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US 8,009,359 B2Granted
Lenticular container and method of making
AssigneeTravel Tags, Inc.
InventorsDuncan A. McCannel, John Tomczyk
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a lenticular display article, such as a container, and a method of making the article. The article includes a lenticular sidewall, which defines a cavity having a top end, and a bottom end, the sidewall having a seam; and an optional base attached to the bottom end of the sidewall. The method of making the article can includes forming a frustoconical sidewall having a seam joining the opposite ends and optionally affixing a base to the bottom end of a lenticular sidewall. Alternatively, the bottom end of the sidewall may be sealed to itself to form a baseless tube.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- a unitary frustoconical lenticular sidewall consisting essentially of a lenticular sidewall sheet joined to itself to form a seam, the lenticular sidewall defining a cavity having a top end and a bottom end,
- wherein a rolled lip is integrally formed from the lenticular sidewall at the top end of the cavity, the rolled lip extending outwardly from the cavity towards the lenticular sidewall,
- wherein a folded seam region is integrally formed from the lenticular sidewall at the bottom end of the cavity, the folded seam region folding within the cavity, and
- wherein the lenticular sidewall sheet includes—
- a lenticular lens sheet having a first lenticular surface and a second surface opposite the first lenticular surface,
- an image layer proximate the second surface and viewable through the lenticular lens sheet, and
- a backing layer over the image layer;
- and
- a base attached proximate the bottom end of the cavity.
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A method of making a container, the method comprising:
- providing a lenticular sheet, the lenticular sheet including
- a lenticular lens sheet having a first surface having a lenticulated region including optical ridges and grooves, and a second surface opposite the first surface,
- an image layer proximate the second surface side of the lenticular lens sheet, and
- a backing layer over the image layer;
- forming a frustoconical lenticular sidewall from the lenticular sheet by affixing opposite ends of the lenticular sheet to one another to form a seam;
- folding a bottom end of the frustoconical lenticular sidewall inwardly to form a folded seam region;
- affixing a base to the bottom end of the frustoconical lenticular sidewall at a position above the folded seam region;
- and
- rolling a top end of the frustoconical lenticular sidewall to form a rolled lip integral with the frustoconical lenticular sidewall, wherein the rolled lip extends outwardly from the cavity towards the frustoconical lenticular sidewall,
- wherein the image layer is free from distortion after the seam has been formed.
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A container comprising:
- a unitary frustoconical sidewall having opposite ends joined to one another to define a cavity having a top opening and a bottom opening;
- and
- a base attached to the bottom opening;
- wherein a rolled lip is integrally formed from the lenticular sidewall at the top opening of the cavity, the rolled lip extending outwardly from the cavity towards the lenticular sidewall,
- wherein a folded seam region is integrally formed from the lenticular sidewall at the bottom opening of the cavity, the folded seam region folding within the cavity,
- wherein the sidewall consists essentially of (a) an outer lens surface, (b) an inner lens surface, (c) an image layer proximate the inner lens surface, and (d) a backing layer over the image layer, and
- wherein the outer lens surface consists essentially of a lenticular surface.
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A self-supporting container comprising a unitary frustoconical sidewall that defines a cavity having a first end and a second end
- wherein of the first and second ends is closed, the closed end comprising a folded seam region integrally formed from the lenticular sidewall, and a base positioned within the cavity above the folded seam region,
- wherein the other of the first and second ends comprises a rolled lip integrally formed from the sidewall, the rolled lip extending outwardly from the cavity towards the lenticular sidewall, and
- wherein the sidewall consisting essentially of (a) an outer lenticular lens surface, (b) an inner lens surface, (c) an image layer proximate the inner lens surface, and (d) a backing layer over the image layer.
A container comprising:
- a unitary frustoconical sidewall consisting essentially of a sidewall sheet including a plurality of lenses, the sidewall sheet being joined to itself to form a seam thereby defining a cavity having a top end and a bottom end,
- wherein a rolled lip is integrally formed from the sidewall at the top end of the cavity, the rolled lip extending outwardly from the cavity towards the lenticular sidewall,
- wherein a folded seam region is integrally formed from the lenticular sidewall at the bottom end of the cavity, the folded seam region folding within the cavity, and
- wherein the sidewall sheet includes
- a lens sheet having a first surface including the plurality of lenses, and a second surface opposite the first surface,
- an image layer proximate the second surface and viewable through the lens sheet, and
- a backing layer over the image layer;
- and
- a base attached proximate the bottom end of the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.