U.S. patent application number 11/419130 was filed with the patent office on 2007-08-30 for gift container.
Invention is credited to JAYNE SCHINDELE.
Application Number | 20070201772 11/419130 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38444074 |
Filed Date | 2007-08-30 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070201772 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SCHINDELE; JAYNE |
August 30, 2007 |
GIFT CONTAINER
Abstract
A gift bag for presentation of a gift, with the gift bag
including an attached pocket for holding an insert such as a gift
card, birthday card, greeting card, or other type of card.
Inventors: |
SCHINDELE; JAYNE; (LAS
VEGAS, NV) |
Correspondence
Address: |
DYKAS, SHAVER & NIPPER, LLP
P.O. BOX 877
BOISE
ID
83701-0877
US
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Family ID: |
38444074 |
Appl. No.: |
11/419130 |
Filed: |
May 18, 2006 |
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Application
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60682493 |
May 18, 2005 |
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60686568 |
Jun 1, 2005 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
383/40 ;
206/457 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 33/004
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
383/040 ;
206/457 |
International
Class: |
B65D 30/22 20060101
B65D030/22; B65D 73/00 20060101 B65D073/00 |
Claims
1. A gift bag, comprising: a gift bag with a front and back side, a
left and a right side, and a bottom; at least one pocket attached
to at least one of said sides, with said pocket configured to
receive an insert; and an insert for placement in said pocket;
wherein said gift bag is configured for enclosing a gift and for
displaying to a gift recipient said insert in said pocket.
2. The gift bag of claim 1 further includes a top flap which is an
extension of one side of said gift bag and which is configured to
drape from one side to an opposite side, with said top flap having
an out-facing surface and an in-facing surface, with said pocket
attached to said top flap.
3. The gift bag of claim 2 in which said pocket is attached to said
in-facing surface, so that said insert and pocket are not
accessible when the top flat is draped over said opposite side, and
becomes accessible when said top flap is moved to a vertical
position or bends away from said gift bag.
4. The gift bag of claim 2 in which said pocket is attached to said
out-facing surface, so that said insert and pocket are accessible
when the top flat is draped over said opposite side.
5. The gift bag of claim 2 in which said pocket is attached to said
out-facing surface, and said top flap is configured to fold and
hang inside said gift bag, with said insert and pocket accessible
when the top flat hangs inside said gift bag.
6. The gift bag of claim 1 in which each of said sides have an
out-facing and an in-facing surface, with said in-facing surfaces
forming the interior of said gift bag, and said pocket is attached
to an out-facing surface of at least one of said sides.
7. The gift bag of claim 1 in which each of said sides have an
out-facing and an in-facing surface, with said in-facing surfaces
forming the interior of said gift bag, and said pocket is attached
to an in-facing surface of at least one of said sides.
8. The gift bag of claim 1 in which each of said sides have an
out-facing and an in-facing surface, with said in-facing surfaces
forming the interior of said gift bag, with said pocket attached to
an out-facing surface of at least one of said sides.
9. The gift bag of claim 1 in which the pocket has a window for
display of a photo inserted in said pocket, and is configured to
receive an insert.
10. A gift package for gift enclosing a gift, comprising: a
generally rectangular gift package with four sides and a bottom,
with said sides configured to fold together at a free edge top to
form a gathered top edge; at least one opening in each side of a
pair of opposite sides of said package, for passing a closure
ribbon; said closure ribbon passing through said openings from one
opposite side to another, and configured to hold said gift package
closed by securing said closure ribbon.
11. The gift package of claim 10, which further includes two
openings in each of said opposite sides, with closure ribbon
passing through said openings so that the two free ends of said
closure ribbon may be tied together adjacent one of said opposite
sides, to form a bow.
12. The gift package of claim 10, which comprises one openings in
each of said opposite sides, with closure ribbon passing through
said openings so that the two free ends of said closure ribbon may
be tied together over the top free edge of said package, to form a
bow.
13. The gift package of claim 10, in which said openings in each of
said opposite sides comprise grommet openings.
