Display Box and Method for Displaying an Image of a Housed Article

Abstract

A display box for displaying an image of an article, the display box including a lower box portion including a mounting surface for placing the article for display; an upper box portion that reversibly closes with the lower box portion, the upper box portion including a parabolic chamber having a reflective convex surface positioned above a reflective concave surface and a transparent port at each of two opposing apexes, the parabolic chamber configured to display an image of the article through the transparent port at the apex of the convex surface; and a structure for holding the article in place and preventing the entirety of the article from entering the parabolic chamber during display.

1 . A display box for displaying an image of an article, the display box comprising:
 a lower box portion including a mounting surface for placing the article for display;   an upper box portion that reversibly closes with the lower box portion, the upper box portion comprising a parabolic chamber having a reflective convex surface positioned above a reflective concave surface and a transparent port at each of two opposing apexes, the parabolic chamber configured to display an image of the article through the transparent port at the apex of the convex surface; and   a structure for holding the article in place and preventing the entirety of the article from entering the parabolic chamber while the image of the article is displayed.   
     
     
         2 . The display box according to  claim 1 , wherein the display box is a jewelry box and the article is jewelry. 
     
     
         3 . The display box according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting surface positions the entirety of article below the concave surface. 
     
     
         4 . The display box according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper box and lower box portions are hinged. 
     
     
         5 . The display box according to  claim 1 , wherein the transparent port of the concave surface is an aperture defining an area for positioning the article for display. 
     
     
         6 . The display box according to  claim 1 , wherein the parabolic chamber comprises an outward extending flange. 
     
     
         7 . The display box according to  claim 6 , wherein the upper box portion comprises an overhang surface, further wherein the flange is attached to the overhang surface. 
     
     
         8 . The display box according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper box portion further comprises a complementary mounting surface that is shaped complementary to the mounting surface of the lower box portion, wherein the mounting surface and complementary mounting surface together form the structure for holding the article in place and preventing the entirety of the article from entering the parabolic chamber 
     
     
         9 . The display box according to  claim 8 , wherein the structure prevents any part of the article from entering the parabolic chamber during display. 
     
     
         10 . An article of jewelry housed in the display box according to  claim 1  such that an image of the jewelry is displayed through the transparent port at the apex of the convex surface. 
     
     
         11 . A method of displaying jewelry comprising:
 providing the display box according to  claim 1 ;   positioning an article of jewelry on the mounting surface for displaying an image of the jewelry through the transparent port at the apex of the convex surface without directly viewing the article of jewelry; and   closing the upper box portion to hold the article of jewelry in place.