US 6,020,823 A · Decorative packaging with special effects

Abstract

A package wrap for decoratively covering a container having side walls defining an interior space for carrying a product therein, includes a flexible thin sheet of polymeric material adapted to be shrink-wrapped onto the exterior of the container. An illuminating or a sound producing device is positioned between the flexible thin sheet of polymeric material and the exterior of the container so that when the flexible sheet of polymeric material is shrink-wrapped onto the container, the illuminating device or the sound device will be held securely in place. The illuminating device is adapted to be illuminated upon activation by a pressure, motion, or acoustically sensitive switch. The sound device is adapted to produce an audible signal upon activation by a pressure or motion sensitive switch. When the illuminating device is activated, illumination therefrom will be visible through the flexible thin sheet of polymeric material to enhance and highlight a printed pattern on the exterior of the package wrap.

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Dependent claims

A package wrap for decoratively covering a container comprising:

a first tubular sleeve made of thin flexible polymeric material having a thickness of between one half and ten millimeters having inside and outside surfaces, a second tubular sleeve of thin flexible polymeric material having a thickness of between one half and ten millimeters carried concentrically with and interiorly of said first tubular sleeve;
a decorative pattern printed on said outside surface of said first tubular sleeve;
a pluarity of special effects illuminating and sound devices sandwiched between said first and second tubular sleeves to produce illumination and audible sound effects respectively when said devices are activated, each of said illuminating devices including a light emitting diode connected to a source of voltage for energizing said light emitting diode when said light emitting diode is activated, and each of said sound devices including a sound producing integrated circuit connected to a source of voltage for energizing said sound producing integrated circuit when said sound device is activated;
and means for activating said illuminating devices and said sound devices comprising a pressure sensitive or motion sensitive switch.

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A decorative package wrap comprising:

a bottle container for holding a liquid product having side walls defining an interior space for carrying said liquid product therein;
a flexible thin sheet of polymeric material consisting of polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terepthalate or glycol modified polyethylene terepthalate adapted to be shrink-wrapped onto the exterior of said bottle container;
and
at least one special effect illuminating device incorporating a light emitting diode, a source of voltage connected to said light emitting diode, and a sensory switch connected between said light emitting diode and said source of voltage, said light emitting diode, said source of voltage and said sensory switch being encapsulated in a common housing, said special effect illuminating device being positioned between said flexible thin sheet of polymeric material and the exterior of said side walls of said bottle container so that when said flexible thin sheet of polymeric material is shrink-wrapped onto said container said at least one special effect illuminating device will be held securely in place;
whereby when said sensory switch is closed said light emitting diode will be activated and thereby illuminated to produce a visual special effect visible through said thin sheet of polymeric material.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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