected to said top panel along a sixth fold line;
said right outer side panel connected to said top panel along a seventh fold line opposite said sixth fold line;
said back panel connected to said top panel along an eighth fold line opposite said fifth fold line;
wherein said mirror panel is folded along said third fold line flat against said bottom panel;
wherein said top panel is folded along said fifth fold line flat against said front panel;
wherein simultaneously said back panel is folded along said eighth fold line to a right angle to said top panel, said top panel is folded along said fifth fold line to a right angle to said front panel, said front panel is folded along said fourth panel to a right angle to said bottom panel, and said mirror panel is folded along said third fold line to a 45-degree angle to said bottom panel dividing an interior compartment of said foldable box into a front compartment and a hidden compartment;
wherein said left and right inner side panels are folded upwardly from said bottom panel along said first and second fold lines respectively to a right angle to form interior sides of said foldable box; and
wherein said left and right outer panels are folded downwardly from said top panel along said sixth and seventh fold lines respectively to a right angle over said left and right interior side panels to enclose said foldable box.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The foldable box of claim 1 wherein said reflective surface of said mirror panel is viewable through said aperture of said front panel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The foldable box of claim 2 wherein said reflective surface of said mirror panel reflects a surface of said bottom panel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The foldable box of claim 3 wherein said surface of said bottom panel included includes indicia.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The foldable box of claim 4 wherein said first and second side panels each have a surface with indicia having a pattern matching said indicia of said bottom panel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The foldable box of claim 5 wherein said bottom panel indicia and said first and second side panel indicia present an illusion of depth.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The foldable box of claim 1 wherein said front compartment is viewable through said aperture of said front panel.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The foldable box of claim 1 wherein said aperture of said top panel is in communication with said hidden compartment.

### Claim 9

A foldable box with a hidden compartment and optical illusion, said foldable box comprising:
a sheet of semi-rigid material presenting a bottom panel, a left inner side panel, a right inner side panel, a mirror panel, a front panel, a top panel, a left outer side panel, a right outer side panel, a back panel and an inner backer panel;
said left inner side panel connected to said bottom panel along a first fold line;
said right inner side panel connected to said bottom panel along a second fold line opposite said first fold line;
said mirror panel having a reflective surface and connected to said bottom panel along a third fold line;
said front panel having an aperture and connected to said bottom panel along a fourth fold line opposite said third fold line;
said top panel having an aperture and connected to said front panel along a fifth fold line opposite said fourth fold line;
said left outer side panel connected to said top panel along a sixth fold line;
said right outer side panel connected to said top panel along a seventh fold line opposite said sixth fold line;
said back panel connected to said top panel along an eighth fold line opposite said fifth fold line;
said inner backer panel connected to said back panel along a ninth fold line opposite said eighth fold line;
wherein said mirror panel is folded along said third fold line flat against said bottom panel;
wherein said inner backer panel is folded along said ninth fold line flat against said back panel;
wherein said top panel is folded along said fifth fold line flat against said front panel and wherein a first surface of said mirror panel opposite said reflective surface is bonded to a second surface of said backer panel;
wherein simultaneously said back panel is folded along said eighth fold line to a right angle to said top panel, said top panel is folded along said fifth fold line to a right angle to said front panel, said front panel is folded along said fourth panel to a right angle to said bottom panel, said inner backer panel is folded along said ninth fold line to a 45-degree angle to said back panel, and said mirror panel is folded along said third fold line to a 45-degree angle to said bottom panel dividing an interior compartment of said foldable box into a front compartment and a hidden compartment;
wherein said left and right inner side panels are folded upwardly from said bottom panel along said first and second fold lines respectively to a right angle to form interior sides of said foldable box; and
wherein said left and right outer panels are folded downwardly from said top panel along said sixth and seventh fold lines respectively to a right angle over said left and right interior side panels to enclose said foldable box.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The foldable box of claim 9 wherein said reflective surface of said mirror panel is viewable through said aperture of said front panel.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The foldable box of claim 10 wherein said reflective surface of said mirror panel reflects a surface of said bottom panel.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The foldable box of claim 11 wherein said surface of said bottom panel includes indicia.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The foldable box of claim 12 wherein said first and second side panels each have a surface with indicia having a pattern matching said indicia of said bottom panel.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The foldable box of claim 13 wherein said bottom panel indicia and said first and second side panel indicia present an illusion of depth.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The foldable box of claim 9 wherein said front compartment is viewable through said aperture of said front panel.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

The foldable box of claim 9 wherein said aperture of said top panel is in communication with said hidden compartment.

### Claim 17

A method of creating a box with a hidden compartment and optical illusion, said method comprising:
a sheet of semi-rigid material presenting a bottom panel, a left inner side panel, a right inner side panel, a mirror panel, a front panel, a top panel, a left outer side panel, a right outer side panel, and a back panel;
said left inner side panel connected to said bottom panel along a first fold line;
said right inner side panel connected to said bottom panel along a second fold line opposite said first fold line;
said mirror panel having a reflective surface and connected to said bottom panel along a third fold line;
said front panel having an aperture and connected to said bottom panel along a fourth fold line opposite said third fold line;
said top panel having an aperture and connected to said front panel along a fifth fold line opposite said fourth fold line;
said left outer side panel connected to said top panel along a sixth fold line;
said right outer side panel connected to said top panel along a seventh fold line opposite said sixth fold line;
said back panel connected to said top panel along an eighth fold line opposite said fifth fold line;
folding said mirror panel along said third fold line flat against said bottom panel;
folding said top panel along said fifth fold line flat against said front panel;
simultaneously folding said back panel along said eighth fold line to a right angle to said top panel, said top panel along said fifth fold line to a right angle to said front panel, said front panel along said fourth panel to a right angle to said bottom panel, and said mirror panel along said third fold line to a 45-degree angle to said bottom panel dividing an interior compartment of said foldable box into a front compartment and a hidden compartment;
folding said left and right inner side panels upwardly from said bottom panel along said first and second fold lines respectively to a right angle to form interior sides of said foldable box; and
folding said left and right outer panels downwardly from said top panel along said sixth and seventh fold lines respectively to a right angle over said left and right interior side panels to enclose said foldable box.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17 wherein said reflective surface of said mirror panel is viewable through said aperture of said front panel.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The method of claim 18 wherein said reflective surface of said mirror panel reflects a surface of said bottom panel.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The method of claim 19 wherein said surface of said bottom panel includes indicia.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The method of claim 20 wherein said first and second side panels each have a surface with indicia having a pattern matching said indicia of said bottom panel.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21 wherein said bottom panel indicia and said first and second side panel indicia present an illusion of depth.

### Claim 23 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17 wherein said front compartment is viewable through said aperture of said front panel.

### Claim 24 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17 wherein said aperture of said top panel is in communication with said hidden compartment.