Gift box apparatus and method therefor
OwnerJennifer A. Tonaltzininventor
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Abstract
A gift box apparatus having a locking mechanism and a programmable timer for selecting a specific date and time for when the gift box apparatus may become unlocked to reveal a gift contained therein is disclosed. In one embodiment, the gift box apparatus includes an integrated compartment that may be automatically released from the gift box apparatus at a preselected time, thereby revealing a key contained therein, which may be used by a recipient of the gift box apparatus to unlock a main compartment of the gift box apparatus and retrieve a gift contained therein.
Claims14
A gift box apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a container portion with a gift compartment and a key compartment, wherein the key compartment is adapted to be selectively released from the container portion;
- a lid portion coupled to the container portion;
- a locking mechanism operated by a key located in the key compartment and adapted to lockably secure the lid portion to the container portion;
- and
- a timer adapted to be programmed to permit the key compartment to be released from the container portion at a particular time so that the key may be removed therefrom.
A gift box apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a container portion with a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the second compartment is adapted to be selectively released from the container portion;
- a lid portion coupled to the container portion;
- a locking mechanism adapted to lockably secure the lid portion to the container portion;
- a timer adapted to be programmed to permit the second compartment to be released from the container portion at a particular time;
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- a key located in the second compartment, wherein the key is adapted to unlock the locking mechanism in order to permit access to the first compartment.
A method for presenting a gift, comprising the steps of:
- providing a gift article;
- providing a gift box apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a container portion with a gift compartment and a key compartment, wherein the key compartment is adapted to be selectively released from the container portion;
- a lid portion coupled to the container portion;
- a locking mechanism operated by a key located in the key compartment and adapted to lockably secure the lid portion to the container portion;
- and
- a timer adapted to be programmed to permit the key compartment to be released from the container portion at a particular time so that the key may be removed therefrom;
- programming the timer;
- placing the gift article inside the gift box apparatus;
- locking the lid portion to the container portion;
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- presenting the gift box apparatus to a recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.