US20190350288A1

US20190350288A1 - Article for storage of skullcaps and transport thereof

Info

Publication number: US20190350288A1
Application number: US15/592,412
Authority: US
Inventors: Gladys Foreman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-05-11
Filing date: 2017-05-11
Publication date: 2019-11-21

Abstract

An article of manufacture that is, in one embodiment, capable of storing and transporting a number of skullcaps in a manner to insure that the skullcaps supported thereby maintain their proper shapes.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/336,997 filed on May 16, 2016.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to articles of manufacture that provide for storage and transport of skullcaps.

BACKGROUND

There are millions of men who use a skullcap or head covering for religious reasons. These men have several skullcaps at a time—of different colors and materials. These individuals are confronted with an issue on a daily basis: where to store their skullcaps at home and when traveling. Currently, there are no products in the market to store the skullcaps, and in so doing, protecting them from water, pets, children stepping on them, or other problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The article of the instant invention not only allows the wearer to store away his skullcaps in a safe and elegant apparatus, it also ensures that the skullcaps keep their shape—something that is of the utmost importance to the wearer. Once the skullcap flattens or loses its shape due to water, children and pets running over it or simply not having something to keep its original shape intact—the customer has to get a new one.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will become more readily apparent form the following description of preferred embodiments thereof shown by way of example only in the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the article of manufacture holding a skullcap as in one aspect of this invention.

FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of such article of manufacture shown without a skullcap therein.

FIG. 3 is side perspective view of such article of manufacture of this invention shown without a skullcap therein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The product of the instant invention is an elegant hatbox made of, by way of example, leather, vegan leather or any other material as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. The storage article may have, as a non-limiting example, the following dimensions: the height may be 6½ inches, the width is 7 inches, and the depth 7½ inches, as shown on FIG. 3. It is understood by those having ordinary skill in the art that the dimensions are for illustrative purposes only and the size of the article can deviate from the example herein provided without departing from the invention. In a separate embodiment, a latch locking system of the box ensures that even if the box is dropped, the skullcaps remain inside unmoved. The instant invention may also utilize, for example a snap closure, a zipper or any other closing system known to those having ordinary skill in the art.
FIG. 1 shows the article of manufacture of the current invention 10 having a closeable top 100 and a bottom section 101 that can be closed together by a latch, a snap, a zipper, or the like as described hereinabove. At the center of bottom section 101, there is a dome 102 as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 on which the user can place one or more skullcaps 1000 (as shown on FIG. 1) which, if a panoply thereof, can be placed one on top of the other. The purpose of the dome 102 is to keep the “shape” of the skullcaps while they are stored away. The article of the instant invention allows the owner to have one place to store his skullcaps—the article of the instant invention, in a preferred embodiment, holds up to seven skullcaps 1000 in a manner that keeps the shape of each intact. Other embodiments of the instant invention hold additional skullcaps. Advantageously, the article of the instant invention also affords the owner the advantage of keeping the shape of his skullcaps as these will be resting in the center dome thereby saving the owner money in replacing skullcaps that have lost their shapes.
As can be appreciated by one skilled in the art, the drawings shown and the manufacture as described herein represent only certain embodiments of the invention covered hereby and this application does not limit the breadth of the invention covered hereby to any one or more of such embodiments or drawings.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. An article of manufacture for the storage and transport of skullcaps comprising:

an enclosure top piece having a hinge;

an enclosure bottom piece having dimensions that complement said top piece and outfitted to hinged together with such top piece;

a locking mechanism to lock together said top piece and said bottom piece; and

a dome shaped structure attached to the interior of said bottom for storage of at least one skullcap.

2. The article of manufacture of claim 1 in which said enclosure top piece and enclosure bottom piece are square-shaped.

3. The article of manufacture of claim 1 or claim 2 in which said enclosure top piece and said enclosure bottom piece are covered with material selected from a group consisting of leather and vegan leather.

4. The article of manufacture of claim 1 or claim 2 in which said enclosure top piece and said enclosure bottom piece are constructed of cardboard or firm paper.

5. Apparatus for transporting skullcaps comprising:

a square hatbox top having a hinge;

a square hatbox bottom having dimensions that complement said top to allow said top to fit over said bottom and to be hinged thereto;

a locking mechanism to hold together said top and said bottom; and

a dome shaped structure attached to the interior of said bottom for storage of at least one skullcap, whereby said skullcaps can be transported without losing the shape of the skullcaps.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 in which said hatbox top and said hatbox bottom are covered by materials selected from a group consisting of leather and vegan leather.

7. The article of manufacture of claim 5 or in which said square hatbox top and said square hatbox bottom are constructed of cardboard or firm paper.