Abstract: The present invention is directed to a container assembly and method for displaying a product, e.g., a camera, for viewing by a consumer. In embodiments of the present invention, an inner permanent container is configured to accept a product in a cavity defined therein. Accordingly, the permanent container is preferably formed from a rigid material such as metal or plastic. The permanent container has a front surface that is either transparent or openable for displaying the contents thereof. For example, the front surface may include a cover that is moveable from an open to a closed position. The cover may be detachable from an open front surface of the permanent container and alternately attachable to its rear surface to expose the product contained therein. A temporary container, having at least a generally transparent front surface is configured to accept the permanent container having the product contained therein.

Abstract: A packaging system for a compact disk comprising a box and a insert disposed within the box. The insert including first indicia disposed on the insert. The first indicia are setback from the window and are viewable through the window to provide a three-dimensional image.

Abstract: A packaging system for a compact disk comprising a box and a insert disposed within the box. The insert including first indicia disposed on the insert. The first indicia are setback from the window and are viewable through the window to provide a three-dimensional image.

Abstract: A container has a hollow base and a cap to store a filled food product having an edible shell with a peripheral flange. The base has a top member with an opening, a bottom member and an upstanding wall member that connects the top and bottom members. The opening In the top member and the upstanding wall member are dimensioned such that the shell is capable of being partially contained within and supported by the base while the flange of the shell is vertically spaced above the uppermost part of the base. The cap is connected to the base to enclose the filled food product.

Abstract: A packaged skin product is provided which includes at least one regular or irregular polygonal shaped patch for adhesive application to the skin. An outer carton formed of a series of walls functions as a receptacle for storing the patches. A front wall of the outer carton includes a window of a size and shape identical to one of the patches. A plurality of these patches adhere to a single backing sheet which is enclosed within a sealed laminated pouch. The window serves to inform a potential customer as to the size and visual nature of the enclosed patches.

Abstract: A portable storage and display case for toy action figurines. Compartments, located within the case, allow the user to strategically place the figurines within the case. Transparent walls facilitate use of the case for display purposes in addition to allowing the user to quickly assess its contents and easily locate desired figurines within the case.

Abstract: A reusable package is provided for displaying and storing a variety of different display items, such as shanked router bits or cutting bits. Front and rear body portions are hingedly interconnected and are foldable between closed and open positions. The body portions include dished "clam-shell" portions that are releasably and grippingly nestable with each other when the package is in its closed position. The front dished portion also includes a blister cavity display portion adapted to house a variety of different display items, and a recessed portion if the blister cavity releasably grips a shank or rod-like portion of the display item. Display insert cards, anti-theft security devices, or small accessories may be also housed between the front and rear dished portions. The front and rear body portions can be repeatedly closed and opened after a frangible initial attachment has been broken.

Abstract: A system for protecting collectible cards and the like. A transparent card holder holds the collectible card and an authentication certificate. The card holder is sealed to prevent removal of the card and certificate. A light impervious pouch receives the card holder to protect against fading of the card due to ultraviolet light exposure and to prevent scratching or other damage to the card holder. The pouch includes a transparent window through which the authentication certificate can be viewed without removing the card holder from the pouch. A flap covers the opening in the pouch through which the card holder is inserted. The pouch is formed from a soft material that will not scratch the card holder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a collectable article authentication system in which the collectable article is placed in a core. For example, the collectable article can be a comic book. Means for authenticating the collectable article is coupled to the core. The core is received in a cavity of a case. The cavity is formed between a top and bottom. The top and bottom are ultrasonically bonded together. The case is designed to include means for positively indicating sealing of the top to the bottom which means form a visible irreparable condition of the case indicative of tampering. Key slots are formed in the side of the case to allow a purchaser after purchasing the collectable article to insert a tool, such as a screw driver, in order to open the case. After the case is opened, the core layers can be peeled apart for allowing the purchaser to handle the collectable article. It will be appreciated that after the case has been opened, the collectable article is no longer certified as authentic.

