Plastic locket for a hang tag
OwnerPaul Shelton, Susan Sheltoninventors
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Abstract
A locket for a hang tag is disclosed. The locket includes a first plastic face having a first peripheral edge and a second plastic face having a second peripheral edge. The locket has a through-hole of sufficient size to permit extension of a lanyard therethrough while preventing retraction of a hang tag enclosed therein when the locket is in the closed position. The second face is connectable to the first face.
Claims13
A method of protecting a hang tag for a toy, the hang tag being attached to a lanyard and bearing indicia relevant to the toy to which the hang tag and lanyard will be attached, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a toy;
- providing a lanyard having first and second opposed ends, wherein the first end of the lanyard is attached into the toy;
- providing a hang tag for the toy, the hang tag being attached to the second end of the lanyard and the hang tag bearing indicia relevant to the toy;
- providing a locket comprising:
- a first face having a first peripheral edge;
- a second face having a second peripheral edge, the second face being connectable to the first face to form a compartment to confine the hang tag;
- and,
- a through-hole leading from the compartment to an exterior of at least one of either the first or second face, wherein the through hole is of sufficient size to permit entry of the lanyard therethrough but to prevent entry or retraction of the hang tag therethrough when the hang tag is confined in the compartment;
- and,
- placing the hang tag between the first and second faces;
- and,
- closing the first and second faces of the locket around the hang tag such that the hang tag is confined within the compartment of the locket and the lanyard extends through the through-hole.
A toy in combination with a toy accessory comprising:
- a toy;
- a hang tag having a perimeter defined by a predetermined geometric shape;
- a lanyard having a first and second opposed ends, wherein the first end is attached into the toy, and the second end is attached to the hang tag;
- and,
- a locket having a first face having a first peripheral edge and a second face having a second peripheral edge, the second face being connectable to the first face to form a compartment to confine the hang tag, the compartment defining a predetermined geometric shape which substantially corresponds to the geometric shape of the perimeter of the hang tag, the locket further having a through-hole leading from the compartment to an exterior of at least one of either the first or second face, wherein the through hole is of sufficient size to permit entry of the lanyard therethrough but to prevent entry or retraction of the hang tag therethrough when the hang tag is confined in the compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.