U.S. patent number 3,829,008 [Application Number 05/323,519] was granted by the patent office on 1974-08-13 for combination gift wrap and receptacle.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Container Corporation of America. Invention is credited to Lowell C. Murray, John G. Ruble.
United States Patent |
3,829,008 |
Murray , et al. |
August 13, 1974 |
COMBINATION GIFT WRAP AND RECEPTACLE
Abstract
Soft goods are shipped in a conventional container having a
decorative gift wrap secured thereto. The gift wrap is in the form
of a folder having an exposed plain obverse side and a decorative
reverse side. The folder is formed from a cut and scored sheet and
is secured to a receptacle bottom, and includes flaps extending
from a main panel thereof having dimensions corresponding to the
dimensions of a panel of the receptacle. The main panel may be
detachably secured to the receptacle. The flaps are folded upon
themselves, and the two outermost flaps are secured to hold all the
flaps in place. A tear strip is provided in the overlapping one of
such secured flaps, and upon removal of such strip, the flaps are
opened and reversed about the receptacle as a decorative wrap. A
seal may be tipped on one of the flaps and can be transferred upon
completion of the decorative wrap about the receptacle to seal the
same.
Inventors: |
Murray; Lowell C. (Fort Wayne,
IN), Ruble; John G. (Fort Wayne, IN) |
Assignee: |
Container Corporation of
America (Chicago, IL)
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Family
ID: |
26868832 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/323,519 |
Filed: |
January 15, 1973 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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173153 |
Aug 19, 1971 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
229/87.19;
206/457; 229/923; 229/68.1; 206/216; 229/306 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D
65/06 (20130101); Y10S 229/923 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B65D
65/06 (20060101); B65D 65/02 (20060101); B65d
065/06 (); B65d 065/28 () |
Field of
Search: |
;229/40,87R,87A,87S,68R,51SC,51TC,87F,73,85 ;206/47R |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Price; William I.
Assistant Examiner: Garbe; Stephen P.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Carpenter, Ostis & Lindberg
Parent Case Text
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No.
173,153, filed Aug. 19, 1971, now abandoned.
Claims
We claim:
1. The combination of a receptacle and a gift wrap, the latter
being formed from a cut and scored sheet of paperboard or the like,
said combination comprising:
a. a receptacle having top and bottom panels;
b. a gift wrap having a plain obverse side and a decorative reverse
side;
c. said gift wrap having a main panel conforming in dimensions to
one of said top and bottom panels and with the obverse side of said
main panel being in face-to-face secured relationship to said
receptacle at one of the panels thereof;
d. additional flaps extending from said main panel and connected
thereto along fold lines;
e. said additional flaps being folded along said fold lines into
lapping relationship;
f. means securing said additional flaps in lapping
relationship;
g. said additional flaps being subsequently folded about said first
fold lines to envelop said receptacle with the additional flaps in
secured lapping relationship against said receptacle with the
decorative reverse side of the wrap exposed.
2. The combination according to claim 1 wherein one of said
additional flaps has a tear strip therein and wherein the removal
of said tear strip defines a locking tab in the additional flap
associated with said tear stip, and wherein the underflapping
additional flap is provided with a slot to receive said locking tab
upon removal of said tear strip.
3. The combination according to claim 2 wherein said slot and said
locking tab cooperate to close said decorative wrap upon refolding
thereof about said receptacle with said decorative reverse side
exposed.
4. The combination of a box and gift wrap, the latter being formed
from a cut and scored sheet of paperboard or the like, said
combination comprising:
a. a box having a bottom, upstanding sides and a cover
therefor;
b. a gift wrap having a plain obverse side and a decorative reverse
side;
c. said gift wrap having a main panel conforming in dimensions to
the bottom of said box and being secured thereto along the outer
side thereof;
d. pairs of major and minor flaps extending from said main panel
and connected thereto along first fold lines;
i. said minor flaps corresponding in dimension to said upstanding
sides of said box;
ii. said major flaps being connected to said minor flaps along
second fold lines which together with said first fold lines define
said minor flaps;
e. said major and minor flaps being folded along said first fold
lines into overlapping relationship over said main panel;
f. adhesive means securing a pair of said flaps together;
g. said major and minor flaps being subsequently foldable about
said first and second fold lines to envelop said box with the major
flaps in secured overlapping relationship against the cover of said
box.