14. A gift package for gift enclosing a gift, comprising: a
generally rectangular gift package with four sides and a bottom; an
outer liner surrounding said gift package, said outer liner
comprising four sides and a bottom and configured for a snug fit
around said gift package, with the sides of said outer liner being
shorter than the sides of said gift package, and forming pockets
between the sides of the outer liner and the sides of the gift
package, with said pockets configured for receiving an insert; and
said insert being a flat piece configured for conveying gift
information to a gift recipient.
15. The gift package of claim 14 in which said insert is a gift
card.
16. The gift package of claim 14 in which said insert is a
photo.
17. The gift package of claim 14 which further includes a second
outer liner comprising four sides and a bottom and configured for a
snug fit around said gift package and said outer liner, with the
sides of said second outer liner being shorter than the sides of
said outer liner, and forming pockets between the sides of the
second outer liner and the sides of the outer liner, with said
pockets configured for receiving an insert; and with said insert
being a flat piece configured for to surround said outer liner, and
with sides shorter than said walls of said outer liner.
18. A kit for preparing a gift package comprising: a gift box with
box body and a box lid, with a preformed bow attached to the box
lid.
19. The kit for preparing a gift package of claim 18, in which said
bow is attached to said box lid through holes in said box lid.
20. The kit for preparing a gift package of claim 18, which further
includes at least two ribbons attached to the box lid, for use in
preparing a gift box with a bow which presents a finished
appearance from said kit.
21. The kit for preparing a gift package of claim 20, in which said
ribbons are attached through holes on the box lid and which
includes a preformed ribbon attached to said box lid.
22. A kit for preparing a gift package comprising: a gift box with
box body and a box lid; a box sleeve configured to slid over said
box body and box lid when the box body and lid are joined, in order
to attach the box lid to the box body, with a preformed ribbon
attached to said box sleeve.
23. The kit of claim 22 which further includes at least two ribbons
attached to the box sleeve, for use in preparing a gift box with a
finished appearance from said kit, using said ribbons to wrap
around said gift box.
Description
PRIORITY
[0001] This application claims the priority date of the provisional
application entitled BAG WITH POCKET filed by Jayne Schindele on
May 18, 2005 with application Ser. No. 60/682,493, and provisional
application entitled BAG WITH POCKET AND VARIATIONS filed by Jayne
Schindele on Jun. 1, 2005 with application Ser. No. 60/686,568.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Field of the Invention. The present invention generally
relates to gift containers, and more specifically to gifts
containers such as bags and boxes, and more specifically the
invention is related to gift bags with an attached pocket.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Background Information. People often give presents which are
contained in a gift bag to enhance the presentation of the gift.
Gift bags can take a number of forms, but are typically made of
paper or plastic, with color or patterns or designs that are
appropriate to the occasion. With the gift a card is often enclosed
in the bag. This is not very handy, and a better form of gift
presentation would be to have the card be more accessible. Besides
a card to the recipient of the gift, other items are sometimes
included with the gift, such as gift certificates, poems, money,
and photographs, which are used to personalize and enhance the
significance of the greeting card. There is a need in the art for a
gift package that easily and properly holds an insert of various
types.
[0004] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to
provide a gift presentation and package for containing a gift, and
for holding for display an insert.
[0005] Additional objects, advantages, and novel features of the
invention will be set forth in part in the description which
follows and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the
art upon examination of the following or may be learned by practice
of the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention may
be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and
combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The invention is a gift bag, with the gift bag including a
front and back side, a left and a right side, and a bottom.
Attached to at least one side of the gift bag is at least one
pocket, with the pocket being present to hold one or more insert.
The insert can be gift card, a greeting card, or any type of card.
It can also be money, a photo, or decorative items like tissue, or
objects like pen, pencils, a flower, or other three dimensional
items. The gift bag is configured for enclosing a gift and for
displaying to a gift recipient the insert in the pocket.
[0007] The gift bag can also include a top flap which is an
extension of one side of the gift bag, with the top flap configured
to drape from one side of the gift bag to an opposite side. The top
flap has in an out-facing surface and an in-facing surface, and the
pocket can be attached to either the out-facing or the in-facing
surface.
