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US 2009/0152332 A1Published application
Adjustable-size reusable gift wrap and method
OwnerJocelyn Childsinventor
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Abstract
A gift wrapping enclosure encloses a gift which has been inserted within an interior of a main body formed of flexible material. An end portion of the main body surrounding an open end is folded back to form a cuff. An interior surface is exposed at the cuff, and the exposed cuff surface has a different color, texture or material characteristic from the main body. The main body is constricted at the cuff to close the open end and confine the gift, and is expanded at the cuff to provide access to the interior to remove the gift.
Claims26
A gift wrapping enclosure in which to give a gift, comprising:
- a main body formed of flexible material and having an interior and at least one open end providing access into the interior, the interior receiving the gift, the main body also including an interior surface adjacent to the interior and an exterior surface opposite from the interior;
- a channel formed in the main body adjacent to and circumscribing the open end;
- a constriction element located within the channel for constricting the main body at the channel to close the open end and for expanding the main body to open the open end to provide the access to the interior and the gift within the interior;
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- a cuff surrounding the open end formed by an end portion of the main body folded back over the exterior surface, the cuff exposing a portion of the interior surface at the location where the end portion of the main body segment is folded back over the exterior surface, the folded back end portion of the main body which forms the cuff including the channel and the constriction element.
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A method of delivering a gift using a gift wrapping enclosure, comprising:
- inserting the gift within an interior of a main body formed of flexible material and having at least one open end providing access into the interior and also including an interior surface adjacent to the interior and an exterior surface opposite from the interior;
- folding an end portion of the main body back over the exterior surface to form a cuff;
- exposing a portion of the interior surface at the location where the end portion of the main body segment is folded back over the exterior surface to form the cuff;
- constricting the main body at the cuff to close the open end and confine the gift within the interior;
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- expanding the main body at the cuff to open the open end and provide access to the interior to remove the gift.
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A method of changing the appearance of a gift wrapping enclosure, comprising:
- inserting the gift within an interior of a main body formed of flexible material and having at least one open end providing access into the interior and also including an interior surface adjacent to the interior and an exterior surface opposite from the interior;
- showing one of a color, texture or material characteristic for the inside surface which is different from the respective color, texture or material characteristic of the exterior surface of the main body;
- unfolding an end portion of the main body which has previously been folded back over the exterior surface to form a first cuff;
- placing the exterior surface adjacent to the interior of the main body while simultaneously placing the interior surface at the outside of the gift wrapping enclosure;
- and thereafter:
- folding an end portion of the main body back over the interior surface which is at the outside of the gift wrapping enclosure to form a second cuff of the exterior surface adjacent to the interior surface at the outside of the gift wrapping enclosure;
- exposing a portion of the exterior surface at the location where the end portion of the main body segment is folded back over the interior surface at the outside of the gift wrapping enclosure to form the second cuff;
- constricting the main body at the second cuff to close the open end and confine the gift within the interior;
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- expanding the main body at the second cuff to open the open end and provide access to the interior to remove the gift.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.