Gift receptacle and kit for assembling same
AssigneeVanguard Marketing Group, Inc.
InventorJoseph F. Garran
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Abstract
A gift receptacle having the exterior appearance of a castle and kit for assembly is provided by the present invention. The castle-shaped gift receptacle comprises a bottom, four upright sides, a roof and a slot that is adapted to receive gifts into the receptacle. The gift receptacle further comprises at least one corner base tower, a rectangular roof tower base, at least one roof tower, and optionally at least one tower cap. The kit comprises a flexible waterproof package, a plurality of pieces of foldable, self-supporting sheet material which are to be folded into the different component shapes of the castle-shaped gift receptacle, and printed instructions for the assembly of the gift receptacle.
Claims24
A gift receptacle comprising:
- an integral base comprising a foldable self-supporting sheet material folded into a bottom, four upright sides, and a roof, wherein said integral base further includes a slot adapted to receive at least one gift, and wherein said gift receptacle has the exterior appearance of a castle.
A kit for the assembly of a gift receptacle comprising:
- a flexible transparent waterproof package containing a piece of self-supporting sheet material, said piece of self-supporting sheet material having fold lines thereon, and when folded along said fold lines, forms an integral base of said gift receptacle, said folded integral base comprising a bottom, four upright sides, and a roof, wherein said integral base further includes a slot adapted to receive gifts, and wherein said gift receptacle has the exterior appearance of a castle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.