[0008] The gift bag can also be made with the pocket attached to
said in-facing surface, so that said insert and pocket are not
accessible when the top flat is draped over said opposite side, and
becomes accessible when said top flap is moved to a vertical
position or bends away from the gift bag.
[0009] The gift bag can also be configured so that the pocket is
attached to the out-facing surface, so that the insert and pocket
are accessible when the top flat is draped over the opposite
side.
[0010] The gift bag can also be configured so that the pocket is
attached to the out-facing surface, and the top flap is configured
to fold and hang inside the gift bag, with the insert and pocket
accessible when the top flat hangs inside the gift bag.
[0011] The gift bag can be made so that the pocket is attached to
an out-facing surface of at least one of the sides.
[0012] The gift bag can be made so that each of the sides have an
out-facing and an in-facing surface, with the in-facing surfaces
forming the interior of the gift bag, and with the pocket attached
to an in-facing or an out-facing surface of at least one of the
sides. The pocket can also be configured to include a window for
display of a photo inserted in the pocket, and also to receive an
insert.
[0013] The gift package of the invention can also be in the form of
a gift bag, which is generally rectangular, with four sides and a
bottom. The sides are configured to fold together at a free edge to
form a gathered top edge. In this configuration, the gift bag
contains at least one opening in each side of a pair of opposite
sides of the package, for passing a closure ribbon between the
openings. The openings would preferably include a grommet, and
could be two openings on one side and one opening on another side,
two openings on each side, or one opening on each opposite side.
The closure ribbon passed through the openings from one opposite
side to another, and served to close the top edges of the gift
package, and hold the gift package closed by securing the closure
ribbon. The closure ribbon can be ribbon, rope, cord, string, lace,
chain, beads on a string, raffia, or other string or ribbon like
material, or fabric that can be tied. The free ends of the ribbon
can be made available to tie a bow as part of the packaging of the
gift package. The free ends can also pass over the top of the free
edges of the sides and secure the gift package over the top edge of
the sides.
[0014] The invention can also be in a configuration that is in the
form of a gift bag that is enclosed within another bag, with the
outer bag having shorter sides than the inner bag. The outer bag
thus forms pockets between the walls of the inner and outer bag.
More than one bag can surround the inner bag. The inner bag would
be a generally rectangular gift package with four sides and a
bottom, with an outer liner surrounding the gift package, the outer
liner comprising four sides and a bottom and configured for a snug
fit around the gift package, with the sides of the outer liner
being shorter than the sides of the gift package, and forming
pockets between the sides of the outer liner and the sides of the
gift package, with the pockets configured for receiving an insert.
As in all the embodiments described, the insert which goes in the
pocket can be any type of card, a photo, or other gift related item
or decorative item.
[0015] The gift package described above can also have another bag
around the two bags, to form a bag within a bag, within a bag, with
the outer bags forming pockets for insertion of cards or other
items as described above. The sides of the second outer liner would
be shorter than the sides of the outer liner, and thus form pockets
between the sides of the second outer liner and the sides of the
outer liner, with the pockets configured for receiving an
insert.
[0016] The invention can also be a kit for preparing a gift
package, the kit including a gift box with a box body and a box lid
that goes on the box body. The box lid would have a preformed bow
attached to the box lid. In one configuration, the bow is attached
to the box lid through holes in the box lid, and the holes can
include grommets. Ribbons may be attached to the box lid, for use
in preparing a gift box with a bow, which presents a finished
appearance from the kit. The ribbons may be attached through holes
on the box lid and may include a preformed ribbon attached to the
box lid.
[0017] The invention may also be a kit for preparing a gift package
including a gift box with box body and a box lid, and a box sleeve
configured to slid over the box body and box lid when the box body
and lid are joined, in order to attach the box lid to the box body,
with a preformed bow and or ribbons attached to the box sleeve. The
ribbons may be used in preparing a gift box with a finished
appearance from the kit, using the ribbons to wrap around the gift
box.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gift bag with a pocket and
insert.
