Product display container

Abstract

The present invention is a multi-use, attractive, flexible and affordable gift container to pack several items into a single packaged product or gift and to display labels and photos. The present invention is adaptable because it allows its users to add compartments as needed to accommodate packing a plurality of items into one or more stackable and add-on containers for placement into a larger host vessel or as a stand-along product display arrangement. The present invention will aid consumers and retailers in packing a more efficient and creative product arrangement of gift and retail items. Thus, the present invention is adaptable for many types and sizes of items for sales promotion, gift giving and product appeal. Furthermore, the present invention reduces waste by providing its recipients with extended use for storage of many various office and household items.

Claims

1. A shaped host compartment container for packing multiple items into a single display container comprising: a shaped host container, said shaped host container having an opening and a sealed base; said shaped host container having a top surface edge at its opening; said shaped host container having its opening being either one of a threaded and a nonthreaded opening; a shaped compartment container, said shaped compartment container having a top and a bottom; said shaped compartment container having a sealed base at the bottom and an opening at the top; said shaped compartment container having a sealed base and either one of a screw-on and a push-in bottom surface extending from its sealed base; said shaped compartment container having either one of a screw-on and a push-in top surface edge; a shaped compartment container shell; said shaped compartment container shell having a top surface edge and a bottom surface edge; said shaped compartment container shell having open ends; said shaped compartment container shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface; said shaped compartment container shell having either one of a threaded arrangement and a nonthreaded arrangement; two shaped compartment connector cavities; each said shaped compartment connector cavity having a top and a bottom; each said shaped compartment connector cavity having a sealed base at its bottom and an opening at its top; each said shaped compartment connector cavity having a first interior wall extending from its base to form a cavity and further; each said shaped compartment connector cavity having a second exterior wall extending from its base; said first interior wall having an inside surface and an outside surface; said second exterior wall having an inside surface and an outside surface; wherein said first interior wall outside surface faces said second exterior wall inside surface; wherein said first interior wall and said second exterior wall form a gap between the outside surface of said first interior wall and the inside surface of said second exterior wall to form a double walled cavity; each said shaped compartment connector cavity first interior wall surface and second exterior wall surface are either one of a threaded and a nonthreaded surface; each said shaped compartment connector cavity sealed base has either one of a threaded hole and a nonthreaded hole at the center of its base, whereby two compartment connector cavities are joined using any one of adhesive, a screw and a plug; a shaped material sheet; said shaped material sheet having a top surface edge and a bottom surface edge; said shaped material sheet having a right surface edge and a left surface edge, whereby joining said right surface edge and said left surface edge form the shape of the shaped material sheet; said shaped material sheet is insertable at either one of its top surface edge and its bottom surface edge into any one of the shaped host container, the shaped compartment container, one of the shaped compartment connector cavity, the shaped compartment container shell, and the second shaped material sheet; and whereby said shaped material sheet is placed inside said shaped material sheet to form a gap between the two shaped material sheets; said gap between the two shaped material sheets forms an opening for insertion of either one of a shaped compartment container and one shaped compartment connector cavity; a host vessel; said host vessel having a top and a bottom; said host vessel having an upper surface wall opening; said host vessel upper surface wall opening has an outer surface edge; said host vessel having an interior compartment area within its wall opening; said outer surface edge of said host vessel upper surface wall opening is insertable into the gap of the first interior wall and the second exterior wall of one said shaped compartment connector cavity; wherein said shaped host compartment container for packing multiple items into a single container is achieved by connecting said shaped host container, said shaped compartment container, said shaped compartment container shell, said shaped compartment connector cavities, said shaped material sheet, and said shaped host vessel.

2. A shaped host compartment container for packing multiple items into a single container as claimed in claim 1, and further wherein said shaped host container, said shaped compartment container, said shaped compartment container shell, said shaped compartment connector cavities, and said shaped material sheet are each in the shape of any one of round, oval, rectangle, polygon, heart, square, cross, jewel, star and triangle.

3. A shaped host compartment container for packing multiple items into a single container as claimed in claim 1, and further wherein said shaped host container, said shaped compartment container, said shaped compartment container shell, said shaped compartment connector cavities, and said shaped material sheets are constructed from shapeable material.

4. A shaped host compartment container for packing multiple items into a single container as claimed in claim 1, and further, wherein said shaped compartment container is in the shape of any one of a bowl, a cup and a cavity, and wherein said bowl, cup and cavity are in the shape of any one of round, oval, rectangle, polygon, heart, square, cross, jewel, star and triangle.

