Abstract: A handled gift box has the top inside the bottom, instead of top over bottom; and comprises a box, two handles fixed to the box though handle fasteners, one handle is attached to bottom box and the other is attached to top box and bottom box. Also, since the handled gift box comes either pre-decorated or undecorated, which can be chosen from different combinations of decorations, the gift givers are given the freedom to customize the present invention however they see fit. The handled gift box can be used for, but is not limited to, apparel, picture frames, light food items, books, and other items designed to lay flat in the gift-giving process.

Abstract: A shipping system comprises an article of furniture and a packaging assembly. The packaging assembly includes a container and a protective insert. The container houses the article of furniture. The protective insert is disposed within the container and is positioned to help protect the article of furniture from damage. The protective insert has at least one convertible portion that is adapted to be removed from a surrounding portion of the protective insert, transition between a first configuration and a second configuration, and form at least a portion of an accessory product for the article of furniture when the convertible portion is in the second configuration.

Abstract: A card-like apparatus may be used as a card, a bow, a decoration, or other item, and is preferably made from a single sheet having an interior central region in the shape of a regular polygon defined by fold lines between the central region and a plurality of extremity panels. The panels fold across and beyond the central region, forming an outer perimeter that represents a flower, plant, holiday novelty, animal, person, or other object or living thing. Decoration such as paint, print, artwork, or a portion of a picture may be added to the panels so that the folded panels further represent the object or living thing. Methods have been developed to dissect a whole picture and then to lay or copy sectors of the picture onto distal portions of the panels, so that upon folding of the panels, the distal portions are visible, over and beyond the central region, in positions wherein the picture comes together again as a whole.

Abstract: Gift management kits are desirable for opening, assembling, and cleaning up gifts. Gift giving occasions, such as Christmas, frequently result in a number of presents which must be opened and assembled. Used wrapping paper is also created which must be disposed of. Gift management kits provide easy access to a complete set of commonly needed tools for opening, assembling, and cleaning up gifts. The tools include garbage bags, wire cutters, a Philips head screwdriver, a Flathead screwdriver, a box cutters, a wrench, scissors, batteries, and nail clippers. Furthermore, the gift management kit can be disguised as a present, making it readily available yet unobtrusive during gift giving occasions.

Abstract: A bag having an article display aperture and a folded support surface formed in a front panel thereof for supporting and displaying various types of articles. The bag is formed of relatively stiff material and its front panel is provided with cuts and scored areas defining a tab that is folded to form a generally wedge-shaped support surface for supporting various articles behind the aperture. The bag can be supported on a flat surface such as a counter top or a table top or may be suspended in an elevated position by handles at its upper end for displaying various articles, and may also be used as a conventional gift bag or shopping bag. An insert sheet formed of decorative material may also be inserted in the bag along its back panel to serve as a colorful background.

Abstract: An integrated, pre-decorated, rigid set-up gift box including a ribbon, a lid, and a box container defining a ribbon channel in the floor thereof and ribbon feedthroughs to permit the lid to be tied to the box container with the ribbon to thereby form an integrated, coordinated gift package.

Abstract: A sheet of flexible material. The sheet has a periphery in a rectangular configuration with four edges and four corners sized to conform to any of a plurality of boxes having a variety of shapes and sizes. Each sheet also has a back surface without any printing thereon and a front surface with or without decorative printing thereon. A pressure sensitive adhesive providing for removal and repositioning of the sheet is located on the back surface along the four side edges but terminates in proximity to the four corners. The adhesive forms an essentially rectangular adhesive frame having a periphery essentially co-extensive with the periphery of the sheet and a hollow interior and corners to facilitate handling. The adhesive may adhere to the front surface when wrapping a box or other item.

Abstract: A drinking device comprising a lid or container and a straw selectively attached to the lid or container. The straw being selectively attached to the lid such that packets of coffee additives fictionally engage the lid. The lid further includes an indentation which has a predetermined radius in order to receive and secure a packet of coffee creamer. The straw can be selectively removed for use.

Abstract: A drinking device comprising a cup and a straw selectively attached to the said cup at an upper end along the rim thereof, thus allowing a plurality of the cups, with attached straws, to be stackable. The straw can be selectively removed for use.

Abstract: A promotional clip-on accessory which is adapted to fold around a cap strap to carry a display panel thereon for displaying promotional material. The clip-on accessory is die cut from a vinyl plastic or cardstock sheet and is pre-scored to include two bi-fold hinges defining a central display panel and two opposite folding panels that are folded around the cap strap. A locking tab configuration is also disclosed for securing the accessory on the cap strap. A push-out outlocking tab is cut into one panel and, once the lower and upper panels have been folded around the back of the cap strap, may be pushed through a second tab in the opposing panel to lock the accessory in position around the cap strap. The accessory may also be cut to form a customized pop-out section which remains erect and coplanar with the front display panel after the accessory is applied to a cap strap, which gives the image of a front display panel custom cut in the shape of a design indicia.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a decorative cardboard hollow shell to be filled with gifts such as Easter eggs, hearts, gift boxes, imitation fruit and the like, decorated outside and/or inside with pictorial elements and consisting of two half-shells with cuved surfaces. The half-shells have circumferential edges to which a non-pre-formed coatings are applied to form rim coatings that produces an inside and outside edge strip covering all rough transitions and cut edges of each cardboard hollow shell half, this rim coating forming a clean and decorative surface.

