US2672706A - Combination container and television toy - Google Patents

Description

March 23, 1954 HAYLEY 2,672,706

COMBINATION CONTAINER AND TELEVISION TOY Filed Sept. 21, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 uuw L W115 a av March 23, 1954' Y, HAYLEY 2,672,706

COMBINATION CONTAINER AND TELEVISIOPX TOY Filed Sept. 21, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 V fm/ezzfvz Zea J23 Y2. 155755 Patented Mar. 23, 1954 COMBINATION CONTAINER AND TELEVISION TOY Lewis Y. L. Hayley, Hillside, Ill. Application September 21, 1951, Serial No. 247,733

5 Claims.

a My invention relates to a container and television toy and mor particularly to a merchandise container providing added interest and sales ap pea] by being usable as a toy after the merchandise is removed therefrom.

An object of my invention is to provide a novel arrangement in which a container for food or gum is employed as a viewing device for pictures.

A further object is to enable a display holder for a confection to be vision apparatus.

Another object is the provision of a food or gum container and a strip of pictures that are viewed by use of the container as a viewing device. The container and picture strip may constitute a novelty apparatus by which a child may pretend that he is viewing a television program.

Other objects and advantages of th invention will be apparent from the following description in which similar characters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view, with parts broken away, showing the novel assembly of the present invention comprising a gum or food container and a strip of pictures;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on a line 22 of Fig. 1 in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view showing the novel assembly of Fig. 1 used with a sheet having a pictorial background whereby a further novel assembly is formed;

Fig. 4 is an end elevational view of the assembly of Fig. 3, with parts cut away and in section as indicated Icy a line 4-4 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a rear perspective view of the assembly of Fig. 1, showing one mode of packaging the strip of pictures and the container, in which the strip is folded on the outside of the container;

Fig. 6 is a front perspective view, with parts cut away, of the assembly of Fig. 2, showing another mode of packaging the strip of pictures and the container, in which the strip is folded and placed within the container;

Fig. 7 is a rear perspective view of a portion of the assembly of Fig. 2, showing still another mode of packaging the strip of pictures and the container, in which the strip is rolled and placed in one end of the container;

Fig. 8 is a rear perspective view of the assembly of Fig. 1, showing a still further mode of packing the strip of pictures and the container, in which the strip extends into the container and is folded at the outside thereof; and

Fig. 9 is a sectional view illustrating how" the container, the picture strip, and the sheet,'co'mused as a simulated tele- 3 prising the assembly of Fig. 3 may be packaged.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, wherein exemplary embodiments of my invention are shown for illustrative purposes, the reference character l0 designates a box or container for food or gum which may be formed of a suitable material such as paper or cardboard. The container has a back II provided with upper and lower slots l2 and I3, and a front l4 having an opening across which a window I! 5 for viewing the contents of the container is attached. The window is made of a suitable transparent material such as cellophane. The container has upper and lower ends l6 and I1 which may be formed as flanged extensions of the container back II. The upper end I6 may be permanent and fixed to the front I 4 at the edge of the window l5. The lower end I! may be openable to facilitate removal of the contents of the container I0, and the front l4 may be recessed as at l8 to permit the end I! to be engaged in order to be opened.

In Figs; 1 and 2 the contents of the container have been removed, and a picture strip I9, which may be formed of paper, cloth, or other suitable material, has been inserted through the slots l2 and I3 in the container aback ll so as to extend into and out of the container. The upper end of the picture strip!!! is folded over and attached to itself to form a loop in which a cross strip- 20 is positioned. It is longer than the width of the picture strip l9 and the length of the slot l2 so as to prevent the upper end of the picture strip from being pulled into the container Hi. The cross strip also reinforces the upper end of the picture s'tripand facilitates holding of the picture strip by its upper end when the latter strip is pulled upward through the container. The lower end ofthe' picture strip 59 comes to a point as indicated at 20 to facilitate insertion of the picture strip through container slots l2 and 33. The lower end of the picture strip it may also be looped and provided with a similar cross strip if desired. The picture strip may carry suitable indicia to identify a television network or program at its upper end, a series of pictures therebelow which might'represent a series of images viewable'on a television screen, and a suitable designation at the lower end to signify the close of a television program. The window 15 serves as the television screen. The picture strip 19 may be pulled up through the container it, with the various pic tures on the strip-moving past the window it to be viewed therethrough as images on a television program. A somewhat different illusion is obtained if the picture strip is pulled down through the container, since the order of viewing the pictures through the container window l5 will be reversed. In this fashion a child or other person may play at operating a television set and view a television program.

Figs. 3 and 4 show a sheet 2| which may be associated with the container l and picture strip l9 of Figs. 1 and 2 to enable the user to imagine more easily that he is playing at television by use of the container and picture strip. The sheet may be made of paper, cardboard, or other suitable material. The sheet 2| has one side applied. to the container back I, this side bearing a pi e torial representation of a room in which a television set might be used. A television antenna appears to be positioned on top of the: container Ill. The pictorial representation might include a television set at the side of the container. 'Ihe sheet 2| has upper and lower slots 22 and 23 hich. r t w h h n ainer slo s: I12 and i3 and through which the picture strip I19: passes. I this way th pic ur r p helps t keep the. sheet 2| in contact with the. container Hi. If.

desired, the sheet may be actually fastened to the container.