5. A shaped host compartment container as claimed in claim 4 and further wherein said shaped compartment container has either one of a screw-on and a push-in top surface edge; wherein said push-in top surface edge comprises a folded lip; whereby said folded lip is sandwiched between any one of the bottom surface edge of said shaped compartment container shell; the top surface edge of said shaped compartment container shell; the top surface edge of said shaped material sheet; the bottom surface edge of said shaped material sheet; the gap between said two shaped material sheets; the gap between the first interior wall and the second exterior wall of one said compartment connector cavity; and the upper surface wall opening of said host vessel.

6. A shaped host compartment container as claimed in claim 4 and further wherein said shaped compartment container has either one of a screw-on and a push-in bottom surface edge.

7. A shaped host compartment container as claimed in claim 1 and further wherein each said shaped compartment connector cavity comprises said first interior wall and said second exterior wall forming said gap for insertion of any one or more of said shaped compartment container; said shaped material sheet; said shaped host vessel; and said shaped compartment container shell.

8. A shaped host compartment container for packing multiple items into a single container as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shaped host vessel is any one of a mug, cup, box, pail, basket, bucket, bowl, and a vase.

9. A method of making the shaped host compartment container of claim 1 for packing multiple items into a single product display container comprises the steps of connecting said shaped host container; said shaped compartment container; said shaped compartment connector cavities; said shaped material sheet; said shaped compartment container shell; and said host vessel.

Description

DRAWINGSFIGURES

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective front-view of a product display arrangement comprising a mug, two compartment connector cavities, and a compartment container for closure. The mug is connected to the product display container using the push-on feature of the compartment closure cavities interior walls.

(2) FIG. 2 is a perspective front-view of a product display arrangement comprising a mug, two compartment connector cavities, and a compartment container for closure. The mug is connected to the product display container using the push-on feature of the compartment closure cavities interior walls. A sealed bottom host compartment container has been inserted into the interior walls of the upper compartment connector cavity. A separate compartment connector cavity is at the top of the product display for closure.

(3) FIG. 3 is a perspective front-side view of a closed bottom host container (4), a opened ended host container shell formed with material sheets, and a connector compartment cavity. FIG. 3 depicts the use a connector compartment cavity as a closure for the host container by push-in insertion.

(4) FIG. 4 is a perspective front-side view how to connect two compartment connector cavities (39) using a screw or plug to join the connectors at the center as shown below the connectors. The top compartment connector has an interior threaded wall and the bottom compartment connector has a smooth interior wall.

(5) FIG. 5 is a perspective front-side view showing an alternative assembly of the present invention using a threaded host container (7) to form a taller version of the present invention using same two, compartment connector cavities described in FIG. 4.

(6) FIG. 5A is a perspective front-side view showing the present invention using two compartment connector cavities, joined by screw, and the insertion of a push in host compartment container with a sealed bottom.

(7) FIG. 6 is a perspective front-side view of two shaped compartment connector cavities and two shaped host compartment containers and shows how where to attached the shaped host containers using the arrows.

(8) FIG. 7 is a perspective front-side view of the additional shapes of a compartment connector cavity and their insertion points. FIG. 7 also show the upper edge of other shaped compartment containers and their double walled insertion point for building the present invention for a cross, jewel and start, which may be connected in the same manner as the square and diamond connectors (2) or by adhesion.

(9) FIG. 8 is a perspective front-side view of cylinder shaped host compartments containers formed using two material sheets and their potential insertion points. The compartment containers shown have a folded lip for push in insertion of the compartment containers to connect the close the host compartment container shell at the top and the bottom.

(10) FIG. 9 is a perspective front-view of a product arrangement using the present invention.

(11) FIG. 10 is a perspective front-view of another product arrangement using larger compartment connectors to host a large mug and bible and photos. The compartment containers shown have threaded openings and bases for connection to each other and a larger host container with top and bottom threaded openings. This figure also shows the use of clear sheet material (14) inserted into the interior walls of the displayed host compartment cylinder for photo insertion. FIG. 12 is a perspective front-side view of a circle removable host container with four compartments.

(12) FIG. 11 is a perspective front-side view of a round/cylinder host container with exterior threaded openings and host compartment containers with closed bases and threaded openings. FIG. 11 also depicts varied assemblies using the container shown.