Abstract: A decorative ribbon is shown including a controllable adhesive on the backside thereof for select placement on package material and select removal, if necessary, therefrom without damage to the package. The decorative ribbon according to the present invention may include incomplete die cutting to provide portions of the ribbon which may be selectively moved out of the plane of the ribbon, but remain attached to the ribbon body. Furthermore, the incomplete die cuts may define ribbon portions which may be torn from the ribbon body whereby, by use of the controllable adhesive on the backside thereof, the ribbon elements may be selectively placed about a gift package according to user preference. A stretch ribbon includes alternating transverse die cuts directed inward from outside edges of the ribbon whereby upon application of longitudinal forces the ribbon stretches beyond its natural length and assumes a three dimensional character.

Abstract: A decorative sheet material which includes a first sheet which has a first side and a second side, an optional layer of cushioning material which, if present, is adhered to the first side of the first sheet, a second sheet which has a first side and a second side, the first side of which is positioned against the second side of the first sheet, the second sheet being made of paper, plastic, leather, fabric and/or metal/foil, a first adhesive layer which is placed against the second side of the second sheet, and a first outer plastic layer which is placed against the first adhesive layer. The decorative sheet material may also include sprinkles, glitter, sequins, feathers, shredded mylar, shredded foil, cut-outs and the like, which are positioned either between the first adhesive layer and the outer layer of plastic or between the first side of the second sheet and the first adhesive layer. There may be one or more ridges or grooves, or both, in the first outer plastic layer.

Abstract: An octagonal container formed from a single piece of foldable material which includes a top foldable into a segmented cover which defines upon closing a visually distinct design.

Abstract: An assembled kit of materials useful in mailing a gift in which advantageous double use is made of a folded mailing box about which plastic is shrunk wrap to enclose the materials and, when unfolded, the wrapped gift is placed in the box for mailing.

Abstract: A collapsible, tubular carton (12) is disclosed having a non-linear fold line between the side edges (20) of the front panel (18) and the second side panel (32) which are planar in the collapsed condition of the carton (12). The fold line extends in a non-linear manner between top and bottom locations (72, 74) at the top edges (48, 68) and the bottom edges (40, 44) of the front and side panels (18, 32). In the preferred form, the fold line includes first and second, arcuate portions (82, 84) in the form of a sine curve extending from and on opposite sides of a linear line (76) extending between the top and bottom locations (72, 74). In its erect condition in the most preferred form, the carton (12) has a right parallelepiped shape, with the front and second side panels (18, 32) forming two of the sides of the parallelepiped shape.

Abstract: This invention relates to a container which is folded from a flat blank of material being provided with a plurality of fold lines forming a bottom wall, side walls and top wall panels in the blank. The side walls are coupled to one another by bellows-type coupling members which are adapted to be inwardly folded during assembly to draw up the adjacent side walls to which there are attached. The top walls are dimensioned such that upon folding into a substantially parallel relationship with the bottom wall will form a closed container which is especially suitable to be used as a gift box or the like. A portion of the bellows-type coupling member may be non-structurally adhered to a side wall of the container acting to greatly enhance subsequent folding and assembling of the container into its finished form. Predetermined fold lines may be pre-folded to allow more convenient assembly, which still enable packaging and handling of the container in a substantially flat form as desired.

Abstract: A textile envelope comprises front and back panels formed of textile material having substantially the same peripheral shape, a sealing flap formed of textile material joined to a peripheral edge of the front panel, and a stiffener element situated between the front and back textile panels for stiffening at least one of the panels. A method of manufacturing a textile envelope includes the steps of situating a stiffener element between front and back panels formed of textile material, connecting overlying side regions of the front and back textile panels to each other, connecting a top region of the stiffener element to a top region of one of the front and back textile panels, and folding a sealing flap formed of textile material joined to a top edge of the front textile panel over the back textile panel.

Abstract: A container, such as for a floral arrangement, is formed from a unitary die-cut sheet of material. The container has a core, defined by walls and a bottom and having an open top, and decorative panels extend from the walls. The sheet contains connected wall sections and decorative panel sections, the wall sections forming the walls and the panel sections folding together in pairs to form the decorative panels. There are at least two decorative panel sections between two adjacent wall sections, such that when the panel sections are folded together, the wall sections will be adjacent in the container core, and the panel formed by the panel sections will extend outward from the core. The bottom is formed by tabs on the wall sections which fold inward. In some embodiments, the container is collapsible to a substantially planar form.

