GIFT CARD BOX TOPPERS
The disclosed invention relates generally to various embodiments of holders and packaging for giving gifts. In particular, the invention relates to various gift card holders that hold a gift card and enhance the presentation and gift giving experience for recipients and gift givers alike.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/824,853 filed on May 17, 2013, entitled “Gift Card Box Toppers” which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUNDTransaction cards, stored value cards, or gift cards are popular gifts. Gift cards typically comprise a stored value card whereby a certain cash equivalent value is encoded upon a magnetic strip applied to the surface of the card. This stored value may be determined by the vendor prior to packaging and display for sale or may be selected at the point of sale by the purchaser and loaded by the cashier using a magnetic card reader/writer. Although popular, gift cards are typically provided with a generic and impersonal design. In addition, gift cards are often given in simple un-adorned envelopes or impersonal sleeves. This may minimize the gift giving experience and emotional value for both gift giver and the recipient.
Therefore, a need exists for a gift card holder that provides graphical and/or mechanical enhancements to entertain the gift card recipient and add emotional and personal value to the gift and the gift giver.
SUMMARYThis invention relates generally to gift card holders and more particularly to a device for holding a gift card or gift card packet while providing graphical and mechanical enhancements to entertain the gift card recipient and add value to the gift giving experience for the gift giver. In addition, the gift card holders are suitable for inclusion with another gift, including but not limited to a box of chocolates.
In one embodiment, a gift card box topper includes a decorative ribbon that is folded in to a bow, an envelope to receive the gift card. The envelope may be engaged to the ribbon by an adhesive. The gift card box topper also includes a clothespin that is engaged to both the envelope and the ribbon. The box topper further includes at least one removable adhesive to engage the ribbon to the box top, thereby affixing the entire gift card box topper to the gift.
In another embodiment, the gift card box topper includes a bi-fold card holder that may be further adorned with a rosette and additional decorations. For example, the bi-fold holder may include a rosette and a heart-shaped decoration. The bi-fold card holder may be attached to a gift or box of chocolates using a removable adhesive. In various embodiments, the bi-fold holder includes a one or more tabs that may engage and retain a gift card. In other embodiments, the bi-fold holder includes slits in a planar material of the holder to engage a corner or edge of a gift card. In other embodiments, a gift card may be retained in the holder by an adhesive.
Details of one or more implementations are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features and advantages may be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
Like reference numbers and designations in the various drawings indicate like elements.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONThe present invention relates to gift card holders that enhance the gift giving experience for both the gift giver and the gift recipient. In addition, gift card holders allow the gift giver to further enhance the appearance and appeal another present such as a box of chocolates or other gifts. In various aspects, the gift card holders of the present invention include a number of decorative and functional features that allow a gift giver to add personalization and other enhancements when giving a gift card in conjunction with another gift.
In various embodiments, gift card box topper 10, and in particular, the ribbon 100 is attached to the gift 20 via a removable adhesive 112, shown in
In one embodiment, the clothespin 102 may be a single body 500 with two or more extended prongs 502-504 separated by a small gap 506, similar to the clothespin shown in
The envelope 104 may be formed by cutting, scoring, and or folding a planar material 200, as shown in
In one aspect, the gift card box topper 10 may be prepackaged with a gift card. In this aspect, the gift card box topper 10 may be presented for sale as shown in
The rosette may be formed from a planar material that is cut and/or folded to form the generally pleated rosette. The pleated rosette may then be adhered to a top surface of the bi-fold holder. An occasion related decoration, such as but not limited to a heart, may then be adhered to the rosette, such that the pleats of the rosette encircle the occasion-related decoration. Other decorations may be used with this embodiment of the box topper, as well as with the other embodiments of the box topper. The decorations may correspond to any holiday, or occasion. Alternately, the decoration may be any decorative shape, design, mark, or device.
It is believed that the present disclosure and many of its attendant advantages will be understood by the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction, and arrangement of the components without departing from the disclosed subject matter or without sacrificing all of its material advantages. The form described is merely explanatory, and it is the intention of the following claims to encompass and include such changes.
While the present disclosure has been described with reference to various embodiments, it will be understood that these embodiments are illustrative and that the scope of the disclosure is not limited to them. Many variations, modifications, additions, and improvements are possible. More generally, embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure have been described in the context of particular implementations. Functionality may be separated or combined in blocks differently in various embodiments of the disclosure or described with different terminology. These and other variations, modifications, additions, and improvements may fall within the scope of the disclosure as defined in the claims that follow.
Claims
1. A device for affixing a gift card to a box top comprising:
- a ribbon having a general bow configuration;
- an envelope to receive the gift card, wherein the envelope is engaged to the ribbon by an adhesive;
- a clothespin engaged to the envelope and the ribbon; and
- at least one removable adhesive to engage the ribbon to the box top.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the box top is engaged to a gift box.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein the gift box is a box of chocolates.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the ribbon comprises fabric, paper, cardstock, plastic, or a pliable material.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the ribbon is a rigid material formed into a ribbon shape.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the ribbon comprises at least one adhesive location.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the clothespin comprises at least two prongs.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein the envelope comprises paper stock, cardstock, chipboard, cardboard, or pasteboard.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one surface of the envelope is printed, painted, or otherwise marked with indicia.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the ribbon, clothespin, and envelope are engaged to one another and engaged to a backer card for sale at a retail location.
11. A device for affixing a gift card to a box top comprising:
- a bi-fold holder for retaining the gift card;
- a pleated rosette engaged to the bi-fold holder;
- a decorative device engaged to the rosette, such that rosette is visible around the decorative device; and
- at least one removable adhesive to engage the bi-fold holder to the box top.
12. The device of claim 11, wherein the bi-fold holder comprises at least one tab to engage and retain the gift card.
13. The device of claim 11, wherein the bi-fold holder comprises at least one slit to engage and retain the gift card.
14. The device of claim 11, wherein the box top is engaged to a gift box.
15. The device of claim 14, wherein the gift box is a box of chocolates.
16. The device of claim 11, wherein the decorative device is a shape, design, mark, or device.
17. The device of claim 16, wherein the decorative device is a heart-shaped decoration.
Type: Application
Filed: May 16, 2014
Publication Date: Nov 20, 2014
Applicant: Gift Card Impressions, LLC (Kansas City, MO)
Inventors: Brett R. Glass (Kansas Ctiy, MO), Nicole E. Glass (Kansas City, MO)
Application Number: 14/280,432
International Classification: A45C 11/18 (20060101); B65D 21/02 (20060101);