Card and gift box combination

• US 6,070,719 A
• Filed: 07/01/1999
• Issued: 06/06/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Christopher S. Pollock
• Original Assignee: Christopher S. Pollock
• Inventors: Pollock, Christopher S.
• Primary Examiner(s): FIDEI, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US09/347,595
• Time in Patent Office: 341 Days
• Field of Search: 206/232, 206/459.5, 229/92.8, 229/162, 40/312, 40/313
• US Class Current: 206/232
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/04 Foldable or multi-part cards or sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4204 Inspection openings or windows
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4237 located in a compartment formed by a container wall and additional panel or panels formed integrally with the container

Abstract

A greeting card and gift box combination made from a single sheet of cardboard-like box stock having a gift box member with a window for viewing a gift mounted therein, a greeting message on the gift box member above the window, a greeting card front flap hindedly attached to a side of the gift box member, an envelop cover integrated into the front flap to selectively hide a greeting or message viewable through a frame or window in the outside panel of the front flap, and a gift mount system for mounting a gift within the gift box member.

Claims

1. A greeting card and gift box combination, comprising:

a gift box member;

an envelope member hingedly attached to said gift box member along a side thereof; and

a gift mount secured within a compartment of said gift box member;

said envelope member including a front flap, a slot formed in said flap and a cover member, said front flap presenting a window through which a first indicia is viewable and said cover member adapted to be slidably inserted and withdrawn from said slot to selectively hide and expose said first indicia at said window;

said gift box member having a front surface with a second indicia thereon and an opening formed therethrough presenting a second window for viewing a gift mounted to said gift mount, said second indicia and said opening being viewable when said envelope member is opened.

2. A greeting card and gift box combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein:

said envelope member further comprises a second slot opposite said slot;

said second slot adapted to slideably accept a greeting card having a front cover wherein said greeting card front cover is viewable through said front flap window.

3. A greeting card and gift box combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gift box member and said envelope member are formed from a one-piece foldable blank.

4. A greeting card and gift box combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gift box member, said envelope member and said gift mount are formed from a one-piece foldable blank.

5. A greeting card and gift box combination as claimed in claim 1 wherein said envelope member further comprises an inside surface having a third indicia thereon, said third indicia being viewable when said envelope member is opened.

6. A greeting card and gift box combination comprising:

a one-piece blank foldable to form a gift box member and an envelope member hingedly attached to said gift box member along a side thereof;

a plurality of gift mounts for selectively securing at least one of said gift mounts within a compartment of said gift box member;

said envelope member having a front flap, a slot formed in said flap and a cover member, said front flap presenting a window through which a first indicia is viewable and said cover member adapted to be slideably inserted and withdrawn from said slot to selectively hide and expose said first indicia at said window;

said gift box member having a front surface with a second indicia thereon and an opening formed therethrough presenting a second window for viewing a gift mounted to an at least one of said gift mounts secured therein; and

said envelope member being pivotal between a closed position in which said member covers said gift box member front surface and an open position in which said second indicia and said opening being viewable.

7. A greeting card and gift box combination as claimed in claim 6 wherein at least one of said gift mounts is part of said one-piece blank.

8. A greeting card and gift box combination as claimed in claim 6 wherein said first indicia and said second indicia are birthday greetings.

9. A greeting card and gift box combination as claimed in claim 6 wherein said envelope member further comprises an inside surface having a third indicia thereon, said third indicia being viewable when said envelope member is in said open position.

10. A one-piece combined greeting card and gift package blank comprising:

a rectangular front panel having an aperture therein;

a rectangular bottom panel foldably connected to said front panel along a lower horizontal fold line;

a rectangular top panel foldably connected to said front panel along an upper horizontal fold line spaced from said bottom panel;

a top panel flap foldably connected to said top panel along an upper horizontal fold line spaced from said front panel;

a front panel adhesive flap foldably connected to said front panel along a vertical fold line;

a first rectangular side panel foldably connected to said front panel along a vertical fold line spaced from said front panel flap;

a first side panel lower tab foldably connected to said first side panel along a lower horizontal fold line;

a first side panel upper tab foldably connected to said first side panel along an upper horizontal fold line spaced from said first side panel lower tab;

a rectangular back panel foldably connected to said first side panel along a vertical fold line spaced from said front panel;

a second rectangular side panel foldably connected to said rear panel along a vertical fold line spaced from said first side panel;

a second side panel lower tab foldably connected to said second side panel along a lower horizontal fold line;

a second side panel upper tab foldably connected to said second side panel along an upper fold line spaced from said second side panel lower tab;

a rectangular front cover panel foldably connected to said second side panel along a vertical fold line spaced from said back panel, said front cover panel having an aperture therein;

a front cover flap foldably connected to said front cover along a lower horizontal fold line;

a rectangular front message panel foldably connected to said front cover panel along an upper horizontal fold line spaced from said front cover flap; and

a rectangular cover panel having a tap protruding from a vertical free edge, said cover panel adapted to cover said front panel aperture.

11. A one-piece combined greeting card and gift package blank as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a rectangular gift shelf having a first and a second vertical spaced-apart fold line;

a first and a second gift shelf adhesive flaps foldably connected to said gift shelf first and second vertical fold lines respectively; and

said gift shelf adapted to be adhesively secured to said first and second side panels.

12. A one-piece combined greeting card and gift package blank as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a gift mount box adapted to be adhesively secured to said rear panel.

13. A one-piece combined greeting card and gift package blank as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a bottom panel flap foldably connected to said bottom panel along a horizontal fold line spaced from said front panel.

14. A one-piece combined greeting card and gift package blank as claimed in claim 10 further comprising:

a rectangular rear gift panel foldably connected to said bottom panel along a horizontal fold line spaced from said front panel;

a rectangular shelf gift panel foldably connected to said rear gift panel along a horizontal fold line spaced from said bottom panel;

a shelf gift panel adhesive flap foldable connected along a horizontal fold line spaced from said shelf gift panel, said shelf gift flap adapted to be adhesively secured to said front panel below said front panel aperture.