Gift packaging

• US 20050205461A1
• Filed: 06/11/2003
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Serplas - Industria Di Plastico Serplas SA
• Original Assignee: Serplas - Industria Di Plastico Serplas SA
• Inventors: Proto Parisi, Fernando
• Granted Patent: US 7,165,678 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/575
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 27/16 using pressure-sensitive adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 27/38 Tearing-strings or -strips
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 67/00 Kinds or types of packaging elements not otherwise provided for B65D5/425 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: D04D 7/105 made by means of a drawstring or drawstrip

Abstract

Set of materials for packaging presents and the like comprising means for containing the presents, for closing the containing means, for creating a decorative “bow”, for writing a message of greetings and for indicating the names of sender and recipient.

Claims

1. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like, characterized in that it comprises means for containing the presents, for closing the containing means, for creating a decorative “

bow”

, for writing greetings and for indicating the names of the sender and recipient.

2. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claim 1, characterized in that the containing means substantially consists of an envelope.

3. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claim 1, characterized in that the closing means comprise a flap covering the full width of the front face of the envelope and a self-adhesive strip whose width is substantially that of the flap, covering the whole width of the border of the rear face of the envelope.

4. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claim 1, characterized in that the means for creating the decorative bow comprise, when the bow is laid out flat, a pair of superimposed ribbons in between which is laid a pair of flat tie-strips, also superimposed, the ribbons being joined together by transversally placed pairs of joining points on each side of the pair of tie-strips at a distance from said tie-strips such as to allow them to slide freely between the ribbons, said pairs of ribbons and of tie-strips being joined together at one end, it being thus possible, by causing the free ends of the ribbons to slide in relation to the tie-strips as far as their joined ends, to create in the ribbons a series of folds that spread out side by side from said reciprocally joined ends and form the “

bow”

.

5. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claim 1, characterized in that the means for writing a message consists of an area on the rear face of the envelope comprising sides prepared for detachment that permit partial or total removal, and at least one non tear-off side, there being fixed, by adhesive or other means, to the internal rear face at the position of said area, a “

patch”

to ensure continuity of said face even if the area for writing the message is detached or folded back onto one non-tear-off side.

6. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claims 1, 2 and 4;

characterized in that the means for indicating the names of sender and recipient is a label applied to an adhesive area on the rear face of the envelope, permitting application of the bow on said adhesive area when left free after the label has been transferred to the front face of the envelope.

7. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claim 1, characterized in that the external face of the containing means presents decorative designs.

8. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claim 2, characterized in that the envelope is made of paper.

9. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claim 4, characterized in that the pair of ribbons and the pair of flat tie-strips are respectively realized with a single ribbon and single tie-strip folded in the middle.

10. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claim 4, characterized in that the distances between the transversally placed pairs of joining points of the two ribbons differ reciprocally.

11. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claim 4, characterized in that the distances between the transversally placed pairs of joining points of the two ribbons decrease starting from the area where their ends are joined.

12. Set of materials for packaging presents and the like as in claims 2 and 5, characterized in that the internal face of the area for writing a message presents a self-adhesive layer allowing it to be removed and applied to any other part of the envelope.