5. The combination of a box and a gift wrap, the latter being
formed from a cut and scored sheet of paperboard or the like, said
combination comprising:
a. a box having a bottom, upstanding sides and a cover
therefor;
b. a gift wrap having a plain obverse side and a decorative reverse
side;
c. said gift wrap having a main panel conforming in dimensions to
the bottom of said box and being secured thereto along the outer
side thereof;
d. pairs of major and minor flaps extending from said main panel
and connected thereto along first fold lines;
i. said minor flaps corresponding in dimension to said upstanding
sides of said box;
ii. said major flaps being connected to said minor flaps along
second fold lines which together with said first fold lines define
said minor flaps;
e. said major and minor flaps being folded along said first fold
lines into overlapping relationship over said main panel;
f. adhesive means securing a pair of said flaps together;
g. a tear strip for disconnecting said outer major flap from its
connected outer major flap;
h. said major and minor flaps being subsequently foldable about
said first and second fold lines to envelop said box with the major
flaps in secured overlapping relationship against the cover of said
box.
6. The combination according to claim 5 wherein the removal of said
tear strip defines a locking tab in the major flap associated with
said tear strip, and wherein the underlapping major flap is
provided with a slot to receive said locking tab upon removal of
said tear strip.
7. The combination according to claim 6 wherein said slot and said
locking tab cooperate to close said wrap upon refolding thereof
about said box.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the packaging of soft goods in a
decorative fashion. A wrap is formed from a cut and scored blank of
paperboard or the like, and is secured to one side of a receptacle.
The wrap is cut and scored to provide panels which are folded into
position to provide a flat folder secured to a side of the
receptacle, the panels thereof being thereafter foldable into
position over the receptacle and being secured together for the
shipment of the goods in a decorative wrap.
2. The Prior Art
The prior art is best exemplified in the following patents
developed in a search:
Karr 683,294 Sept. 24, 1901 229/40 James 2,364,294 Dec. 5, 1944
229/87R Warner 3,064,876 Nov. 20, 1962 229/87R LePain 3,355,092
Nov. 28, 1967 229/87 Laskow Re.26,742 Dec. 16, 1969 229/87 Pascus
et al 3,495,757 Feb. 17, 1970 229/40 Burgher 3,635,392 Jan. 18,
1972 229/85
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention herein relates to the packing and shipping of soft
goods and includes a box or other receptacle having a folded wrap
secured thereto, the wrap being subsequently opened and folded to a
position about the receptacle where the reverse decorative side of
the wrap is displayed. Structure is provided for maintaining the
wrap in a condition where the obverse side thereof is displayed
with flaps thereof in secured position, such structure being
enabled to be reversed in position for the subsequent refolding of
the wrap about the receptacle with the decorative side of the wrap
being displayed.
THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an isometric view showing the combination of a box and
gift wrap folder according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a cut and scored blank for forming the
gift wrap seen in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2, and showing a pair of major and
minor panels of the wrap folded to overlapping position;
FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIGS. 2 and 3, and showing the assembly
of the wrap with the obverse side thereof presented to view;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the gift
wrap or folder can be applied detachably to the underside of a
box;
FIG. 6 is a detailed perspective view showing a tear strip for the
gift wrap in the partly severed position thereof;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the gift wrap or folder in the
unwrapped position and ready to be folded about the box to which it
is secured;
FIG. 8 is view similar to FIG. 7, and showing a pair of the major
panels folded to position about the box;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the wrap or folder in position
about the box with the reverse decorative side thereof
displayed;
FIG. 10 is a detailed perspective view showing a decorative seal
which may be applied to the gift wrap of FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the decorative seal applied
to the outer overlapping major flaps to maintain the decorative
wrap in assembled position;
FIG. 12 is an exploded view similar to FIG. 5 showing the gift wrap
adapted to be applied to a box of different configuration;
FIG. 13 is a view similar to FIG. 12 showing the wrap adapted to be
applied to an envelope or a no-depth folder; and
FIG. 14 is a view showing the wrap with the panel thereof reversed
and folded about an envelope or a no-depth folder.
