Valentine Day Special - Heart Shaped Patents

By Mary Bellis, About.com Guide

Dale Ledman and George Spector of New York, New York invented the love box. The inventors received patent 4,194,629 on March 25, 1980.

The patent describes the invention as "A box for use as a token between lovers for assuring their love to each other; the box including an instruction sheet that states the box is filled with love, and no matter how often it is opened, it can never be emptied; and to get a little love, the box should be opened for a short time, while to receive all the person's love it should be left open all the time; the box including a case and a removable cover."

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• Valentine Ring
• Valentine Candy Box
• The Love Box
• The Love Clock
• Cupicorn - The Love Unicorn
• Long Stemmed Valentine Card
• Heart Shaped Pizza Pan
• NECCO Roll Truck, Detroit, 1923

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