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US 2014/0174038 A1Published application
Collapsible and/or erectable substantially egg-shaped container and methods of use thereof
AssigneeWanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, not individually but solely as Trustees of The Family
InventorsDonald E. Weder, Andrew Weder
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Abstract
A collapsible and/or erectable, shape-sustaining substantially egg-shaped container is selectively moveable from a substantially erect condition to a substantially collapsed condition and/or from a substantially erect condition to a substantially collapsed condition. Methods of producing and using the container are disclosed.
Claims17
A method of using an erectable, shape-sustaining decorative egg, comprising the steps of:
- providing an erectable, shape-sustaining decorative egg in a substantially collapsed condition, the erectable, shape-sustaining decorative egg comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein at least one of the first and second portions is selectively moveable between a substantially collapsed condition and a substantially erect condition;
- moving at least one of the first and second portions of the erectable, shape-sustaining decorative egg from the substantially collapsed condition to the substantially erect condition;
- disposing at least one object in at least a portion of a receiving space of the first portion of the erectable, shape-sustaining decorative egg, wherein at least a portion of a receiving space of the second portion of the erectable, shape-sustaining decorative egg acts as a shield for a portion of the at least one object disposed in the first portion of the erectable, shape-sustaining decorative egg.
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