Transparent hat box

Abstract

The Transparent Hot Box presented herein and illustrated by FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is comprised as follows. Case 2 is molded from a transparent plastic material with side walls extending upwardly from an octagon-shaped floor section, whereby said side walls form an octagonal-shaped box. Base 6 extends from the outer face of the case's floor section and features an octagon shape with outer dimensions which are slightly less that those of case 2. Lid 4 is also formed from an octagonal-shaped transparent plastic material with dimensions which approximates those of case 2. Lid 4 has an outer face that features a recessed center section corresponding to the size and shape of base 6, and inner face that corresponds closely to the anterior edge of said case's side walls. Handle 8 is composed of a flexible length of cord or plastic mounted onto the side of case 2 via removable retaining posts 12; said posts install into apertures 10 in the case's side walls.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is preceded by provisional patent (filed) which embodies the present design.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not Applicable REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE OR A COMPUTER LISTING COMPACT DISK APPENDIX [0003] Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] This invention is related to devices that provide storage and carrying devices for headwear. Past inventions have demonstrated a variety of headwear boxes that include the following designs. Kreuter D161,844 discloses a conical hatbox comprised of corresponding upper and lower halves. Miller U.S. Pat. No. 6,422,400 shows a rack for storing / displaying baseball-style caps featuring a translucent, cylindrical main section. Faulkstien U.S. Pat. No. 4,258,842 shows a collapsible square box for caps that features transparent windows. Hatcher U.S. Pat. No. 3,402,807 discloses a set of hat containers that can be stacked inside of a...

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Benefits of technology

[0005] The invention disclosed herein provides features not seen in prior art. This container features a unique octagonal shape that accommodates a wider range of hats than the aforementioned types of designs. The flat facets of the side walls allow containers to be packed tightly alongside each other (cylindrical containers slide away from each other when packed together tightly). This shape also allows the containers to be stored on their sides if desired (cylindrical containers will roll if used in this fashion). Unlike other designs it is completely transparent to allow identification and display of the contents and seals out moisture to prevent mildew. This invention is also stackable and can be easily carried.

Problems solved by technology

None of these references provide a headwear container that is simultaneously rigid, stackable, mildew resistant, completely transparent and capable of accommodating headwear of virtually any shape / size.

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