U.S. patent application number 11/727985 was filed with the patent office on 2007-10-04 for decorative bag kit.
Invention is credited to Mark Campbell.
Application Number | 20070227933 11/727985 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38557235 |
Filed Date | 2007-10-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070227933 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Campbell; Mark |
October 4, 2007 |
Decorative bag kit
Abstract
The invention consists of a kit for preparing one or more
decorative containers, the kit comprising: a container having one
or more exterior designs thereon suitable for modification by an
end user and a set of design implements for modifying the exterior
designs and the visual appearance of the container. The container
is preferably a bag or a box.
Inventors: |
Campbell; Mark; (Newmarket,
CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
LANG MICHENER
BCE PLACE, P.O. BOX 747, SUITE 2500, 181 BAY STREET
TORONTO
ON
M5J 2T7
US
|
Family ID: |
38557235 |
Appl. No.: |
11/727985 |
Filed: |
March 29, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/575 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 25/205 20130101;
B65D 33/004 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/575 |
International
Class: |
B65D 71/00 20060101
B65D071/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 31, 2006 |
CA |
2,541,608 |
Claims
1. A kit for preparing a decorative container, comprising: a) a
container, said container having one or more exterior designs
thereon suitable for modification by an end user; and b) a set of
design implements for modifying said exterior designs and said
container's visual appearance.
2. The kit according to claim 1, wherein said design implements
include one or more coloring implements.
3. The kit according to claim 2, wherein said coloring implements
include one or more of: crayons, colored pencils, felt markers,
chalk, and paints and brushes.
4. The kit according to claim 1, wherein said exterior designs
include indicia to indicate respective colors to be applied to
respective locations.
5. The kit according to claim 1, wherein said exterior designs are
provided as separate elements which are adhered to said container
by the end user.
6. The kit according to claim 5, wherein said exterior designs are
provided as stickers which are adhered to said container by the end
user according to indicia marked on said container.
7. The kit according to claim 1, wherein said design implements
include one or more of: stickers, stamps, self-inking stamps, ink
pads, stencils and coloring implements.
8. The kit according to claim 1, wherein said container is a bag
which is assembled by the end user.
9. The kit according to claim 1, wherein said container is a box
which is assembled by the end user.
10. A kit for preparing decorative containers, comprising: a) a
plurality of containers, each said container having one or more
exterior designs thereon suitable for modification by an end user;
and b) a set of design implements for modifying said exterior
designs and said container's visual appearance.
11. The kit according to claim 10, wherein said design implements
include one or more coloring implements.
12. The kit according to claim 11, wherein said coloring implements
include one or more of: crayons, colored pencils, felt markers,
chalk, and paints and brushes.
13. The kit according to claim 10, wherein said exterior designs
include indicia to indicate respective colors to be applied to
respective locations.
14. The kit according to claim 10, wherein said exterior designs
are provided as separate elements which are adhered to said
container by the end user.
15. The kit according to claim 14, wherein said exterior designs
are provided as stickers which are adhered to said container by the
end user according to indicia marked on said container.
16. The kit according to claim 10, wherein said design implements
include one or more of: stickers, stamps, self-inking stamps, ink
pads, stencils and coloring implements.
17. The kit according to claim 10, wherein said container is a bag
which is assembled by the end user.
18. The kit according to claim 10, wherein said container is a box
which is assembled by the end user.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of gift
packaging. In particular, it relates to a kit for creating a
decorated gift bag or box.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Traditionally, when gifts are exchanged, the gifts are
provided with a form of wrapping in order to conceal the nature of
the gift from the receiver until the time of opening. Due to the
time required to wrap gifts in paper, as well as the difficulty in
wrapping very small or awkwardly-shaped items, the use of
decorative bags ("gift bags") or boxes has become more common. Gift
bags also have the additional benefit of being readily re-usable
without any degradation of the bag.
[0003] While some gift bags are merely provided as a bag made in a
presentable color, they are often decorated with patterns, designs,
photographs and even licensed images of popular characters from
animation and comics, particularly those directed to children.
[0004] In the interest of providing a more personalized touch, it
would beneficial to make available gift bags which allow the user
(gift giver), particularly a child, to personalize the bag.
Ideally, this can be accomplished by providing bags which have
uncolored designs or templates which can be colored by the user.
However, a complete product should also include implements to allow
the user to modify and customize the visual appearance of the bag
without the need for additional purchases. This provision would
permit the personalized bag to be purchased and prepared rapidly in
a fashion equivalent to a conventional gift bag.
[0005] It should also be noted that many bags currently available
have a coating, either decorative or protective, which inhibits the
ability to apply color or other designs to the bag. Any
personalized gift bag product should provide design implements that
are compatible with the material and coating of the gift bag.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is
provided a kit for preparing a decorative container, the kit
comprising: a container having one or more exterior designs thereon
suitable for modification by an end user and a set of design
implements for modifying the exterior designs and the visual
appearance of the container. The container is preferably a bag or a
box.
