Patent ID: 6435503
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
In a rectangular jigsaw puzzle box with a lower section having a flat bottom and upstanding peripheral side walls for storing puzzle pieces therein whenever an associated puzzle is not under construction and further having a similarly-shaped upper section overfitting said lower section in telescoping fashion to enclose said box, said upper section having an upper exterior face portraying a pictorial representation of the completed puzzle when said pieces are assembled on a flat horizontal surface, said pictorial representation extending either lengthwise or widthwise of said box to correspond to the shape of the completed puzzle, the improvement comprising:an easel having a first portion attachable to the inside of said upper section and a second leg portion hingedly interconnected to said first portion, said leg portion being adapted to be extended from a first position relatively flat and parallel to the inside of said upper section to a second position at an angle relative to said inside of said upper section whereby to enable said box to be propped relative to a flat horizontal surface at an angle approximately in the range of between 35 degrees and 85 degrees relative thereto; and said easel being so related to the pictorial representation of said puzzle whereby the pictorial representation is upright for easy angular viewing by a person assembling the puzzle.