Gift Bag Band
AssigneeThe Lindy Bowman Company
InventorLinden H. Bowman
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a band having an elongated body portion including a first end and a second end, a first fastener on the first end, and a complementary second fastener on the second end for releasably engaging the first fastener. The band further includes a flap cut out from the elongated body portion, wherein the flap has an aperture dimensioned to receive a display hook. The band includes at least one upper fold and at least one lower fold. The upper and lower folds segment the elongated body portion into a front segment, an upper back segment, and a lower back segment. The front segment lies in a first plane, and the upper and lower back segments lie on a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane. The flap is cut from the second plane and lies on the first plane.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- an elongated body portion comprising a first end and a second end;
- a first fastener on said first end;
- a complementary second fastener on said second end, said complementary second fastener for releasably engaging said first fastener;
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- a flap cut out from said elongated body portion between said first end and said second end.
A device for retaining articles, said device comprising:
- an elongated body portion comprising a first end and a second end;
- a first fastener on said first end;
- a complementary second fastener on said second end, said complementary second fastener for releasably engaging said first fastener;
- a hanging flap cut out from said elongated body portion between said first end and said second end;
- at least one upper fold proximate said hanging flap;
- at least one lower fold proximate, said at least one upper fold and said at least one lower fold segment said elongated body portion into a front segment, an upper back segment, and a lower back segment,
- said front segment lies in a first plane, said upper back segment and said lower back segment lie on a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, said hanging flap being cut from the second plane and lying on the first plane.
A method for forming a device, said method comprising:
- forming an elongated body portion having a first end and a second end;
- forming a first fastener on the first end;
- forming a complementary second fastener on the second end, the complementary second fastener for releasably engaging the first fastener;
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- forming a flap cut out from the elongated body portion between the first end and the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.