Partially wrapped confetti

• US 5,709,584 A
• Filed: 06/25/1996
• Issued: 01/20/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Parti-Line International LLC, Ronee Holmes
• Original Assignee: James O. Watkins
• Inventors: Watkins, James O.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Michael A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Carlson, Jeffrey D.
• Application Number:
  US08/668,302
• Time in Patent Office: 574 Days
• Field of Search: 446/34, 446/475, 446/491, 446/429, 40/216, 124/5
• US Class Current: 446/475
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 37/00 Jokes; Confetti, streamers, or other dance favours ; Cracker bonbons or the like

Abstract

A stack of confetti is disclosed which is wrapped by a wrapper about only a portion of the circumference of the stack whereby insertion of the stack into a launcher is facilitated and the aerodynamics of the stack in the air are substantially improved.

Claims

1. A partially wrapped stack of confetti comprising:

(a) a large plurality of pieces of confetti, each of said pieces of confetti having a length;

(b) said large plurality of pieces of confetti being arranged in a stack with said lengths parallel to each other;

(c) a wrapper extending partially about said stack; and

(d) some of said pieces of confetti being composed of tissue paper and some of said pieces of confetti being composed of plastic film.

2. Confetti means for projection into the air comprising:

(a) a stack of individual, unconnected pieces of confetti, said stack having a circumference;

(b) a wrapper extending partially around said circumference of said stack of pieces of confetti; and

(c) an elongated hollow tube, said tube having an open end of a size and shape such as to receive said partially wrapped stack of confetti.

3. The confetti means and tube of claim 2 wherein the wrapped portion of said stack is inserted into said open tube end.

16. The confetti means of claim 2 wherein at least some of said pieces of confetti are composed of tissue paper.

17. The confetti means of claim 2 wherein said wrapper is composed of tissue paper.

18. The confetti means of claim 2 wherein said stack of pieces of confetti includes two end portions, and said wrapper extends around only one of said end portions.

19. The confetti means of claim 2 comprising in combination, a plurality of said stacks of confetti, each of said stacks of confetti having an individual wrapper extending only partially around said respective stack of confetti, and said plurality of stacks of partially wrapped confetti being contained within said tube.

20. The confetti means of claim 19 wherein each of said stacks of confetti have lengths and widths, and wherein said lengths are greater than said widths, and wherein said stacks have end portions separated by said lengths, and wherein each of said wrappers extend only about one end portion of each respective stack.

4. A partially wrapped stack of confetti comprising:

(a) a large plurality of pieces of confetti, said pieces of confetti being composed of material selected from the group consisting of tissue paper and plastic film;

(b) each of said pieces of confetti having a length and a width;

(c) said width being in the order of one-quarter to one inch;

(d) said large plurality of pieces of confetti being arranged in a stack with said lengths aligned parallel to each other;

(e) a wrapper; and

(f) said wrapper extending only partially about said stack of pieces of aligned confetti.

5. The partially wrapped stack of confetti of claim 4 wherein said stack includes two face portions and two end portions, and said wrapper extends about said two face portions and about only one of said end portions.

6. The partially wrapped stack of confetti of claim 4 wherein said wrapper is composed of tissue paper.

7. The partially wrapped stack of confetti of claim 4 wherein said pieces of confetti are composed of tissue paper, and said tissue paper is of eight to twenty pound test.

8. The partially wrapped stack of confetti of claim 4 wherein said length is in the order of 1 to 4 inches.

9. A partially wrapped stack of confetti comprising:

(a) a large plurality of pieces of confetti, each of said pieces of confetti having a length, a width and an elongated tetragonal shape, said length being substantially greater than said width;

(b) each of said pieces of confetti being composed of tissue paper;

(c) each of said pieces of confetti having two faces, two side edges and two end edges, said side edges being separated by said width and said end edges being separated by said length;

(d) said plurality of pieces of confetti being stacked in face-to-face relationship with said lengths aligned in parallel to form a stack;

(e) said stack having two face surfaces, two end surfaces and two side surfaces; and

(f) a wrapper extending partially about said stack, said wrapper extending about each of said face surfaces and only about one of said end surfaces.

10. The partially wrapped stack of confetti of claim 9 wherein said length is in the order of 1 to 4 inches.

11. The partially wrapped stack of confetti of claim 9 wherein said width is in the order of 1/4 to 1 inch.

12. The partially wrapped stack of confetti of claim 11 wherein said length is in the order of 1 to 4 inches.

13. The partially wrapped stack of confetti of claim 9 wherein said wrapper is composed of tissue paper.

14. The partially wrapped stack of confetti of claim 10 wherein said wrapper is composed of tissue paper.

15. The partially wrapped stack of confetti of claim 11 wherein said wrapper is composed of tissue paper.