Album slip case with transparent display wall and display retainer
US6202838A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 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 structure opposite an open end to the shell. At least one transparent display panel is formed in the shell, and preferably the shell is formed from a single sheet of transparent stock. 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 transparent display panel wall. The display retainer preferably extends beyond the display wall to extend across another of the inner shell surfaces immediately adjacent thereto. A visual display sheet, such as a photographic print, is located between the transparent display wall and the display retainer. The display sheet may be merely inserted in between the transparent display wall and the display retainer, or it may be mounted upon either the retainer or the inner surface of the transparent display panel wall. In any of these arrangements the display retainer presses against the visual display sheet to hold it firmly against the central area of the display wall. The visual display sheet th…
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