(13) FIG. 12 is a reproduction of FIG. 10 with references and a butterfly on an upside down a clear host compartment container inserted into the upper cavity of the top compartment cavity with a butterfly for decoration at the top. Note that the arrangement of the present invention is this figure contains four compartment connector cavities (two joined sets) and a formed compartment container shells inserted into the interior walls of both connected compartment cavities for the additional display of literature and a bookmark. Also the bottom open edge of the compartment connector cavity is attached to the mug using the interior walls of the compartment connector cavity. This arrangement is representative of creativity how creative a user of the present invention can be to display multiple products in a display tower or arrangement.

(14) FIG. 13 is a perspective front-side view showing another arrangement of using screw-on compartment containers and a threaded cylinder at both openings of a host compartment container.

(15) FIG. 14 is a perspective front-side view of another use of the present invention as referenced.

(16) FIG. 15 is a perspective front-side view of use and packaging of the present invention using a different combination of compartment containers and formed sheet material.

(17) FIG. 16 is a perspective front-side view of the compartment containers with a bowl inside the bottom of the host container enclosed by two joined compartment containers to form a separate container and second joined compartment container at the top of the host container to form another removable compartment container. Each compartment container and the host container is filled with different gift items.

(18) FIG. 17 is a perspective front-side view of yet another use of the present invention.

(19) FIG. 18 is a perspective front-side view of how to assembly the invention for insertion of taller formed compartment material sheets for to display literature and other items.

(20) FIG. 19 is a perspective front-side view of a different assembly of the present invention.

(21) FIG. 20 is a perspective front-side view of how to assembly the invention for insertion of taller shaped formed compartment material sheets using shaped compartment connector cavities.

(22) FIG. 21 is a perspective front-side view of a food product arrangement using the present invention.

(23) FIG. 22 is a perspective front-side view of how to several assembly alternatives and uses of the present invention.

(24) FIG. 23 is a perspective front-side view of yet another use of the present invention inserted into a mug with surrounding items.

(25) FIG. 24 is a perspective front-side view of another assembly and use of both a sealed bottom host container and a formed host container shell to add more product capacity using compartment connector cavities.

(26) FIG. 25 is a perspective front-side view of yet another use of the present invention using shaped compartment containers and shaped compartment connector cavities in color and placeable into a mug and with a mug inside a larger assembly of the present invention.

(27) FIG. 26, is a perspective front-side view of yet another use of the present invention inserted into a mug with surrounding items.

(28) FIG. 27 is a perspective front-side view of yet another use of the present invention using sealed bottom shaped compartment containers wherein the base is attached using yet another type of shaped compartment containers using material sheets as described in the specification. Also shown is a preconfigured material sheet for use with the present invention and the use of adhesive to secure a formed material sheet to a folded lip, host compartment container at the base of a material sheet.

(29) FIG. 28 is a perspective front-side view of yet another use of the present invention using referenced components.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

(30) 1 Edge of a shaped or formed host or compartment container 2 Shaped compartment container with folder lip 3 Secured base or bottom of a shaped host container 4 Shaped host container with secured base or bottom 5 Shaped formed material sheets 6 Folds in formed material sheet (5) for making a shaped host container 7 Shaped host container with a threaded edge 8 Open ended shaped host container shell using material sheets (5) 9 Shaped host compartment container bowl with screw on opening (male or female) 10 Mug 11 Flowers 12 Bookmark 13 Cross 14 Two formed shaped compartment container shells with one inside the other to create gap 15 Candle 16 Bible, Book, Journal, or Literature 17 Ribbon 18 Lantern 19 Angel figurine 20 Clear wrapping paper 21 Threaded edge of a shaped bowl compartment container 22 Round compartment container with screw-on base and screw on opening 23 Screw-on lip for large host container 24 Mug bowl 25 Threaded edge of a shaped host container 26 Threaded edge of a compartment connector cavity 27 Angel 28 Heart shaped host compartment container with mug inside 29 Heart shaped host compartment container, colored material 30 Clear flexible sheet material 31 Adhesive 32 Push-in base of a host compartment container (14) 33 Push-in fold over edge of a host compartment container (2) 34 Push-in male or female base of a non-screw compartment container (2) 35 Bow 36 Bread or Croissants inside two joined compartment containers 37 Broccoli in rice inside two joined compartment containers 38 Compartment connector cavity, threaded interior wall 39 Compartment connector cavity, unthreaded 40 Compartment connector cavities joined by interior screw 41 Threaded interior wall of a compartment connector cavity 38 and 39 42 Double wall of a compartment connector cavity with opening between walls 43 Base of compartment connector cavities 38 or 39 44 Screw hole 45 Screw 46 Bowl 47 Candy or Gum 48 Keys 49 Fish 50 Eggs 52 Butterfly 53 Clear Bottom of a shaped host container turned upside down