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Play box with multiple configuration capabilityRelated Patent Categories: Envelopes, Wrappers, And Paperboard Boxes, Paperboard Box, Decoration Or Novelty FeaturePlay box with multiple configuration capability description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060219764, Play box with multiple configuration capability. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a play box, preferably of cardboard, having the capability of being folded and attached in different configurations with labels that represent various articles. BACKGROUND [0002] Cardboard boxes have long been a favourite toy for young children. Invariably when large cardboard boxes are left in a house after a move or the purchase of large items such as television sets, young children begin to investigate the possibilities of converting these boxes into play items. Generally a large cardboard box is turned over and an entrance opening is carved in one end. Frequently, several such boxes are used in combination to provide a greater complexity and variety to such an assembly. The use of cardboard boxes by young children and the challenge of developing various types of assemblies stimulates the creativity and imagination. However, even though such boxes are popular and provide an ideal product for stimulating the creativity of a child, they have a number of practical problems. Firstly, they are not easily stored and reused. Secondly, such boxes are generally available in the house only during the rare occasions of a move or after the purchase of a large item. Thirdly, there is a limitation to the multiplicity of configurations available for each cardboard box. Finally any conversion into a play item requires cutting and possibly taping. Such cutting and taping invariably requires the assistance of an adult both for the planning and the execution. Cutting cardboard is dangerous as it is very easy to self-inflict serious cuts. Taping is also a type of task usually requiring adult help as it requires not only selection of the correct type of tape but also skill in the placement of the tape without having the tape sticking to itself. [0003] Finally, large cardboard boxes (as well as smaller ones) are often dirty and may entail a health hazard for younger children. The origin of such boxes is often uncertain and, particularly in the present environment of potential bio-hazards, proper inspection of the box before use is mandatory. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] According to the invention there is provided a play box made of corrugated sheet material, comprising a plurality of body panels connected to one another by fold lines, a plurality of end panels, two of the plurality of end panels coupled to ends of each of the body panels, four of the end panels attached to opposite panels of the box, and having a shape governing a pitch of each end of the box. A plurality of connectors is attached to the end panels and the body panels permitting assembly of the box into multiple configurations. [0005] Preferably, the number of the body panels is four and the number of end panels is eight. [0006] Advantageously, the shape is triangular. Use of triangular end plates permits the optional assembly of pitched ends. [0007] The connectors may be tabs affixed to the periphery of the end panels and slots in the tabs and end panels which can be engaged by the tabs when interconnected. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0008] Various features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments and certain modifications thereof when taken together with the accompanying drawings in which: [0009] FIG. 1 is an elevation view of the play box in flat form; [0010] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the play box of FIG. 1 with the ends partially folded to a closed pitched position; [0011] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the play box of FIG. 1 with the ends partially folded to a closed flat position; [0012] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the play box of FIG. 1 with a label covering one panel; [0013] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the play box of FIG. 4 showing an opposite side; [0014] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the play box of FIG. 4 showing a different labeling and side wall feature; [0015] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the play box with a cockpit and side fins; [0016] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the play box oriented and labeled to look like a tugboat; [0017] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the play box in the form of a truck; [0018] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the play box in the form of a locomotive; [0019] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the play box in the form of a bulldozer; [0020] FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the play box in the form of a rescue vessel; Continue reading about Play box with multiple configuration capability... 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