Gift box with special effects

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9624014-B2
Application number	US-201615165370-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2016
Priority date	Jan 20, 2015
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

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.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

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.

Assignees

• American Greetings Corp

Inventors

• Marsh Allison

Classifications

• F21V23/04

  the elements being switches (safety devices F21V25/00) · CPC title

• B65D5/425

  Decoration elements · CPC title

• F21W2121/00

  Use or application of lighting devices or systems for decorative purposes, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00 · CPC title

• F21V33/0056

  Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers · CPC title

• B65D51/248 Primary

  the closure being provided with transient audible or visual signaling means, e.g. for indicating dispensing, or other illuminating or acoustic devices, e.g. whistles (B65D55/026, B65D55/028 take precedence; for indicating incorrect storage B65D79/02) · CPC title