[0007] Various types of design coloring implements can be provided.
Coloring implements, such as crayons, colored pencils, felt
markers, chalk, paints and brushes, or a combination of these
implements can be provided for coloring designs on the container.
Preferably, the designs include indicia (preferably letters or
numbers) indicating which color is to be applied to different
regions of the design. Other design implements, such as stickers,
stamps (self-inking or with ink pads) and stencils can be provided,
either with or without coloring implements.
[0008] The designs are preferably pre-printed on the container, but
alternatively can be provided as stencils or as stick-on templates.
In the case of stick-on templates, they optionally can be designed
such that the templates are colored and then applied to the
container.
[0009] According to another aspect of the present invention, the
kit further includes additional containers.
[0010] The advantage provided by the present invention is the
provision of a kit that allows a user, particularly a child, to
produce a creative and individualized product while providing
assistance in increasing the artistic quality of the final
product.
[0011] Other and further advantages and features of the invention
will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following
detailed description thereof, taken in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] The invention will now be described in more detail, by way
of example only, in the subsequent text. The invention is of such a
nature that exemplary drawings are not necessary for a complete
understanding of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0013] Within this specification, the term "bag" is used to
generically describe a container as embodied in the present
invention. More particularly, "bag" is generally understood to mean
"bag" or "box", unless specifically indicated otherwise.
[0014] In its most general embodiment, the present invention
consists of a kit for creating decorative bags. The kit contains a
bag, a design on the bag and a set of artistic elements for
customizing the design on the bag and the overall visual appearance
of the bag. One particular kit consists of a white bag, with a
design of a cartoon character pre-printed on the bag, and a box of
crayons, most likely an 8-count box, being the smallest available
size that includes the largest range of colors. Another embodiment
of the kit includes multiple bags, either with identical designs or
a number of different designs. A larger number of coloring
implements may be provided with the multiple bag kit, to allow for
greater variety in the final decorated bags.
[0015] Other types of coloring implements that can be used include,
but are not limited to, colored pencils, felt markers chalk, or
even paints (with brushes). For larger kits containing multiple
bags, a number of different coloring implements could be provided,
e.g. colored pencils and felt markers. It should also be noted that
the material of the bag may restrict or otherwise determine the
choice the coloring implements. For example, the coating used on
some bags may not allow the wax from crayons to adhere to the
surface, so wax crayons would not be a suitable coloring implement
for that type of bag.
[0016] Other types of artistic elements that can be used include,
but are not limited to, stickers, stencils, stamps, glue-on
sparkles (with or without glue). These elements can be used in
place of coloring implements to color the design or in conjunction
with coloring implements to further customize the design.
[0017] In preferred embodiments of the invention, the design or
designs are pre-printed onto the surface of the bag. Typically, the
design is only printed on the "front" surface of the bag, but bags
may have designs printed on the "front" and "back" surfaces if
desired. For boxes, the design is typically printed on the "front"
or the "top", although any or all available surfaces may have
designs printed on them.
[0018] Types of designs can be wide-ranging, from traditional
patterns (flowers, balloons) to images of popular characters from
television and comics, particular those directed at children.
Stylized text for common gift salutations (e.g. "Happy Birthday",
"Congratulations") or holiday themes (e.g. "Merry Christmas",
"Happy Valentine's Day") can also be used as part of or as the
whole of the design. Additional text can be included (e.g. "To:",
"From:", "Love,") to identify the gift giver and gift
recipient.
[0019] As an alternative, the designs can further include a coded
number or letter system, such that different regions of the design
are marked with a letter or number indicating which color is to be
applied to that region (colloquially, "paint-by-numbers").
[0020] As another alternative, as opposed to using bags with
pre-printed designs, a stencil can be provided with a blank bag, to
allow the end user to apply the design to the bag themselves. This
embodiment is more suited to kits with multiple bags, preferably
also with multiple stencils. For example, a kit can contain 15
small bags (for party favors), 3 different design stencils, and a
package of 16 felt markers.
[0021] As yet another alternative, the designs can be provided as
stick-on or glue-on designs, either as complete images to cover the
full surface of the bag, or as a collection of smaller designs that
can be distributed as desired over the surfaces of the bag. In this
embodiment, it can be preferable to produce the stick-on design in
a fashion that permits them to be colored prior to being applied to
the bag. An alternative to stickers is stamps, either self-inking
or provided with one or more color inking pads.
[0022] This concludes the description of a presently preferred
embodiment of the invention. The foregoing description has been
presented for the purpose of illustration and is not intended to be
exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed.
Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the
above teaching and will be apparent to those skilled in the art. It
is intended the scope of the invention be limited not by this
description but by the claims that follow.
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