Album slip case with display retainer
US6010000A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB42D3/045
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A photo album case or other storage container is formed with an outer shell having laterally enclosing walls and an end panel opposite an open end to the shell. At least one display panel is formed in the shell and a window is defined in the display panel. A stiff, inner display retainer is inserted into the open end of the shell and fits into the storage cavity defined within the shell. The display retainer conforms to the shape of at least the display panel wall. The display retainer extends beyond the display wall to extend across another of the inner surfaces immediately adjacent thereto. A visual display sheet, such as a photographic print, is located between the display wall and the display retainer. The display sheet may be merely inserted in between the display wall and the display retainer, or it may be mounted upon either the retainer or the inner surface of the display panel wall. In any of these arrangements the display retainer presses against the inner surface of the display wall and against another of the inner surfaces of the shell immediately adjacent thereto. The retainer thereby hold the visual display sheet firmly against the inner surface of the display wall in…
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