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US 2015/0028086 A1Published application
Multi-use reconfigurable packaging
OwnerDaniel Joel Freschlinventor
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Abstract
An article of manufacture is provided. The article of manufacture includes a sheet of foldable material. The sheet of foldable material is configured to be folded a first way to form a package for an object. The sheet of foldable material is configured to be folded a second way to form a supplementary structure for a light source.
Claims13
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a first sheet of foldable material comprising a plurality of first fold lines, a plurality of second fold lines, and a plurality of removal lines;
- wherein the plurality of first fold lines is configured to allow the first sheet to be folded to make a package for an object;
- the plurality of removal lines at least partially defines at least one portion of the first sheet wherein the portion(s) can be removed to form a second sheet(s) of foldable material;
- and
- the plurality of second fold lines is configured to allow the second sheet(s) to be folded to make a supplementary structure that can be used with the object to provide additional functionality to the object.
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A reconfigurable package comprising:
- a first sheet of foldable material comprising a plurality of first fold lines, a plurality of second fold lines, and a plurality of removal lines;
- wherein the plurality of first fold lines is configured to allow the first sheet to be folded to make a package for a headlamp;
- the plurality of removal lines at least partially defines at least one portion of the first sheet wherein the portion(s) can be removed to form a second sheet(s) of foldable material;
- and
- the plurality of second fold lines is configured to allow the second sheet(s) to be folded to make a lantern shade for the headlamp.
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A method of forming a lantern shade for a headlamp, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a package for the headlamp wherein the package comprises:
- a first sheet of foldable material comprising a plurality of first fold lines, a plurality of second fold lines, and a plurality of removal lines;
- wherein the plurality of first fold lines is configured to allow the first sheet to be folded to make a package for an object;
- the plurality of removal lines at least partially defines at least one portion of the first sheet wherein the portion(s) can be removed to form a second sheet(s) of foldable material;
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- the plurality of second fold lines is configured to allow the second sheet(s) to be folded to make a supplementary structure that can be used with the object to provide additional functionality to the object;
- b) removing the portion to form a second sheet;
- c) folding the second sheet along the plurality of second fold lines;
- and
- d) attaching the second sheet to itself using at least one pair of cooperatively disposed fastening features to form a lantern shade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.