Abstract: A gift package simulating a baby nursing bottle, the package being composed of a cylindrical container housing a miniature doll or other gift and a molded plastic cap that fits on the open mouth of the container. The container is formed of transparent plastic material, the rim of the mouth being rolled to define an annular bead. The cap has an upper section shaped to simulate the nipple-cap ring of a baby bottle, a lower section in the form of a cylindrical stopper that fits into the mouth of the container, and a circular flange at the junction of these sections. Formed on the stopper section is a circumferential array of ledges which are shaped to permit the ledges to slide into the mouth of the container, the upper ends of the ledges being spaced from the flange to define a circular socket therebetween. To put the cap on, the stopper section is pressed into the mouth of the container to cause the annular bead to snap into the socket, thereby latching the cap in place.

Abstract: A container for a product of a liquid-to-pasty consistency, having at least one longitudinal strip which is of a color and/or appearance different from a color and/or appearance of a remainder of the container and which is delimited by two lateral edges. The lateral edges of the longitudinal strip or strips are situated substantially within longitudinal grooves so as to conceal any variations of width of the longitudinal strip. The container can be constructed of thermoplastic material in an injection molding device.

Abstract: A waterproof protective device for holding an apparatus having an interaction field is formed from a dimensionally stable protective housing having a lower housing part and an upper housing part. The lower housing part and the upper housing part are releasably hingedly connected with one another and an inside contour of the protective housing is adapted and constructed to closely receive the apparatus with approximately zero play. The protective housing is provided with a transparent, elastically flexible operating area of reduced wall thickness to enable an interaction field to be viewed and manipulated. The operating area may be integral with the rest of the protective housing and may be sufficiently elastically deformable so that pushbuttons on the apparatus may be operated by finger pressure through the protective device under the operating area.

Abstract: A loose-leaf card holder is adapted for holding a plurality of cards therein, and includes a holder body and a pair of note-writing flaps. The holder body includes a backing sheet and a front sheet, which are made from a transparent plastic fusible material. The front sheet has lateral edges and a first transverse edge connected sealingly to one surface of the backing sheet such that the front sheet and the backing sheet cooperatively form a pouch unit. The front sheet is further connected to the backing sheet along a heat-sealed seam unit that divides the pouch unit into at least two least card receiving spaces. A second transverse edge of the front sheet further cooperates with the backing sheet to form each of the card receiving spaces with an open access end. The note-writing flaps are connected respectively to the holder body at one pair of lateral and transverse sides of the holder body.

Abstract: A combination toy and packaging assembly which is suitable for mailing without additional packaging includes a toy, preferably a plush toy animal, having predetermined areas thereon for receiving mailing and return addresses, and for indicating proper placement of postage. The sender of the toy can write the name and address of the receiving person onto the toy. The toy can be further provided with additional areas to write messages, pockets for gift items, flaps for pictures, electronic voice chips for outputting voice or musical greetings, strings for hanging the toy as an ornament, pins for attaching the toy to clothing, etc. The plush toy animal is received within a transparent, flexible plastic casing which substantially conforms to the outer surface of the toy. The casing includes a resealable opening for inserting and removing the toy from the casing.

Abstract: A display package including an outer container and one or more inner containers housed in the outer container. The outer container is made from a transparent material which is selectively coated to provide both opaque and translucent areas on the surface of the outer container while leaving some transparent areas. The opaque and translucent areas may be used to display indicia about the product whereas the transparent areas provide a view of the inner containers and/or any indicia thereon. A variety of visual effects can be achieved by selecting the appropriate colors and/or transitions between the opaque, translucent and transparent areas of the outer container.

Abstract: A photo album case or other storage container is formed with an outer shell having laterally enclosing walls and an end panel opposite an open end to the shell. At least one display panel is formed in the shell and a window is defined in the display panel. A stiff, inner display retainer is inserted into the open end of the shell and fits into the storage cavity defined within the shell. The display retainer conforms to the shape of at least the display panel wall. The display retainer extends beyond the display wall to extend across another of the inner surfaces immediately adjacent thereto. A visual display sheet, such as a photographic print, is located between the display wall and the display retainer. The display sheet may be merely inserted in between the display wall and the display retainer, or it may be mounted upon either the retainer or the inner surface of the display panel wall.

