IP Library Granted Patent US 9,624,014
Granted Patent B2
US 9,624,014 · App. 15/165,370 · Granted Apr 18, 2017

Gift box with special effects

Inventor: Allison Marsh (Olmsted Township, OH)
Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
B65D51/245B65D5/425B65D51/248F21V23/04F21V33/0056B65D2203/12F21W2121/00
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Patent No.
US 9,624,014
App. No.
15/165,370
Granted
Apr 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention is directed to a gift box for presenting a gift or other item to a recipient. The gift box contains various electronic components contained in some portion of the box which are used to effect, movement, sound, light or other special effects. The box may have one or more special effects which can be triggered automatically or by interaction with a user or gift box recipient.

Claims (15)

1. A gift box comprising:

a box base having an empty interior space for receiving a gift item therein, the box base created by four side panels and a floor panel;

a box lid operative to fit over the box base and closing the empty interior space therein, the box lid having one or more shaped openings on a top surface thereof;

at least one hidden cavity contained within the box lid;

a three-dimensional design which protrudes upward from the top surface of the box lid through the one or more shaped openings on the top surface of the box lid;

one or more lights contained beneath the three-dimensional design;

a light module contained within the at least one hidden cavity, the light module operative to illuminate the one or more lights upon activation;

a switch operative to activate the light module.

2. The gift box of claim 1 further comprising a sound module operative to store and playback at least one audio file through a speaker.

3. The gift box of claim 2 , wherein the switch is operative to control activation of the sound module.

4. The gift box of claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional design is made of silicone.

5. The gift box of claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional design is transparent.

6. The gift box of claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional design is translucent.

7. The gift box of claim 1 , wherein the box lid is permanently attached to the box base along one side edge.

8. The gift box of claim 1 , wherein the switch is a press button switch.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045915/0841 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION; AGC HOLDINGS, LLC; AGC, LLC; AGCM, INC.; A.G.C. INVESTMENTS, INC.; A.G. EUROPE, INC.; A.G. INDUSTRIES, INC.; AG INTERACTIVE, INC.; A.G. (UK), INC.; AGP KIDS, INC.; CARDSTORE, INC. FORMERLY KNOWN AS PHOTOWORKS, INC.; CARLTON CARDS RETAIL, INC.; CREATACARD, INC.; CREATACARD INTERNATIONAL LEASING INC.; CLOUDCO, INC.; CUSTOM HOLDINGS, INC.; GIBSON GREETINGS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; JOHN SANDS (AUSTRALIA) LTD.; JOHN SANDS (N.Z.) LTD.; JOHN SANDS HOLDING CORP.; MEMPHIS PROPERTY CORPORATION; MIDIRINGTONES, LLC; PAPYRUS-RECYCLED GREETINGS, INC.; PLUS-MARK LLC, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PLUS MARK, INC.; THOSE CHARACTERS FROM CLEVELAND, INC.; PRGCO, LLC; RPG HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 045917/0006 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 12, 2018
From: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045307/0476 →
Continuity (3)
Division 15000536 · Jan 19, 2016
Provisional Application 62105268 · Jan 20, 2015
Related Publication 20160272386A1 · Sep 22, 2016