Transformative Novelty Apparatus

Abstract

A novelty headgear apparatus made from a formed, three-dimensional paperboard box is presented. The inventive apparatus and method for making the same, includes the use of perforated guides applied to a formed, three-dimensional paperboard box in any headgear configuration selected by a producer. The user tears or cuts along the perforated guides to reveal the selected headgear. Multiple pieces and indicia may also be applied to enhance the headgear apparatus.

1 . A novelty headgear comprising a rectangular three-dimensional box, the three-dimensional box including guides strategically located on the three-dimensional box, the guides being in the configuration of a headgear style, the headgear style is selected from the group comprising football helmets, baseball batting helmets, race car, motorcycle, caps, masks, visors, military helmets, firefighter helmet, astronaut helmets, mascots, various types of animals, monsters, holiday figures or figurines, various types of food, well known public figures, corporate logos, and non-descript headgear, and the guides are selected from the group comprising perforations, scoring, dotted lines and solid lines, wherein the guides are perforations or cuts on the box that when perforated or cut separate out a main panel of the box to form a face-receiving opening, a face guard, three-dimensional glasses or a visor from a portion of the box. 
     
     
         2 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  wherein the face guard includes punch-outs. 
     
     
         3 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  further comprising at least one earhole punch-out. 
     
     
         4 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  further comprising at least one indicia placement area. 
     
     
         5 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  comprised of paperboard. 
     
     
         6 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  wherein the visor includes an elongated headband piece with a strap separator to separate the headband piece into a first headband piece having a first headband-piece end, and a second headband-piece having a second headband piece end, the first headband piece having adjustment slots adjacent the first headband piece end, the second headband piece including a tab adjacent the second headband piece end for reversibly and adjustably fitting into the first headband piece adjustment slots. 
     
     
         7 . The novelty headgear of  claim 1  further comprising at least one slot for attaching ancillary headgear fittings to the box. 
     
     
         8 . A method for producing novelty headgear from a rectangular three-dimensional box comprising the steps of: (a) placing guides on the three-dimensional box in the contour of a selected headgear; and (b) separating excess material from the three-dimensional box by following the guides such that the shape of the selected headgear results, wherein the selected headgear is selected from the group comprising football helmets, baseball batting helmets, caps, masks, visors, military helmets, firefighter helmet, astronaut helmets, mascots, various types of animals, monsters, holiday figures or figurines, various types of food, well known public figures, corporate logos, and non-descript headgear, and the guides are on the box and are selected from the group comprising perforations, scoring, dotted lines and solid lines, the guides when perforated or cut separate out a main panel of the box to form a face-receiving opening, a face guard, three-dimensional glasses or a visor from a portion of the box. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  further including the step of separating punch-outs from a portion of the box. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising the step of including at least one earhole punch-out. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising the step of including at least one indicia placement area.