Abstract: A package adapted to stage a performance by a toy figure resembling a known character. The package includes a carton whose a flat rear wall is joined to a semi-cylindrical front wall to define a cavity, the front wall having a bay window therein. Behind the rear wall and hinged thereto a flap that is normally folded over the rear wall and fastened thereto. When the flap is unfolded, it creates in combination with the rear wall a stage backdrop having printed thereon material relating to the character, such as dialog taken from movies involving the character. Received within the cavity is an insert on which is mounted the figure, as well as a miniature stage and stage props, all of which can be seen through the window. In play, the flap is unfolded to erect the stage backdrop, the stage is placed in front of the backdrop with the figure standing thereon and with the props adjacent thereto. By manipulating the figure relative to the props against the backdrop, a player can enact a scene involving the character.

Abstract: The packaging case comprises, when assembled, a back part (aback hanging board), a bottom part (a bottom cover), a front part (a front cover, a front hanging board), the boards and covers being formed continuously in this order and bordered by fold lines, and a side part (a side cover, a glue margin) continuously extending from each side edge of the front cover except the neighborhood of the front hanging board and bordered by fold lines. A window is formed in the front cover, and a hook hole is respectively punched in the front and the back hanging boards to make a single matching hook hole. In one side edge of the back hanging board, a U-shaped perforated tear portion is provided for tearing off a part of the side edge glued to a corresponding glue margin.

Abstract: A novel packaging container and method of packaging, for attractively and simply storing and displaying four related sets of objects is disclosed.

Abstract: Top and bottom transparent plastic parts with oppositely inclined side edges slide together to form a box-like enclosure. The top part has a slot at the upper end. The bottom part has a protrusion at its upper end which is received in the slot as the parts slide toward each other. The protrusion has an opening to receive a rod from a display rack. Tabs and tab receiving recesses positively but releasably engage the lower ends of the parts. Upstanding elements with inclined surfaces on the top part cooperate with the tabs on the bottom part to flex the top part as the tabs are received in the recesses and maintain the tabs in the recesses to prevent accidental dislodgement. The tabs are released from the recesses by depressing the top part such that the tabs clear the upstanding elements as the parts slide apart. Resilient elements extending from the side walls of the bottom part retain the band in a position centered within the enclosure.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for visibly displaying collectable items. It includes: a main support base; a collectable item mount removably attached to and located in said base; a cover adapted to fit over the mount and adapted for connection to the base, the cover being at least partially transparent; a connecting mechanism for attaching the cover to the base; a seal located at an interface between the cover and the base when the cover is connected to the base; at least one evacuation port located on one of the covers and the base; and a one way valve located in the evacuation port which is adapted to permit removal of air from the device and to prevent air from re-entering the device, when the cover is connected to the base. The device may be made to rest on a surface or may, surface mounted, either horizontally or vertically. In one preferred embodiment, the cover connects to the base via threading as the connecting mechanism.

Abstract: A transparent carton of long thin shape for wiper blades, including an integral hinge connecting a cover section to a bottom section along its entire length, interfitting flanges on the bottom and cover sections which, when engaged to close the package, provide an interlocked full length closure which can readily be opened and reclosed. The cover section also includes a plurality of small shelves in its interior, adjacent its main panel, to retain a display card. One of the main panels of one of the carton sections may incorporate suitable measurement scales. One end of the carton also may include a hanger means for hanging the packaged wiper blades on pegs of a display rack.

Abstract: A generally planar substantially rigid backing supports a transparent plastic blister on the front surface thereof. The blister defines an open rear portion and an encircling attachment flange. The lower edge of the attachment flange defines interleaved notches and tabs extending downwardly. The blister further defines a rib having an interior groove formed therein extending along each side and across the front portion of the blister. A generally planar support sheet formed of a rigid material defines a plurality of upwardly extending retainers having engagement apparatus formed therein. A cosmetic card formed of a decorative material defines a plurality of slots aligned with the retainers and is received upon the support sheet with the retainers passing through the slots. The retainers engage the to-be-packaged articles and secure them upon the cosmetic card. The support sheet includes a plurality of interleaved tabs and notches extending downwardly from the rear edge thereof.