[0019] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a gift bag with a pocket and
insert on the top lid.
[0020] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a gift bag with a pocket and
insert on the top lid.
[0021] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a gift bag with a pocket and
insert on the top lid.
[0022] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a gift bag with a pocket and
insert on the inside of the gift bag.
[0023] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a gift bag with a pocket and
insert and holes with ribbon closure.
[0024] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a gift bag with a pocket and
insert and holes with ribbon closure.
[0025] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a gift bag with a pocket and
insert and holes with ribbon closure.
[0026] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a gift bag with an outer
liner and a second outer liner, basically a bag within a bag within
a bag, forming multiple pockets for inserts.
[0027] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a gift box with a bow and
ribbons attached to the lid.
[0028] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a gift box with a closure
sleeve and a bow attached to the sleeve.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0029] FIG. 1 shows a gift bag with a pocket for receiving an
insert. The pocket is built to receive an insert, which can be a
greeting card, thank you card, gift certificate, or other card for
placement in the pocket. It can also be a photo, a decorative
tissue, and can include a bow, a flower, a feather, or other gift
related or decorative item. Shown is a bag 12, with a pocket 14,
and an insert 18. The bag includes sides 16 and a bottom 56. The
gift bag would typically be made of paper, but other materials
could also be used, such as plastic or fabric.
[0030] FIG. 2 shows a gift bag in which the pocket 14 is built into
a top flap 20 which folds over the top of the bag, with the pocket
facing toward the bag. This version would display the pocket if the
flap is flipped down against the side to which it is attached. It
can also be folded as shown by the dotted line.
[0031] FIG. 3 shows another version of a gift bag 12 with a pocket
14 for an insert 16, and in this version the pocket is on the
outside of the flap 20 when the flap is folded into the interior of
the bag.
[0032] FIG. 4 shows another version of a gift bag 12 with a pocket
14 for an insert 16, and in this version the pocket is on the
outside of the flap 20 and the flap is configured to fold over the
open top of the bag, for display of the pocket and insert on the
side of the gift bag.
[0033] FIG. 5 is a variation of the bag shown in FIG. 2, in which
the pocket is positioned on the in facing surface of the bag
side.
[0034] FIG. 6 is a version of a gift bag which includes a pocket
which is configured to display a photograph, as well as holding an
insert. The insert could also be a photo as discussed above. This
version also has holes in the sides, with grommets 28 and one or
more closure ribbons 30. The closure ribbon can be made of actual
ribbon, or can be other types of material such as string, lace,
rope, cord, or other similar materials. The closure ribbon 30 can
include a cinch 44 for drawing the bag closed with the closure
ribbon.
[0035] FIGS. 7 and 8 are other forms of the gift bag with grommets
28 and a closure ribbon 30. These are alternative uses of the
closure ribbon.
[0036] FIG. 9 is a configuration of the gift bag of the invention,
which includes an outer liner 48, and also a second outer liner 50.
One or more outer liners could be provided for a gift bag to create
pockets 14 between the walls of the gift bag and the walls of the
outer liner. An insert 18 could be placed in any of these pockets.
This version of the gift bag is basically a bag-within-a-bag.
[0037] FIG. 10 shows a version of the invention which includes a
box lid 34, and box body 36, and an attached ribbon 40. The ribbon
is preferably attached to the box lid by means of one or more holes
32. This version can include one or more ribbons attached to the
lid, as a replacement to the bow, as a way to make the bow, or as a
decorative element in addition to the bow. The ribbon can wrap
around the lid only, or may be wrapped around the box and lid.
[0038] FIG. 11 shows a variation of the invention which includes a
box lid 34, a box body 36 and a sleeve 42. The sleeve 42 slides on
the box and lid, holds them together. The sleeve 42 includes an
attached ribbon 54. The ribbon is preferably attached to the box
lid by means of one or more holes 52. This version can include one
or more ribbons attached to the lid, as a replacement to the bow,
as a way to make the bow, or as a decorative element in addition to
the bow. The ribbon attached to the sleeve can wrap around the lid
only, or may be wrapped around the box and lid.
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