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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7409787 | Caricature apparatus and method of making same 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 extrem... | 08/12/2008 |
| 6840380 | Gift management kit 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. ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6749064 | Bag with article display aperture and support surface 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 d... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6601757 | Integrated rigid set up gift box 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 ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6347703 | Self adhering wrapper 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 pr... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6168042 | Cup with attached straw 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.... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5918316 | Promotional clip-on accessory for adjustable caps 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-... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5871143 | Decorative cardboard hollow shell 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 cuv... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5691023 | Decorative packaging ribbon 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 inven... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5639523 | Decorative sheet material 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 sec... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5558272 | Octagonal container with novel closure 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.... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5490597 | Gift packaging and wrapping ensemble 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.... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5332146 | Right parallelepiped package including non-linear fold line 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... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5294040 | Foldable container with bellows-type coupling members 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... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5236121 | Textile envelopes, cards and the like and methods of manufacture 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 betwee... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5137207 | Floral container with multiple decorative panels and method of forming same 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 wa... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5065935 | No wrap boxes 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 port... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5033668 | Foldable container and method for making the same 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 whic... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5007579 | Fiberboard cylindrical container with spirally wound tubular body and closure therefor 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 t... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4953779 | Reversible foldable container and closure therefor 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 t... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4917291 | Unitary gift box 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.... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4867577 | Decorative gift package 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 ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4858822 | Prefabricated gift box 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 a... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4836437 | Toy packaging 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.... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4795082 | Container with sealable band 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 ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4784314 | Decorative paperboard boxes 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 ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4726509 | Gift wrapping 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 in... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4201331 | Butterfly carton and blank for forming same A butterfly carton made from a single blank with an auto-erecting lock bottom, and a recloseable top portion including an attractive butterfly wing shaped design. The butterfly carton is of a knock-down variety which can be shipped in a flattened configur... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4185767 | Ornamental package structure An ornamental package structure for packaging a product is formed of resilient semi-rigid sheet stock and includes a container portion for the product and a closure portion comprising a plurality of top flaps joined to the closure portion along substantia... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4166565 | Air freshener carton A carton for holding an insert of air freshener material includes a front panel with outwardly bowed side edges and a spaced back panel having parallel upper and lower edges and converging side edges. First and second side panels connect the front and bac... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4155500 | Diffuser carton A carton constructed from a one-piece, paperboard blank for receiving an air freshener cake has a front panel provided with openings through which the cake material is diffused. The cake is held in clamped relation within the carton by a closure flap fold... | 05/22/1979 |
| 3938729 | Disposable tray A carrying tray is provided incorporating a top member of single face corrugated paper board which is bonded to a bottom member made of a single paper board. The bottom member extends beyond the top member and forms a substantially triangular beam boundin... | 02/17/1976 |
