Patent · US Expired

Boxes for storage forming a wall puzzle

US5249802A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
15References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1990
Grant dateOct 5, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 23, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S273/30
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A decorative receptacle for storing pieces of an unassembled puzzle on a wall which has a top portion and a cooperatively interfitting bottom portion in a spaced-apart relation; the top portion having a flat surface and four upright sides defining a downwardly opening recess; the bottom portion having a flat surface and four upright sides defining an upwardly opening recess whereby the sides of the bottom portion cooperatively fit within the sides of the top portion, keeping the bottom portion and the top portion in a spaced-apart relation and defining a hollow space of predetermined height, length and width for storing pieces of an unassembled puzzle therein. The top portion is attached to the wall and the bottom portion carries the decorative display surface that faces outward from the wall.

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