Gift wrap and container assembly
US5518313A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D65/22
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flat wrapping container assembly adapted to be folded to form a container having a frame-like support structure disposed therein. The assembly includes a thin, flat sheet of flexible wrapping material and a foldable support structure, which has a center panel and a plurality of outer panels forming frame arms extending outward from the center panel adhered to an inside surface of the sheet. The support structure further has fold lines between the center panel and the outer panels that are adapted to allow the outer panels to pivot upward above the center panel about the fold lines. A pull cord is attached to the flexible wrapping material and to the support structure and is adapted to draw the outer panels and portions of the sheet extending therebetween upward above the center panel when opposite ends of the pull cord are pulled outward away from the center panel, thereby forming a container around an article positioned on the center panel.
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