...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7159760 | Package for delicacies and method for packaging delicacies A package for several delicacies comprising compartments, which are pivotally connected to the sides of a polygonal bottom part. The package includes a closed position wherein the bottom part forms a portion of a flat bottom of a container for the delicacies, each c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7080772 | Tray container and blank A tray and a blank for forming a tray for holding foodstuff or the like which tray is formed from paperboard or like foldable sheet material and can be erected from a flat collapsed condition into a position of use. The tray comprises a plurality of panels for formi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6386366 | Shipping and display container A shipping and display container includes a tray and a cover. The tray includes a bottom panel, a back panel extending upward from the bottom panel, and a front panel also extending upward from the bottom panel. The back panel extends upward beyond the fr... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5232087 | Combination product transmittal package and greeting card A rectangular box bounding a compartment used for mailing a gift having left and right laterally extending panels and two modes of use, in the first use mode the left panel functions as a greeting card, facilitated in this respect by the right panel being... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4938343 | Preassembled display stand and container assembly A preassembled display stand and container assembly comprises a rectangular box container including side panels and a bottom formed from interleaved flaps. A display stand has front and back walls and accordian foldable side walls with the front and back ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4907693 | Convertible shipping carton A shipping carton convertible into a bulk display bin by removing a panel insert. In one embodiment, the carton comprises a rectangular enclosure with lids extending from the front and back panels to close the bottom. Dust flaps extending from the side pa... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4842131 | Combination display structure and shipping carton for neckties or the like An improved combination shipping and display structure for neckties or the like. A generally rectangular, open-faced inner carton includes an assembly of tie hanger rods supported from an assembly of supporting horizontal and vertical rods. The assembly o... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4813536 | Preassembled display stand and container A shipping container and display unit comprises a box shaped container for containing goods and a generally tubular stand hingedly attached to the bottom elevated position. The stand is adapted to collapse into a generally flat configuration and wrap arou... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4779720 | Combination display structure and shipping carton, especially for neckties and the like A combination shipping and display structure for neckties or the like. A generally rectangular, open-faced inner carton includes an assembly of tie hanger rods supported from an assembly of horizontal and vertical rods. The top of the inner carton folds b... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4579220 | Shipping and display container A shipping and display container which is formed from a one piece blank and which is folded along predetermined fold lines to form a tray portion and a cover portion hingedly connected to each other. The tray portion may be provided with compartments to r... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4448303 | Point of sale display container A container which may be utilized for the display and housing of articles at the point of sale which includes a box having a flat surface supported above the bottom thereof to provide a plenum. The flat surface defines a plurality of slits, each of which ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4382504 | Transport and display container A transport and display container for bagged powder material. The container has a lower part having a bottom and four side walls and an upper sleeve that fits over said lower part having a top and four side walls. The top is adapted to be separated from t... | 05/10/1983 |