Gift display box

• US 7,634,895 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2006
• Issued: 12/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael L.F. Chan
• Original Assignee: Michael L.F. Chan
• Inventors: Chan, Michael L. F.
• Primary Examiner(s): DESAI, HEMANT
• Application Number:
  US11/460,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20060272962A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,243 Days
• Field of Search: 534/49, 531/333, 531/352, 531/361, 531/363, 531/364, 531/365, 206/736, 206/772, 206/774, 206/775, 206/776, 206/232, 206/457
• US Class Current: 53/449
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4204 Inspection openings or windows

Abstract

A device for display and mailing of a gift. The device includes an inner gift holding box having a transparent top surface through which a display item could be viewed. This inner gift box is inserted into an outer mailing box. When the gift holding box is nested into the outer mailing box, the gift may still be viewed through a cutout on the top of outer mailing box. An opaque panel is inserted inside the outer mailing box over the transparent top surface of inner gift holding box. This panel allows the mailing box to be shipped without showing the contents of the box.

Claims

1. A method for displaying and mailing a gift article comprising the following steps:

packaging a gift article in a closed inner box of rectangular cross section in top view having a bottom wall, opposing end walls, and a transparent top wall exposing the gift article to viewing from outside the inner box;

folding a single sheet of box material to form a six-sided outer box having foldable end flaps, a back side and a front side, wherein sender and recipient identifications are on the back side and a cutout region is on the front side, displaying the gift article by inserting the inner box in the outer box with said transparent top wall of the inner box facing towards the cutout in the outer box such that the gift article of the inner package is visible through the cutout and the transparent top wall of the inner box;

then packaging the inner box snugly within the outer box by changing the orientation of the inner box such that said transparent top wall of the inner box faces away from the cutout in the outer box, thus blocking the visibility of the gift article of the inner box through the cutout in the outer box at the time of mailing, closing the end flaps further blocking visibility of the end walls of the inner box; and

mailing the outer box.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the gift article is a mounted on a card arranged to be visible in the inner box through said transparent top wall therein.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising displaying the gift article mounted on a card in the closed inner box before blocking the visibility of the inner box.