Fig. 5 shows one mode in which the container H) with its food or gum pieces 24 may be packaged with the picture strip. IS. The picture strip. is completely withdrawn from the container and. lies folded against the container back, I, where it is held by a band 25- of paper. cardboard, or suitable material, which has its. ends secured to sides 26 of the container Hi. When the package. of," Fig. 5 is to be used as a. play television apparatus. the food or gum pieces 24 are withdrawn from the container H), and the pointed end 2.0. of: the picture strip 53 is inserted through the. container slot |2 into the container andthrough the container slot l3 out of the container and pulled down until the cross strip 20 is at the top of the container. Then the picture strip is pulled up as desired. Optionally the picture strip may also be, inserted through the slots 22; and 23 of the sheet 2| if the latter sheet with its roomv background is to. be employed.

Fig. 6 shows another mode of packaging in which the picture strip H! is folded; and placed within the container W at. the back I. l' thereof.

The food or gum pieces 24 are between the folded the container front [:4 so that through the window 15.. when 6 is to be, converted to a play television apparatus, the pieces 24- and the. folded strip is removed from the. container l fl, the strip If! is inserted into and out of. the con, tainer as described with reference to 5. Op! tionally the strip l9 may be inserted throu h the slots in the sheet 2| if it is to be employed.

Fig. 7 shows a third mode of packaging in which the picture strip is kept rolled up by an. ad? hesive piece 2'! and placed in the container HI, preferably at the end thereof away from the window l5 so as not to interfere with viewing of a piece of food or gum in the. container. the package of Fig. '7 is to be used as a play'television set, the rolled picture strip l9 and the food or gum pieces are taken out of the; box l0, tl' ev adhesive piece 21 is removed from thev picture. strip, and the strip is inserted into. and out, of the container ID as described with reference to Figs. 5 and 6. Optionally the. sheet 2| may be p ye nd in that event th picture strip will also be inserted through the slots- 22 and 23; in t e heetpicture strip and they can be seen the package of Fig.

In the package of Fig. 8 the picture strip I9 is already inserted into and out of the container slots l2 and I3, the lower end of the strip being looped and provided with a cross strip 28 like the cross piece 2| at the top end, and the greater portion of the picture strip being folded and held against the outside of the container back II y the b nd W the pa ka e of Fi 8 is to be converted to a play television apparatus, the food or gum pieces 24 are removed from the container l0, and the band 25 is loosened if the cross strip 2| on the picture strip I!) cannot otherwise pass beneath the band 25.

If. the sheet 2| with the room representation thereon is to be employed with the package of Fig. 8, the ends of the picture strip must be small enough to be inserted through the slots 22 and 23 in the sheet 2|. This may involve temporary removal of the cross strips and 28 or permanent removal thereof together with the loops on the. picture strip and perhaps shaping of one or both ends of the picture strip I 9 to a point as at 2|] in Figs. 1, 5, 6, and '7.

In Fig. 9 the sheet 23 forms part of the pack-- age that otherwise comprises the container ID, the, food or gum pieces 24, and the picture strip [9 which extends into and out of the container and lies folded at the rear of the container over the sheet 23. Thus the picture strip keeps the container and the sheet assembled. The sheet is folded at top, bottom, and sides on top of the folded exterior portion of the picture strip so as to conform to the size of the container III. The band keeps the sheet 23 and the picture strip I9 tightly folded against the container.

While I have illustrated preferred embodiments of my invention, many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not wish to be limited to.

the precise details of construction set forth, but. desire to avail myself of all. changes within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what- 12, claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A combined display carton for merchandise and amusement device comprising, in combination, a substantially rectangular carton having". front and rear walls spaced apart and which.

with relatively narrow sides and end closing parts normally constitute a shallow container of predetermined volume, said front wall having an opening therein of a height and width greater the Width of said relatively narrow sides and end closing parts and covered by transparent material and through which merchandise within the container is visibie from the exterior thereof, slots at opposite ends of the rear wall of the container and spaced outwardly from alignment with opposite edges of said covered opening, a. strip of flexible material.- longer than the space between the slots and of a width for threading through the slots so as to extend along the inner surface of, the rear wall and out through the slots at the opposite ends, said stri of flexible mate-. rial having printed frames thereon of a size comparable to that of the opening and successively visible therethrough after removal of the merchandise from the container and as the strip is pulled through the slots from end to end.

2. A combined display carton for merchandise and amusement device as defined in claim 1., and whe ein he s ip is old d externally f tne eonainer o as to 11c adjacent the exteriorof the rear wall thereof and within the side and end limits of the container.

3. A combined amusement device and display carton for merchandise comprising, in combination, a carton type of container having two relatively large walls in opposed relationship and a window in one of said walls which is of substantial size compared to the area of the wall and through which merchandise is visible when housed therein, said container having substantially parallel narrow slots in the wall thereof which is opposite the one having the window therein, said slots being spaced apart and at positions outside of alignment with opposite edges of the window, a strip of flexible material narrower than the container in a direction longitudinal of the slots and having indicia thereon for viewing through the window after the removal of the merchandise from the container, said slots being of a length for receiving said strip of flexible material when threaded therethrough so that a portion of the strip between the slots is visible through the window after the removal of merchandise from the container, and said strip being longer than the space between the slots.

4. A combined amusement device and display carton for merchandise as defined in claim 3, and wherein said strip of flexible material is folded so as to be shorter than the container'in a direction lateral to the slots, and wherein a fastening element is utilized for securing the strip to the exterior of the container.

5. A combined amusement device and display carton for merchandise as defined in claim 3, and wherein said strip of flexible material is rolled and placed within the container at one end thereof.

LEWIS Y. L. HAYLEY.

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