An apparatus is provided having an open configuration and a closed configuration. The apparatus includes, while in the closed configuration, a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, a fourth panel, a fifth panel, and a sixth panel that together create a box partially enclosing a void space. The first panel is rotatably coupled to the fifth panel and the sixth panel, the second panel is rotatably coupled to the fourth panel and the sixth panel, and the third panel is rotatably coupled to the fourth panel and the fifth panel. The apparatus opens from the closed configuration to present the contents therein through a single degree-of-freedom mechanism where the first, second, and third panels become perpendicular to the fourth, fifth, and sixth panels while the fourth, fifth, and sixth panels become aligned in a same plane.

A method of forming a packaging box and disposing at least one bed linen in the packaging box. Forming the packaging box to have a back panel, four side panels, a first front panel, and a second front panel attached to one of the side panels. Configuring the first front panel to have an aperture and to be an interior panel enclosed within the packaging box when the packaging box is in a closed configuration. Configuring the second front panel to fold relative to a side panel such that it is an exterior front panel in the closed configuration. Configuring the exterior front panel to include an exterior side panel and configuring the exterior side panel to lay adjacent a side panel in the closed configuration. Configuring the exterior side panel to include an attachment device securing the exterior side panel to the adjacent side panel in the closed configuration.

A multi-compartment insulated container holder includes a body with an upper section for a beverage container or vessel and a lower section configured for receiving a personal item, such as a smokeless tobacco product container. The upper and lower sections are magnetically connected.

Disclosed is a reusable flat envelope bag, such as a flat mail envelope, which comprises an envelope body defining a pouch, the envelope body having an opening at one end or one side to access the pouch, at least one wrist strap attachable to the envelope body by which wrist strap the envelope can be reused as a bag or wristlet. The reusable flat envelope bag may optionally include one or more handles.

A bottle holder for a water sports board is disclosed. The bottle holder includes a female portion arranged for attachment to a water sports board, the female portion having sloped annular receiving surfaces surrounding a permanent magnet. A male portion is arranged to be fixed to a water bottle. The male portion has sloped annular projections arranged to engage with the female portions, enabling the bottle to be held in position by threaded engagement and by magnetic attraction simultaneously.

A cigarette valet including a base portion having a pair of opposed side walls, a pair of opposed end walls extending therebetween, a top wall, and an opposed bottom wall, wherein the base portion defines an interior compartment, one of the side walls includes a first flange defining a first recess, and one of the end walls includes a second flange defining a second recess, and a substantially-triangular receptacle including a first flange and a second flange that are slidably received in the first recess and the second recess, and a drawer that is slidably disposed within the interior compartment of the base portion.

The present invention is directed to a magnetic drinking cup, containing magnetic and metal components. Many cups known in the prior art have screw top lids, which have tight and narrow crevices making the cleaning process cumbersome. If not cleaned immediately after use, it becomes challenging to remove the debris remaining in the cup, and in the crevices of the lid. These crevices create a trap for bacteria and mold. The same issues can arise with reusable straws. There are not many tools on the market that can clean a straw thoroughly from top to bottom. If all contents are not removed from the straw, then it becomes a petri dish of bacteria; and if moisture remains, then mold will have the ability to grow. This invention provides fewer areas where bacteria and mold can flourish due to a magnetic seal instead of a screw top seal.

An appliance containment device may include a shell having a shell floor and a shell wall, and a cover having a cover floor and a cover wall. The cover wall and shell wall may be coupled together. A first mat may be coupled to the cover floor. A container cavity for receiving portions of an appliance may be formed above the cover floor and shell floor, and the cavity may be bounded horizontally by the shell wall and cover wall. Lower portions of an appliance may be positioned in the container cavity. Optionally, the device may include an encasement which may be positioned around the upper portions of the appliance with lower portions of the encasement extending into the container cavity, thereby allowing the device to encase the appliance within the shell, cover, and encasement.

The invention relates generally a device that authenticates a user, operator, or object using multiple factors, thus decreasing the likelihood of unauthorized use. These factors preferably are independent from each other and difficult to defeat. By combining a mechanical key with a number of physically unclonable functions (PUF), the resulting system may be impossible to duplicate or defeat. The addition of the PUF can be deployed to mechanical keys or RFID's of different types without reducing the functionality of the first factors operation.

Wine and liquor bottles have a shrink-wrap seal, or other type, that is applied to the cap/cork end of the bottle. This seal material can be loaded with randomly magnetized particles, such as flakes of an alloy of neodymium, iron, and boron (NdFeB). The randomly magnetized particles provide a unique unclonable magnetic fingerprint to the bottle. The magnetic field may be recorded for one or more circumferential bands around the surface of the bottle's neck and used as a magnetic fingerprint to authenticate the bottle. Authentication can be performed by inserting the bottle in an appropriate fixture, which measures the magnetic fingerprint.