The improved combination of a receptacle such as a box and a
decorative gift wrap is referred to generally by the reference
numeral 10 and comprises a box of parallelepiped shape, box 11
having vertical sides S. A decorative gift wrap 12 is detachably
secured to bottom panel BP of box 11 by any suitable adhesive, not
shown.
The decorative wrap 12 is in the form of a folder seen in FIGS. 1
to 5 and is formed from a cut and scored blank 12A seen in FIG. 2.
Blank 12A has a main panel 13 of a rectangular configuration
corresponding to the dimensions of bottom panel BP of box 11. The
sides of the main panel 13 are each flanked by a major flap 14 and
a minor flap 16, the two flaps 14 and 16 being foldably connected
to the main panel 13 along a first fold line 17.
The minor flaps 16 conform in dimensions to the sides S of box 11,
and are defined by the fold lines 17 and second fold lines 18, the
latter connecting the major flaps 14 to the minor flaps 16.
In forming the gift wrap folder 12 seen in FIGS. 1 to 5, a pair of
the major and minor flaps 14 and 16 are folded along the fold lines
17 as seen in FIG. 3. The other pair of major flaps is denoted by
the reference numerals 14A and 14B, these being folded with their
minor flaps 16 along the opposed fold lines 17 into the position as
seen in FIG. 4, with the major flap 14A overlying the opposite
major flap 14B.
Structure is provided for securing the major flaps 14A to the
opposite major flap 14B, and the distal portion of flap 14A is
provided with a securing tab 19. The latter is defined by a pair of
spaced lines of weakness 21, and a glue flap 22. The lines of
weakness define a tear tab 20. The inner of the lines of weakness
21 is broken by a cut line to define a closure tab 23. Glue flap 22
is provided with any suitable adhesive whereby it may be secured to
the opposite panel 14B.
The wrapper 12 may also enclose a decorative seal DS, for a purpose
as will appear. The latter may be tipped to the inside of main
panel 13.
The box 11 may be of the set-up variety having a plastic cover
portion for display of the article upon removal of the wrapper as
will now be described. The panels 14 and 16 are folded about the
box 11 as seen in FIGS. 7 to 11 inclusive. Major and minor flaps
14A and 14B together with minor flaps 16 are first folded into
position over the box 11, and the other pair of major and minor
flaps 14 together with their minor flaps 16 are then folded into
position as seen in FIGS. 7 to 9. Major flap 14B is provided with a
slit 24 adapted to engage with the locking tab 23 of the opposite
flap 14A. After the tab 23 is engaged with the slot 24, the
decorative seal DS ma be placed on the wrapper 12 after removing a
base B thereof. The decorative seal DS may be of the type employing
a pressure sensitive adhesive
When the wrapper 12 is placed about the box 11 as seen in FIGS. 7
to 11, the decorative reverse side thereof is displayed, and the
entire package when so configured may be employed as a gift without
further wrapping.
Referring to FIG. 12 there is shown a receptacle or box similar to
that seen in FIG. 5. The box 11 differs from that seen in FIG. 5 in
that it does not have the base flange upon which the cover rests.
It has, however, sides S and the decorative wrap 12 secured to the
bottom panel PB, the wrap being folded as seen in FIG. 5.
Referring to FIGS. 13 and 14, the wrap 12 is adapted to be secured
to a panel P of a receptacle in the form of an envelope or no-depth
folder E having a closure flap CT. Folder E has a top panel 31 and
a bottom panel 32. Wrap 12 has flaps 14, 14A and 14D folded about
folder E to display the decorative sides of wrap 12.
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