Display container

• US 3,930,577 A
• Filed: 09/30/1974
• Issued: 01/06/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Leonard R. Kortick
• Original Assignee: Leonard R. Kortick
• Inventors: Kortick, Leonard R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Summer, Leonard
• Application Number:
  US05/510,407
• Time in Patent Office: 463 Days
• Field of Search: 206/45.13, 206/45.15, 206/75, 206/45.18, 220/350, 220/345, 217/63, 217/62
• US Class Current: 206/754
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/10 Watch cases or guards, with or without windows
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/16 Jewel boxes
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/16 Closures of the roller-blind type
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 7/03 of box shape; Adaptations of boxes to display purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 43/20 linearly slidable

Abstract

A display container comprising a molded plastic base having spaced elongated oval sides tapering to a open curved front end and a larger curved rear end. A bottom wall extends integrally from the periphery of the sides in a continuous length from a point on the top adjacent the front, around the front end, along the bottom, around the rear end, and on to the top. The opening extends from the front to the rear edge of this wall. The sides have opposed grooves extending adjacent the edges. A plastic flexible cover is slidably mounted in the grooves so that when it is pulled forwardly against the front edge of the wall, the container is closed, and when it is pushed rearwardly, the container is opened. An elongated bar is pivotally mounted adjacent the front end. A support extends from the bar designed to hold an article, such as a travel clock, or a watch, for display. The grooves are curved forwardly and upwardly to direct the rear edge of the cover against the support adjacent the pivot bar when the cover is pushed rearwardly to opne the container. This will tilt the bar and support upwardly to display the contents in a tilted position. When the cover is moved toward closed position the support drops back into the container.

Claims

1. A display container comprising a rigid plastic housing having spaced parallel elongated oval sides and a wall portion extending along the bottom perimeter of said sides, the front end of said wall portion extending around the front of said oval sides and partially along the top, the rear end of said wall portion extending upwardly at the rear of said oval sides, the space between the front and rear ends of said wall portion forming the container top opening, opposed grooves extending around the inside of said sides adjacent the perimeter, a plastic cover slidable in said grooves and having transverse grooves forming thin web portions to impart flexibility to said cover, said cover being slidable rearwardly to open said container and being slidable forwardly to close said container, and an article display means pivotally mounted in said container, said pivotal mounting being between said side walls adjacent the front end of said container, the inner ends of said grooves curving forwardly and upwardly adjacent and rearwardly of the pivotal mounting of said display means, said cover being of such length that the rear end of said cover will engage said display means adjacent said pivotal mounting only after said cover has been slid rearwardly to open position with the front edge of said cover spaced forwardly from the rear edge of said wall portion, whereby final movement of the front edge of said cover rearwardly toward the rear edge of said wall portion will cause the rear end of said cover to pivot said display means into raised position.

2. A display container as in claim 1, wherein said display means is provided with a vertical support extending downwardly to rest on the bottom of said housing for maintaining said said display means in horizontal position.

3. A display container as in claim 1, wherein said pivotal mountings are opposed sector-shaped recesses adjacent the front end, the apex of each sector-shaped recess being pointed toward the bottom of the container, a flat bar loosely mounted in said recesses for pivotal movement from one straight side to the other straight side of each recess, and said display means extending at right angles from said flat bar.

4. A display container as in claim 3, wherein said display means includes a frame member extending from said flat bar, whereby a travel clock may be frictionally held in said frame member.

5. A display container as in claim 4, wherein said display means includes an annular watch band holder mounted on said display means, whereby a wrist watch may be mounted on said holder.

6. A display container as in claim 4, wherein said display means includes a rectangular base extending from said flat bar, means for frictionally mounting a travel clock on the upper face of said base, and means for slidably mounting photographs or the like on the under side of said base.

7. A display container as in claim 4, wherein said display means includes a pair of spaced arms extending from said flat bar, opposed grooves on said arms, and an article supporting plate slidable in said grooves.