| THE LINDY BOWMAN COMPANY Patent applications |
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| 20120030911 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GIFT BAG BINDING - A method and apparatus for adjustably binding a plurality of gift bags together, including a binding member, which has a length substantially longer than the body diameter of the largest of said plurality of gift bags being bound. The binding member includes a head end, an opposed tail, and an elongated body portion with two longitudinal edges. The head end, and a tail portion of said binding member have corresponding engagement apparatus disposed thereon to demountably fix the binding members head end to the tail portion. The binding device also includes a plurality of engaging members are spacedly formed along two longitudinal edges of the elongated body defining a plurality of sets of corresponding engaging steps on the binding member. Each of the engaging steps has a guiding edge and a locking edge inwardly and inclinedly extended from the respective longitudinal edge of the body portion of the binding member. The engaging steps of the binding member are disposed to engage at least one strap of a first gift bag of the plurality of gift bags and secure the first gift bag to a second overlapping gift bag of the plurality of gift bags engaged on a second step of the binding member. The engaging steps are disposed to orient the first and second gift bags to expose a portion of the body surface of the first gift bag and second overlapping gift bag. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20110255808 | STRAP WITH RIGID BARS - An embodiment of the invention includes a device having a first barb proximate a first end of a strap and a second barb proximate a second end of the strap. A first sheath is proximate a portion of the first barb and the first end of the strap, wherein the first sheath has a length less than the length of the first barb. A second sheath is proximate a portion of the second barb and the second end of the strap, wherein the second sheath has a length less than the length of the second barb. The device further includes container having a first aperture and a second aperture. The strap is positioned within the first and second apertures such that the first barb engages the container at the first aperture and the second barb engages the container at the second aperture. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110139862 | Take-out Box - A carry out box formed of a single sheet of flexible material cut, scored and folded having front, bottom, first and second side walls; a sealable top closure; a back wall having an integral panel extending substantially above the assembled container top formed by the folded material forming the back wall of the container; a plurality of corner folds disposed at each end of the first and second sidewalls in the vertical plane, each the corner fold folded toward the corner fold sharing a common sidewall therewith in the same plane and parallel to the common sidewall, each corner fold having an overlapping portion with a opening therethrough. The opening in each corner fold portion is disposed to align with the opening in the overlapping corner fold forming a reinforced opening therethrough. The box also features a handle having two ends, the handle extending in a loop over the top closure with the first handle end passing through the opening formed by the overlapping portion of the corner fold adjacent to the first side wall and anchored therein. The second handle end passing through the opening formed by the overlapping portion of the corner fold adjacent to the second side wall and anchored therein. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20090007467 | Advent-Type Calendar Container Frame and Methods for Assembly - An advent-type calendar with a plurality of chambers holding a plurality of containers each container receiving a gift item and corresponding to a time period (a day, for example) of an occasion. The containers are successively removed and opened to reveal the gift item, then rotated and replaced into the chamber to indicate that the corresponding time period has been achieved or surpassed and the container has been used or emptied. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080314794 | Product Display Carton - A display carton includes a display box having an open top. The display box includes a bottom panel; a rear wall extending upwardly from the bottom panel; a pair of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel; and a pair of front walls, each front wall extending inwardly from a side wall and attached to a bottom front wall extending upwardly from the bottom panel. The pair of front walls and the bottom front wall form a substantially unobstructed center viewing area for a product displayed in the display carton. The display carton also includes a single removable insert. The insert includes a foldable sheet having at least one set of dividers extending inwardly from the side walls, upwardly from the bottom panel, and parallel to the rear wall, thereby defining at least two product receiving compartments for supporting product. | 12-25-2008 |