Abstract: A free standing or hook suspended tamper resistant package is disclosed for containing a product for display therein on a store shelf or the like. The package is free standing and protects the product contained therein from damage during shipment and display and prevents one from tampering with the contents of the package while displaying the product to the public.

Abstract: A garment for wear by the operator of a sport motor vehicle includes a map access pocket system disposed on or formed as part of an outer surface of the garment. This map access pocket system is configured to present a map to the wearer of the garment in a convenient orientation to be easily read when the map access pocket system is opened. The map access pocket system includes features which improve readability of the map by presenting the map aligned along a line of sight of the wearer of the garment, and other features which discourage the wearer of the garment from attempting to read the map while the vehicle is in motion. The map access pocket system also provides for storage of small items which are easily accessed by the operator of the vehicle. Both the map and other small items stored in the map access pocket system are protected from water, moisture, snow, and other elements commonly encountered in operation of sport motor vehicles.

Abstract: The present invention provides an insert, a blank for the insert and a combination of carton and insert, plus the combination of insert and cleansing agent bottle and the combination of insert plus cleansing agent bottle plus washing implement. The insert is designed to include five supports, three bottom supports and two top supports as part of the carton blank. The insert relies on the bottle for support. The insert stabilizes the cleansing agent bottle and the washing implement to minimize movement.

Abstract: Invention relates to a portable and display carrying case for receiving, displaying an transporting a plurality of collectable items, such as the popular Beanie Babies, and related accessories. The case comprises a pair of outer members, preferably rectangular in shape, hingedly secured along one pair of complementary edges, and a center inner panel member configured to nest between the outer members. The inner panel member is provided with an array of elastic-type straps secured at their respective ends to the inner panel member, to receive the items, and includes a corresponding array of collapsible boxes for securing the accessories. Fastening members are provided to secure the outer members together, such as a zipper, about the periphery thereof to form a closed carrying case. Finally, a handle may be included along the periphery of the case for easily transporting the Beanie Babies.

Abstract: A container for use in storing specimens such as dried insects, pressed plants, documents, fabric, art work, and other archival material is sealed off from the ambient atmosphere by placing sealing cement between the sides, top and bottom of the container. In this manner the specimens are kept in an environment which is protected from ambient factors such as air and other gasses, dust, humidity, ultraviolet, and other factors including the common acid degassing of wood construction storage systems which would tend to deteriorate such specimens. A window is provided to enable viewing of the specimens in the container, this window being fabricated of an ultraviolet blocking material. While the interior of the container is effectively sealed around the window, a simple latching (and unlatching) device is provided for retaining the window in position such that the window can be readily lifted off the container in replacing specimens or installing new specimens in the container.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for visibly displaying collectable items. It includes: a main support base; a collectable item mount located in said base; a cover adapted to fit over the mount and adapted for connection to the base, the cover being at least partially transparent; a connecting mechanism for attaching the cover to the base; a seal located at an interface between the cover and the base when the cover is connected to the base; at least one evacuation port located on one of the cover and the base; and a one-way valve located in the evacuation port which is adapted to permit removal of air from the device and to prevent air from re-entering the device, when the cover is connected to the base. The device may be made to rest on a surface or may, surface mounted, either horizontally or vertically. In one preferred embodiment, the cover connects to the base via threading as the connecting mechanism.

Abstract: A package for a disk product has an inner box formed with outer and inner surfaces spaced from each other for presenting a disk product. The outer surface is composed of substantially transparent material so that the disk product is visible through the outer surface. The box is formed with at least one hub on the inner surface with a free end extending toward the outer surface. The free end of the hub is constructed to pass through the center hole of the disk product. The hub is formed with a holding surface for holding a disk product suspended on the hub so that it does not contact the inner surface. An outer box encloses the inner box. The outer box is composed of material bearing printing and graphics and is formed with inner and outer surfaces. The outer surface of the outer box is formed with a window for visibility of the disk product through the window and outer surface of the inner box. The outer box may be formed with a frame around the window.