Abstract: A decorative box is disclosed for gift wrapping that requires no additional wrapping paper. The box is made from a blank that has a central panel with opposed end flaps. Side panels fold up perpendicular to the central panel and have interlocking end portions that fit inside the end flaps. Outer panels attached to the side panels fold over the close the box. The outer panels have distal flaps that tuck in behind the end flaps. Wrapping paper can be applied to the outer surface of the box and adhered to the inner surface of the box blank around the periphery thereof to make a pre-wrapped gift box.

Abstract: A container assembly which is especially adaptable to form a final presentation enclosure is constructed from a flat blank of material. The flat blank is provided with a plurality of fold lines forming a bottom wall, side walls, and top wall portions which act in conjunction with one another to enclose a space. The side walls are connected by joining portions constituting bellows-type folding members. The container is constructed by initially folding. The joining members are folded inwardly thereby drawing up the respective side walls to which they are attached. The container does not utilize tabs, glue or other fastening arrangements normally associated with a variety of containers. The top walls are formed so as to be exposed at the top of the container to allow securing of the top wall portions by any suitable means. There is also provided a variable volume container by means of the joining members which extend into the interior of the container.

Abstract: A cylindrical container consisting of a spirally wound paperboard tube, and a pair of closures for sealing the upper and bottom ends thereof. Each closure is formed of a pair of die-cut paperboard discs glued together over a large common surface area so that the discs are warp-resistant. The discs differ slightly in size, so that the smaller disc can engage the interior of the tubular body in a friction-fitting relationship, while the larger disc provides an annular ring to receive the edge of the tubular body. The spirally wound paperboard tube possesses significant axial strength, so that several containers can be stacked thereon, and also possesses sufficient hoop strength to resist deformation or denting, under normal conditions of use.

Abstract: A readily foldable reversible container formed of a blank sheet material having predetermined foldlines about which the blank may be folded to define an erected container or box, and which blank is provided with indicia formed on the opposed surfaces of the blank to define a predetermined design or pattern whereby the blank can be reversely folded about the respective foldlines so that the predetermined design or pattern on the opposed surfaces of the blank can be selectively positioned either on the inside or outside of the erected container or box depending upon which direction the blank is folded.

Abstract: A cardboard blank that is die-cut and scored to define, when the blank is erected, a unitary box having bottom, side and end walls, as well as interlockable triangular side and end flaps providing a closed cover.

Abstract: A gift package is adorned with an integral self-forming bow movable from a bow-unformed position to a bow-formed position by a pull-type or folding-type actuator to which the bow is operatively connected. The actuator may be integral with an article such as a shopping bag to be decorated, or the actuator and the bow may be formed as a discrete assembly which is separately attached to the article, or the bow may be integral with the article.

Abstract: A box, formed from a single rectangular blank of a suitable material, suitable for packaging gift items, having a unique construction wherein score lines and perforated score lines are used to form an end closure section permitting the box to be rapidly and easily assembled. The rectangular blank from which the box is made may be coated or overlaid on one or both sides with a decorative finish so that the box, when assembled, presents the appearance of a conventionally gift-wrapped package.

Abstract: A method and article for providing toy packaging. A number of shaped units are formed by winding strips of material about shaped objects. The shaped objects are combined to form a final package, such as, a train.

Abstract: A container with a sealable band characterized by a container in which the upper and bottom surfaces are of a polyhedral form and a pair of corresponding sides on the upper and bottom surfaces respectively are not parallel with each other; and a sealable band comprising an upper surface portion in which opposite sides form each edge portion, two lateral side portions which are integrally provided extending with the same inclination from each corresponding edge portion of the upper surface portion, and a bottom surface portion extending between the two lateral sides in which the opposite sides form each edge portion.

Abstract: A folding paperboard gift box having a generally square or rectangular cross section enclosure formed by four wall panels and closed at both ends by suitable end closures, which may constitute interconnecting end panels. Hingedly attached to one of these panels is a decorative design element. Upon the setting up or squaring or the closing of the box, this design element becomes spaced-apart from the surface of the panel from which it is attached and thus stands out prominently as a part of the completed box.

Abstract: A gift-wrapping assembly including a box having elongated slots in the top. Each slot is partially cut out from the top with a portion of the top partially removed, the cut out portion being hinged on the uncut portion and forming a tongue to hold tabs inserted in the slots. The assembly also includes a plurality of decorative ribbons, each having a plastic plate at each end. A tab extends as a partial cut-out from each end of each plate at approximately a right angle to the plane of the plate. At its junction with the plate the tab is undercut. Each ribbon encircles the box and is locked by the engagement at its ends of the undercut edges of the tabs in the outer regions of the corners of the opposite slots of each pair. The assembly also includes a bow having on its under side a plate from whose corners tabs extend at approximately a right angle to the plane of the plate. These tabs are also undercut.