Patent ID: 6056148
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A toy box construction comprising:a hollow, transparent spherical member having an interior chamber for receiving toy items and a lid aperture in communication with said interior chamber;a disc shaped lid component having an exterior surface and an inner surface with an airspace therebetween, said lid component removably received within said lid aperture;means for securing said lid within said lid aperture thereby providing a means for displaying and storing toy items;a plurality of rivets extending from the inner surface of said lid component;a plurality of connectors attached to a peripheral edge of said lid aperture of said spherical member for lockably engaging said rivets; wherein said lid component includes an air venting means whereby air may reversibly flow from the interior chamber to the atmosphere; wherein said air venting means comprises:a plurality of venting apertures on the exterior surface of said lid component in communication with and offset from a plurality of venting apertures on the inner surface of said lid component.