Hat display box

Abstract

A structure is generally described which may be effective to store and/or display a product. The structure may include a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side and a back. The top and bottom may be the same dimensions. The left side and right side may be the same dimensions and a shorter length than the top and bottom. The left side, right side, and back may be secured to the bottom and to the top so as to form a structure with edges from the top, the bottom, the left side and the right side aligned with the back. The structure may define a storage area within the space enclosed by the top, the bottom, the left side, the right side and the back. The structure may define a display area between the top and the bottom that extends past the left side and the right side.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A structure effective to store and display a product, the structure comprising:
 a top piece including a first and second long edge and a first and second short edge;   a bottom piece including a third and fourth long edge and a third and fourth short edge;   a left side piece including a fifth and sixth long edge and a fifth and sixth short edge;   a right side piece including a seventh and eighth long edge and a seventh and eighth short edge;   a back piece including a ninth and tenth long edge and a ninth and tenth short edge;
 wherein the top piece and the bottom piece are the same dimensions, wherein the left side piece and right side piece are the same dimensions, and wherein a first distance along the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth long edges is less than a second distance along the first, second, third and fourth long edges; 
 the first short edge of the top piece and the third short edge of the bottom piece are both secured to the ninth and tenth long edge of the back piece respectively such that the top piece is arranged in a first plane, the bottom piece is arranged in a second plane, and wherein the first plane is parallel to the second plane; 
 the fifth short edge of the left side piece and the seventh sort edge of the right side piece are secured to the ninth and tenth short edge of the back piece respectively such that:
 the fifth long edge of the left side piece is secured to the first long edge of the top piece; 
 the sixth long edge of the left side piece is secured to the third long edge of the bottom piece; 
 the seventh long edge of the right side piece is secured to the second long edge of the top piece; 
 the eighth long edge of the right side piece is secured to the fourth long edge of the bottom piece; 
 
 the structure effective to define a storage area within a space enclosed by the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, the right side piece and the back piece; and 
 wherein the top piece and the bottom piece extend past the left side piece and the right side piece along a length of the structure, and wherein the structure is effective to define a display area between the portions of the top piece and the bottom piece that extend past the left side piece and the right side piece. 
   
     
     
         2 . The structure of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, the right side piece and the back piece are made from a material that is at least partially transparent. 
     
     
         3 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, the right side piece and the back piece include a material, and wherein the material includes at least one of wood, plastic, metal, composite, glass, ceramic or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the securing is performed using an adhesive. 
     
     
         5 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the securing is performed using physical fasteners. 
     
     
         6 . The structure of  claim 5 , wherein the physical fasteners include screws, bolts, nails, staples and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, and the right side piece is arranged in such a way as to include notches, wherein the notches are positioned to allow combination of additional structures. 
     
     
         8 . The structure of  claim 7 , wherein the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, the right side piece, and the back piece are a first set of pieces, and further comprising:
 a second set of pieces, including a second top piece, a second bottom piece, a second left side piece, a second right side piece, and a second back piece, wherein the second set of pieces is arranged in an identical way to the first set of pieces; and   clips, wherein the clips are effective to secure the first set of pieces, as arranged, to the second set of pieces, as arranged, when the clips are placed in the notches of the first set of pieces and the second set of pieces.   
     
     
         9 . The structure of  claim 1 , wherein the top piece and the bottom piece are 1 foot, 8½ inches long by 10¼ inches wide by ½ inch in thickness, the left side piece and the right side piece are 1 foot, 3% inches long by 7 inches high by ½ inch in thickness, and the back piece is 9¼ inch wide by 7 inches high by ½ inch in thickness. 
     
