Retail packaging for spinning musical instrument

Details Retail packaging for spinning musical instrument Retail packaging for spinning musical instrument

1999-12-16

2001-02-20

Bui, Luan K. (Department: 3728)

Special receptacle or package

For a musical article

C206S485000, C206S780000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06189690

ABSTRACT:

TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a display package for an article with moving parts to which article consumer access is desirable and more particularly for a musical instrument having attached appendages that cause the musical instrument to sound when the instrument is spun.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Retail packaging is known which provides some access, on the store shelf, to consumer products. In some cases the access is visual, and in some cases it is possible for the consumer to actually feel the product.
Prior art retail packaging that has allowed a product to be sounded through the packaging has been used for the marketing of drums and is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,059,103, entitled “Retail Packaging for Musical Instrument.” Prior art packaging for instruments and similar products does not allow for motion of any components of the instrument to cause sounding of the instrument nor does it provide one-handed graspability and manipulation of the package by a consumer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a package for point-of-purchase display of a musical instrument sounded by shaking or rotating. The package has a front panel and a rear panel, each of the front and rear panels being coupled to a side panel. The front and rear panels are substantially parallel and retain the musical instrument between them. An insert is provided for preventing motion of the musical instrument with respect to the package. The package also has a first opening for hand-grasping the package and a second opening for permitting sound to be emitted by the instrument. The second opening may be shaped for allowing appendages of the musical instrument to strike a percussion surface of the musical instrument upon rotation of the package.


REFERENCES:
patent: 3651928 (1972-03-01), Weisman
patent: 4126220 (1978-11-01), Roccaforte
patent: 5720390 (1998-02-01), Bostelman
patent: 6016906 (2000-01-01), Kruse et al.
patent: 6059103 (2000-05-01), Izen et al.

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