US4648548A
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Box with removable decorative figures
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-11-01
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Granted: 1987-03-10
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Expires: 2005-11-01
Abstract
Abstract The present invention defines a container which is provided with a plurality of decorative figures defined by cut lines or perforations disposed in the surfaces of the container. After the container is no longer functioning as a container, the decorative figures disposed in the walls thereof can be either cut or punched from the container walls and used for a variety of purposes.
Inventors
- 👤 Sang J. Shin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:59
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/36; B65D81/368; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S446/00; Y10S446/901; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A container having a paper cardboard construction and paper board inserts therefor for protecting the container contents from mishandling and shock which comprises providing the walls of said container with decorative figures defined by perforations disposed in the surfaces thereof, an adhesive coated transparent plastic sheet adhered to the inside surface of said walls of the container, said adhesive coated plastic sheet provided with perforations corresponding to those of the decorative figures so that when the decorative figures containing the plastic sheet are removed from the container along said perforations, the decorative figures can be used as individual ornaments or the plastic sheet can be separated from the decorative figures leaving residual adhesive on said decorative figures for adherence to a surface, and said paper board inserts having the same construction and decorative figures as the walls of the container.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A container having a paper cardboard construction and paper board inserts therefor for protecting the container contents from mishandling and shock which comprises providing the walls of said container with decorative figures defined by perforations disposed in the surfaces thereof, an adhesive coated transparent plastic sheet adhered to the inside surface of said walls of the container, said adhesive coated plastic sheet provided with perforations corresponding to those of the decorative figures so that when the decorative figures containing the plastic sheet are removed from the container along said perforations, the decorative figures can be used as individual ornaments or the plastic sheet can be separated from the decorative figures leaving residual adhesive on said decorative figures for adherence to a surface, and said paper board inserts having the same construction and decorative figures as the walls of the container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The container of claim 1, wherein the decorative figures are cut along the perforations in the walls of the container, said adhesive coated plastic sheet providing support to said figures.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The container of claim 1, wherein the adhesive coated plastic sheet is removed and the decorative figures are punched out from the walls of the container along said perforations of the walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The container of claim 1, wherein the container is provided with a handle which is an extension of the walls of the container.
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