Packaging apparatus mounting a displayed article using a component of the article
AssigneeBandai Co., Ltd.
InventorsNoboru Yamazaki, Hisanori Kijima
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Abstract
A structure for a toy comprising a doll body and parts and accessories thereof which can be safely transported without using special cushioning member or holding members such as styrene foam or cardboard stands for their packaging. There are provided a doll body 1 and a runner 2; the runner 2 integrally incorporates a back part which is attached to a portion of the doll body 1, and the back part is attached to a back portion of the doll body 1 which is integrally mounted on the runner 2 by way of a gate portions 8a and 8b.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- a toy doll comprising a plurality of parts;
- and
- a storage unit comprising a runner and at least one gate removably connecting a first one of said plurality of parts of said toy doll to said runner,
- wherein said at least one gate and said first one of said plurality of parts of said toy doll are integrally formed with said runner and all others of said plurality of parts of said toy doll are not integrally formed with said runner, and
- said first one of said plurality of parts can be removed from said runner by severing said at least one gate connecting said first one of said plurality of parts to said runner.
A transportable packaging apparatus retaining a toy doll in a substantially stable orientation within said packaging apparatus, said packaging apparatus comprising:
- a toy doll and frame;
- at least one doll part adapted to be removably attachable to said toy doll;
- wherein said frame and said at least one doll part are integrally formed as one continuous piece, separate from said toy doll, and
- wherein said toy doll can be stably attached to said frame by attaching said toy doll to said at least one doll part, thereby retaining said toy doll in said packaging apparatus.
A toy doll comprising:
- a body including at least one body part that is adapted to be removably attachable to said body;
- and
- a storage unit including a runner;
- wherein said runner and said at least one doll part are integrally formed as one continuous piece, separate from said body, and
- wherein said body can be stably attached to said frame by attaching said toy doll to said at least one doll part, thereby retaining said toy doll in said storage unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.