Enclosure assembly and method
AssigneeThe Mountain Corporation
InventorsMichael Krinsky, Michael Gallan
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for the storage of goods within a cavity is disclosed. The unique shape and appearance of the enclosure not only allows the enclosure to protect the goods contained therein, but also is quickly and easily identifiable and allows the enclosure to function as an indicator of the source and quality of the goods contained therein. The enclosure is preferably formed from a single piece of material (preferably cardboard or the like) and is folded to form a base, left and right sides, left and right arms, and an upper region. The enclosure may also include one or more apertures that allow potential consumers to view and/or touch the goods contained within the cavity.
Claims20
An enclosure assembly for the storage of an object, said enclosure assembly comprising:
- a body having a longitudinal and a transverse axis and defining an internal cavity sized and shaped to substantially contain said object, said body including:
- a front and a rear generally parallel and planar surface disposed along said longitudinal axis of said body;
- an upper and a base surface each disposed generally perpendicular to said front and rear surfaces and about generally opposite ends of said longitudinal axis of said body;
- a first and a second generally parallel side section disposed along generally opposites ends of said transverse axis of said body, said first and said second side sections each disposed generally perpendicular to said front, said rear, said upper and said base surfaces;
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- a first and a second arm section disposed about said first and second side sections, respectively, said first and said second arm sections extending generally outwardly along said transverse axis of said body from said upper section and generally towards said base section.
An enclosure comprising:
- a body defining an internal cavity sized and shaped to substantially contain an object, said body including:
- a front section,
- a rear section adapted to be disposed substantially parallel to said front section and having substantially an identical shape as said front section;
- at least one side section disposed generally perpendicular to said front and said rear sections about a perimeter of said front and said rear sections;
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- a first and a second arm section extending generally outwardly from an upper region of said front and said rear sections and generally towards a lower region of said front and said rear sections.
A method of forming an enclosure resembling a tee shirt, said method comprising the acts of:
- stamping a body from a single, generally planar piece of material, said body having a longitudinal and a transverse axis and including a first and a second end region disposed about substantially opposite ends of a central region along said longitudinal axis, said first and said second end regions each including a first and a second arm section extending generally outwardly along said transverse axis and generally towards said central region;
- forming a base from said body including folding a first and a second parallel, transverse line about middle section of said central region of said body, said first and said second transverse lines being generally parallel and spaced apart from each other such that said end regions and said arm sections are disposed substantially opposite and parallel to each other;
- forming a first and a second side including folding a first and a second longitudinal line about a left and a right side edge of said central region, respectively, said first and said second longitudinal lines being generally parallel to each other;
- forming an upper region including folding at least one finger from at least one of said first and said second end regions;
- securing said first and said second sides to an adjacent portion of said central region;
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- securing said at least one finger to an adjacent portion of either end regions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.