Packing box of playing cards

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10143911-B2
Application number	US-201715638904-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2017
Priority date	Aug 5, 2012
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

A packing box for packaging of playing cards has, in an assembled state, a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with six faces including front and rear faces, right and left side faces, and top and bottom faces. The packing box includes cut lines in two locations at a predetermined interval in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the rectangular parallelepiped, and a central band in a portion defined by the cut lines provided in the two locations. The right and left side faces of the packing box can be removed along the cut lines such that side edges of the playing cards within the packing box are exposed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A package for packaging of playing cards, the package having, in an assembled state, a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with six faces including front and rear faces, right and left side faces, and top and bottom faces, the package comprising:
one or more cut-off lines, each of which is formed by parallel cut lines in a longitudinal direction of the rectangular parallelepiped, allowing the detachment of at least one of the left side face or the right side face of the package so as to partially expose the playing cards contained in the package; and
a mark indicating the top face of the package or a correct orientation of the playing cards so that an index surface of each playing card, on which an index is printed, is not exposed in an upward direction of the playing cards when at least one of the left or right side face of the package is detached,
wherein, when the at least one of the left or right side face of the package is detached, the package is configured to receive a cut card inserted into the at least one of the left side face or the right side face of the package perpendicular to the one or more cut-off lines.

2. The package according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of step marks showing each of the steps for removing the package.

3. The package according to claim 1 , further comprising an ID code being unique to each set of the playing cards.

4. The package according to claim 3 , further comprising a bar code for indicating the ID code.

5. The package according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first cut-off line, which is one of the one or more cut-off lines, for allowing the detachment of the left side face of the package; and
a second cut-off line, which is another of the one or more cut-off lines, for allowing the detachment of the right side face of the package.

Assignees

• Angel Playing Cards Co Ltd
• Angel Playing Cards Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shigeta Yasushi

Classifications

• A63F1/062 Primary

  Boxes or cases for cards · CPC title

• A63F2250/58

  Antifraud or preventing misuse · CPC title

• A63F2009/242

  Bar codes · CPC title

• B65D75/54

  Cards, coupons or other inserts or accessories · CPC title

• A63F1/14

  Card dealers · CPC title