     
         10 . A method for assembling a structure, the method comprising:
 securing a first long edge of a back piece to a first short edge of a bottom piece such that the back piece forms a perpendicular angle relative to the bottom piece, and such that the bottom piece is arranged in a first plane;   securing a second long edge of the back piece to a second short edge of a top piece such that the top piece is arranged in a second plane, such that the back piece forms a perpendicular angle relative to the top piece, and wherein the first plane is parallel to the second plane;   securing a third short edge of the back piece to a fourth short edge of a left side piece such that a third long edge of the left side piece is aligned to the fourth long edge of the top piece and a fifth long edge of the left side piece is aligned to a sixth long edge of the bottom piece;   securing the third long edge of the left side piece to the fourth long edge of the top piece and the fifth long edge of the left side piece to the sixth long edge of the bottom piece;   securing a fifth short edge of the back piece to a sixth short edge of a right side piece such that a seventh long edge of the right side piece is secured to an eighth long edge of the top piece and a ninth long edge of the right side piece is aligned to a tenth long edge of the bottom piece; and   securing the seventh long edge of the right side piece to the eighth long edge of the top piece and the ninth long edge of the right side piece to the tenth long edge of the bottom piece;   wherein the structure is effective to define a storage area within a space enclosed by the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, the right side piece and the back piece; and   wherein the top piece and the bottom piece extend past the left side piece and the right side piece along a length of the structure, and wherein the structure is effective to define a display area between the portions of the top piece and the bottom piece that extend past the left side piece and the right side piece.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, the right side piece and the back piece include a material, and wherein the material includes at least one of wood, plastic, metal, composite, glass, ceramic or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the securing is performed using an adhesive. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the securing is performed using physical fasteners. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the physical fasteners include screws, bolts, nails, staples and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, and the right side piece is arranged in such a way as to include notches, wherein the notches are positioned to allow combination of additional structures. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the structure includes a width;   the length corresponds to a first distance measured along the fourth long edge of the top piece;   the width corresponds to a second distance measured along the second short edge of the top piece; and   the first distance is twice the second distance.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the top piece and the bottom piece are 1 foot 8½ inches long by 10¼ inches wide by ½ inch in thickness, the left side piece and the right side piece are 1 foot 3% inches long by 7 inches high by ½ inch in thickness, and the back piece is 9¼ inch wide by 7 inches high by ½ inch in thickness. 
     
     
         18 . A method to store and display hats, the method comprising:
 placing a hat in a structure, wherein the structure comprises:
 a top piece including a first and second long edge and a first and second short edge; 
 a bottom piece including a third and fourth long edge and a third and fourth short edge; 
 a left side piece including a fifth and sixth long edge and a fifth and sixth short edge; 
 a right side piece including a seventh and eighth long edge and a seventh and eighth short edge; 
 a back piece including a ninth and tenth long edge and a ninth and tenth short edge;
 wherein the top piece and the bottom piece are the same dimensions; 
 the first short edge of the top piece and the third short edge of the bottom piece are secured to the ninth and tenth long edge of the back piece respectively such that the top piece is arranged in a first plane, the bottom piece is arranged in a second plane, and wherein the first plane is parallel to the second plane; 
 the fifth short edge of the left side piece and the seventh sort edge of the right side piece are secured to the ninth and tenth short edge of the back piece respectively such that:
 the fifth long edge of the left side piece is secured to the first long edge of the top piece; 
 the sixth long edge of the left side piece is secured to the third long edge of the bottom piece; 
 the seventh long edge of the right side piece is secured to the second long edge of the top piece; 
 the eighth long edge of the right side piece is secured to the fourth long edge of the bottom piece; 
 
 wherein the structure is effective to define a storage area within a space enclosed by the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, the right side piece and the back piece; 
 wherein the top piece and the bottom piece extend past the left side piece and the right side piece along a length of the structure, and wherein the structure is effective to define a display area between the portions of the top piece and the bottom piece that extend past the left side piece and the right side piece; and 
 wherein placing the hat in the structure includes placing the hat in the storage area within the space enclosed by the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, the right side piece and the back piece. 
 
   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the top piece, the bottom piece, the left side piece, the right side piece and the back piece include a material and the material includes at least one of wood, plastic, metal, composite, glass, ceramic or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the hat is a first hat, and further comprising placing a second hat in the display area.