Fold open box for displaying toys
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorKathleen Hickey Wallis
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Abstract
A fold open display box for storing and displaying objects such as toys comprises a transparent display window or a mesh screen and a fold open case. The window may be made of plastic or cellophane paper. Additional windows, with a protective transparent material covering each of the windows, located on other sides of the fold open display box may allow a full 360 degrees view of an object in the box.
Claims37
A foldable case for displaying an object, the case comprising:
- first and second case sections joined by a flexible spine to form an integral body, at least one of the first and second case sections having a well for receiving an object such that the case sections can be foldably closed with the object inside;
- the flexible spine permitting a first turning action to the first case section along an axis generally parallel to a first major side of the flexible spine;
- a cut out portion in the first case section;
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- an at least partially transparent window attached over the cut out portion on the first case section.
A fold open display box for displaying a toy, the box comprising:
- a first panel having a first cavity, said first cavity having a cut out portion;
- a second panel having a second cavity, wherein at least one of the first and the second cavity is designed to receive a toy;
- an at least partially transparent window attached over the cut out portion of the first cavity;
- a wall connected by a first hinge to the first panel.
A fold open display box intended for containing a video cassette, the box comprising:
- a first panel having a first cavity, said first cavity having a cut out portion;
- a second panel having a second cavity, wherein at least one of the first and the second cavity is designed to receive a toy;
- an at least partially transparent window attached over the cut out portion of the first cavity;
- a wall connected by a first hinge to the first panel.
A method of manufacturing a foldable display box, the method comprising:
- a) connecting a first case section to a first major side of a flexible spine such that the flexible spine permits a first turning action to the first case section along an axis generally parallel to a first major side of the flexible spine;
- b) attaching a second case section to a second major side of the flexible spine;
- c) at least one of the first and second case sections having a cavity for receiving an object;
- d) forming a window in the first case section;
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- e) affixing an at least partially transparent material on the window such that the object in the foldable display box is displayed through the window.
A method of manufacturing a foldable display box, the method comprising:
- a) molding a sheet of relatively flexible thermoplastic material to form a first case section, a second case section, and a spine in between the first case section and the second case section, such that the sections and the spine are relatively movable about a line between each of the sections and the spine;
- b) at least one of the first case section and the second case section being formed with a well to receive an object;
- b) forming a window to at least one of the first and second case sections;
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- c) applying an at least partially transparent material to cover the window
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.