US 5,691,023 A · Decorative packaging ribbon

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.

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Dependent claims

A decorative ribbon for attachment to the surface of an article to be decorated therewith, the ribbon comprising:

an elongate, substantially-flat, flexible ribbon element having a top display side, a bottom side, and opposed, laterally spaced side edges;
an adhesive layer adhered on at least portions of said bottom side, whereby said ribbon element may be attached to a surface of an article for decorative packaging purposes;
and
a peripherally incomplete cut line spaced inwardly of the side edges of said ribbon element and defining the periphery of a decorative design element interrupted by an uncut portion of the ribbon element by which the decorative design element is secured to the ribbon element, said cut line extends substantially fully through the thickness of the ribbon and the adhesive layer intercepted by the cut line, the decorative design element being displaceable out of the plane of the ribbon element along said cut line by bending at said uncut portion to form a stand-up decorative design element, providing a three-dimensional decorative ribbon effect.

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A decorative ribbon for attachment to the surface of an article to be decorated therewith, the ribbon comprising:

an elongate, substantially flat, flexible ribbon element having a top display side, a bottom side, and opposed, laterally spaced side edges;
a controllable adhesive layer adhered on at least portions of said bottom side of said ribbon element which may be attached to a surface of an article for decorative packaging purposes but may be removed from and re-applied to said surface without damage to the article;
and
a peripherally incomplete cut line spaced inwardly of the side edges of said ribbon element and defining the periphery of a decorative design element interrupted by an uncut portion of the ribbon element by which the decorative design element is secured to the ribbon element, the decorative design element being displaceable out of the plane of the ribbon element along said cut line by bending at said uncut portion to form a stand-up decorative design element, providing a three-dimensional decorative ribbon effect, said cut line extends substantially fully through the thickness of the ribbon and the adhesive layer intercepted by the cut line, said decorative design element having a first width as measured transversely-of said ribbon element, and said uncut portion has a width measured transversely of said ribbon element which is a minor portion of said first width.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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