Patent ID: 7207439

Claim:
A multi-functional container comprising: a box adorned with one or more first decorative designs appropriate for use in a first predesignated article-receiving application, said box having a bottom, at least one side wall, and a top defining a storage space, said top defining a first opening for receiving articles to be stored in said space; a lid portion arranged and dimensioned for receipt on said box for at least partially covering said first opening; and a cover portion removably affixable to or removably supportable by the box portion, wherein said cover portion is adorned with one or more second decorative designs appropriate for use in a second predesignated article-receiving application, said one or more first decorative designs are covered by said cover portion when said cover portion is removably affixed to or removably supported by said box, and said cover portion defining a second opening at least partially superimposed on said first opening of said box for receiving articles to be stored in said space when said cover portion is removably affixed to or removably supported by said box, whereby said container is usable for receiving and storing articles in both said first and second predesignated article-receiving applications.