US3590500A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Floor covering display mailer
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1969-09-12
•
Granted: 1971-07-06
•
Expires: 1989-09-12
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is constructed to include a cardboard tray in which a floor covering sample, e.g. a swatch snugly fits. A cardboard cover folds over the tray to cover it for mailing purposes. The sides of the cover are joined to the sides of the tray by gussets and the back of the cover is joined to the back of the tray by a fold line. A three-dimensional illusion is produced by providing a pictorial display on the inner surface of the cover, the display being erect behind the swatch when the cover is swung up. The display may be a photograph or other illustration of a room within which the floor is seemingly covered by the sample.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerrold A Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:50
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F5/00; B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/52; B65D5/522; B65D5/5226; B65D5/5233; B65D81/00; B65D81/36; B65D81/368
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A display for floor covering materials, said display including an open top shallow flat tray, a sample of flat floor covering material, said sample being located within and substantially filling said tray, a first erect panel, the bottom of said first panel being at the rear edge of said tray, said first panel having a surface facing across said sample, said surface bearing a two-dimensional representation of a room wall, the floor of said room being covered with the flooring material of said sample, said erect two-dimensional representation in conjunction with said sample creating an illusion of a threedimensional mini pseudo room wherein the floor extends outwardly from the two-dimensional representation toward the viewer and is covered by the sample flooring material, whereby the threedimensional effect provides easy visualization of the flooring sample in a complete room, and thus facilitates sales of the flooring material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A display for floor covering materials, said display including an open top shallow flat tray, a sample of flat floor covering material, said sample being located within and substantially filling said tray, a first erect panel, the bottom of said first panel being at the rear edge of said tray, said first panel having a surface facing across said sample, said surface bearing a two-dimensional representation of a room wall, the floor of said room being covered with the flooring material of said sample, said erect two-dimensional representation in conjunction with said sample creating an illusion of a threedimensional mini pseudo room wherein the floor extends outwardly from the two-dimensional representation toward the viewer and is covered by the sample flooring material, whereby the threedimensional effect provides easy visualization of the flooring sample in a complete room, and thus facilitates sales of the flooring material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A display as set forth in claim 1 wherein the flooring material is a swatch of carpet, the two-dimensional representation carried by the first panel being a color illustration, said color illustration including a carpeted floor, the carpeted floor of the illustration being of the same color and simulating the texture of the carpet sample swatch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A display as set forth in claim 1 wherein the representation on the first panel is a photographic reproduction said photographic reproduction being in color, the flooring material carried by the tray also being colored, whereby a three-dimensional effect of the display is further enhanced.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A display mailer constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein the tray and first panel are formed of one-piece construction from a single blank.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A display mailer constructed in accordance with claim 4 wherein the blank is cardboard.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
A display mailer constructed in accordance with claIm 1 wherein means is provided for hingedly joining the bottom of the first panel to the rear edge of the tray for movement from an open position wherein the first panel is perpendicular to the tray, to a closed position wherein the cover overlies the tray, whereby the display mailer may be folded to a compact size suitable for mailing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
65 words
A display mailer as set forth in claim 6 wherein the first panel includes an ear projecting from the upper edge thereof, the tray includes a slot, said ear being engageable in said slot when the first panel is folded over the tray, said interengaging ear and slot serving to hold the cover in its closed position to facilitate the mailing of the display sample.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
A display as set forth in claim 1 wherein the sides of the first panel are joined to the sides of the tray by second erect panels, a side edge of each second panel adjoining a side edge of the first panel, said second panels holding the first panel erect and simulating two further walls of the pseudo room.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
A display as set forth in claim 8 wherein the second panels have surfaces facing across the sample, said surfaces bearing two-dimensional representations, said last mentioned two-dimensional representations cooperating with the two-dimensional representation on the surface of the first panel to further augment the three-dimensional effect of a mini pseudo room.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
147 words
A display mailer constructed in accordance with claim 8 wherein means is provided for hingedly joining the bottom of the first panel to the rear edge of the tray for movement from an open position wherein the first panel is perpendicular to the tray, to a closed position wherein the cover overlies the tray, whereby the display mailer may be folded to a compact size suitable for mailing and wherein the second panels have folds extending from the junction of the first panel and the tray to divide the second panel into sections that fold inwardly and over the sample when the first panel is in closed position, said second panels extending to an upright position when the first panel is in the open position and the tray is exposed, the second panels, in their upright position being perpendicular to both the tray and the first panel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
A display mailer constructed in accordance with claim 10 wherein the second panels have surfaces facing across the sample, said surface bearing two-dimensional representations cooperating with the two-dimensional representations on the first panel when the first panel is in open position to further augment the three-dimensional effect of a mini pseudo room.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A display mailer constructed in accordance with claim 10 wherein the first panel, the tray and the second panels are formed in a one-piece construction of a single cardboard blank.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-07-05 | 1975-01-04 | 1975-07-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-07-05 | 1979-01-04 | 1979-07-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-07-05 | 1983-01-04 | 1983-07-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |