US 2008/0289974 A1 · Hat box

Abstract

The hat box is a generally square or rectangular box with a lid dimensioned and configured for holding a hat. The hat box is provided with windows for viewing the contents of the box without having to open the lid. The hat box is further provided with a card holder and an identification card held by the card holder for identifying the contents and/or owner of the hat box. A pouch on the underside of the lid of the box provides a convenient place to store spare cards. The sidewalls and the bottom of the box are provided with pairs of slits for accommodating a flexible strap, which is wrapped around the box and tied over the top of the box. The strap keeps the lid on and serves as a handle for carrying the box, and may be used to bundle a plurality of boxes together.

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Dependent claims

A hat box, comprising:

a front wall;
a rear wall, left and right sidewalls, and a bottom wall joined together to define a box having an open top, the box being dimensioned and configured for holding a hat therein, the front and rear walls and the left and right sidewalls each having a transparent window defined therein for viewing articles contained in the box, the front and rear walls and left and right sidewalls each having a first pair of slits formed therein defining a first loop above the transparent window for viewing contents of the box and a second pair of slits formed therein defining a second loop below the transparent window, the bottom wall having a plurality of pairs of slits defined therein defining a plurality of orthogonally disposed loops;
and
a lid removably disposed on the box to cover the open top.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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