Transformative Novelty Apparatus

Abstract

A novelty headgear apparatus made from a formed, three-dimensional paperboard box is presented. The inventive apparatus, and method for making same, comprises the use of guides applied to a formed, three-dimensional paperboard box in any headgear configuration selected by a producer. The user thereafter tears or cuts along the guides to reveal the selected headgear. Multiple pieces and indicia may also be applied or enabled in the device.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A novelty headgear comprising a three-dimensional box further comprising guides strategically located on the three-dimensional box, the guides in the configuration of a headgear style. 
     
     
         2 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  wherein the headgear style is selected from the group comprising football helmets, baseball batting helmets, race car, motorcycle, caps, masks, visors, military helmets, firefighter helmet, astronaut helmets, mascots, various types of animals, monsters, holiday figures or figurines, various types of food, well known public figures, corporate logos, and non-descript headgear. 
     
     
         3 . The guides of  claim 1  selected from the group comprising perforations, scoring, dotted lines, and solid lines. 
     
     
         4 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  further comprising secondary guides forming the contours of ancillary attachments for the novelty headgear. 
     
     
         5 . The secondary guides of  claim 4  comprising a face mask. 
     
     
         6 . The face mask of  claim 5  including punch-outs. 
     
     
         7 . The secondary guides of  claim 4  comprising three-dimensional glasses. 
     
     
         8 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  further comprising at least one earhole punch-out. 
     
     
         9 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  further comprising at least one indicia placement area. 
     
     
         10 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  comprised of paperboard. 
     
     
         11 . The visor of  claim 2  further comprising an elongated headband piece further including a strap separator to separate the headband piece into a first headband piece having a first headband piece end and a second headband piece having a second headband piece end, the first headband piece further having adjustment slots adjacent the first headband piece end, the second headband piece further including a tab adjacent the second headband piece end for reversibly and adjustably fitting into the first headband piece slots. 
     
     
         12 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  further comprising at least one slot for accepting ancillary headgear fittings. 
     
     
         13 . The at least one earhole punch-out of  claim 8  further being adapted to reversibly affix to the novelty headgear. 
     
     
         14 . A method for producing novelty headgear from a three-dimensional box comprising the steps of
 Placing guides on the three-dimensional box in the contour of a selected headgear; and,   Separating excess material from the three-dimensional box by following the guide such that the shape of the selected headgear results.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the selected headgear is selected from the group comprising football helmets, baseball batting helmets, caps, masks, visors, military helmets, firefighter helmet, astronaut helmets, mascots, various types of animals, monsters, holiday figures or figurines, various types of food, well known public figures, corporate logos, and non-descript headgear. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the guides are selected from the group comprising perforations, scoring, dotted lines, and solid lines. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising the further step of including secondary guides forming the contours of ancillary attachments for the novelty headgear. 
     
     
         18 . The secondary guides of  claim 17  comprising a face mask. 
     
     
         19 . The face mask of  claim 18  including the further step of punch-outs. 
     
     
         20 . The secondary guides of  claim 17  comprising a three dimensional glasses. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising the step of including at least one earhole punch-out. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising the step of including at least one indicia placement area. 
     
     
         23 . The visor of  claim 2  further comprising an elongated headband piece further including a strap separator to separate the headband piece into a first headband piece having a first headband piece end and a second headband piece having a second headband piece end, the first headband piece further having adjustment slots adjacent the first headband piece end, the second headband piece further including a tab adjacent the second headband piece end for reversibly and adjustably fitting into the first headband piece slots. 
     
     
         24 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  further comprising at least one slot for accepting ancillary headgear fittings. 
     
     
         25 . The at least one earhole punch-out of  claim 8  further being adapted to reversibly affix to the novelty headgear.