Abstract: A package comprising a figurine and a model book or a model magazine bearing information relating to the figurine. The model book or the model magazine preferably comprises a small replica comic book featuring a character represented by the figurine. One preferred embodiment includes a display stand for the figurine with the model book or the model magazine coupled to the display stand. A transparent front and rear cover can enclose and support the model book or the model magazine in a visually attractive position relative to the figurine.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed which is in the form of a hanger formed from a single sheet of thermoplastic folded along the top of the hanger so that the two halves of the sheet of thermoplastic engage the top of the neck of a container at the center of the hanger. On one side of the container, the hanger is molded to receive a smaller container and on an opposite side of the hanger, a display is received in a flat area of the hanger. The hanger is secured in its folded condition at several areas which are joined together to secure the two halves of the hanger together.

Abstract: The subject invention is an article containing protective sleeve constructed of a sleeve housing which is composed of a plurality of flexible sheet material walls located in juxtaposition with the peripheral edges of the walls being secured together with the exception of a given area defined as the access opening into the internal compartment between the walls. The internal compartment is to be for the purpose of storing an article with at least one sensitive surface. In order to minimize possible damage to that sensitive surface, the wall that is to be in contact with that sensitive surface includes a mass of hiatuses with the hiatuses being arranged to minimize the amount of surface area coming into direct contact with the sensitive surface.

Abstract: A display and storage container apparatus includes a base member and a set of inner wall members which project upward from the top surface of the base member. The base member and the inner wall members define an interior storage space. A set of transparent outer wall members also project upward from the top surface of the base member. Each of the transparent outer wall members is spaced from an adjacent inner wall member by a gap, such that each gap provides a graphic reception region for receiving a graphic element for display. A graphic element is visible from the outside of the display and storage container apparatus through a transparent outer wall member. A cover assembly is supported by the transparent outer wall members for covering the graphic reception region and the interior storage space. A rotation assembly can be attached to the bottom surface of the base member.

Abstract: A package for packaging a plurality of frangible items, such as windows, doors and the like, includes a plurality of separate items, which includes a plurality of slotted upper and lower pads, a top sheet, a bottom sheet and end caps which are assembled together to form a package around the items. The items are disposed within the package in a side-by-side, spaced configuration. The top and bottom sheets overlay the top and bottom edges of the items, respectively. The upper and lower pads are sandwiched between the top sheet and the top edges of the items and the bottom sheet and the bottom edges of the items, respectively. The end caps overlay the side edges of the items and a portion of the middle section of the items while remaining portions of the middle sections exposed to view. Stretchable plastic film is wrapped around the package.

Abstract: A display box is arranged to open from the top and includes a transparent lid connected to a bottom with an interior lining. Products to be displayed are then positioned inside the bottom of the box. A mat with cutouts of various shapes and sizes, each customized to reveal only a selected portion of a positioned memorabilia, is then placed on top of these memorabilia as the lid is closed thereby allowing the memorabilia to be viewed through the transparent lid.

Abstract: A hard case coin display holder advantageously universal to coin size and shape, especially useful for ancient coins and Spanish pieces-of-eight which are always of irregular size and shape, while holding the coin attractively spatially centered, by at least two flexible transparent spring tension arms, within the protective confines of a quickly and easily assemblable and disassemblable see-through hard case. The present invention leaves much more of the irregularly shaped coin visible in the display than that achieved by opaque resilient rubberlike holed cores, which are the only present universal coin display interiors.

Abstract: A display package for displaying an article contained therein in a plurality of positions. The package has a base, a lid hingedly mounted on the base, and a lock mechanism for securing the lid in a locked position on the base. The lid has a top wall formed with a plurality of mounting recesses adjacent an endwall and a sidewall for receiving the legs of a hanger therein. Each leg extends outwardly from a diamond-shaped body, and includes an upper portion coplanar with the body, a lower portion and a stepped shoulder extending between the upper and lower portions. Each lower portion also includes a foot extending toward the other leg. Each recess includes a flange extending over a portion thereof, and each flange has a nub extending outwardly therefrom. The foot of each leg is slidably received within a respective recess and slides past the nub which removably retains the hanger in a selected pair of recesses.