PRE-WRAPPED GIFT BOX

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/724,103 filed Nov. 22, 2024, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present subject matter relates generally to pre-wrapped gift boxes. More specifically, the present invention relates to a gift box that includes a layer of wrapping paper thereon that may be torn away during the gift unwrapping experience.

Gift wrapping is an important part of the gift giving process. People often spend time, effort, and resources to present a gift to a recipient that is wrapped in paper so that the recipient can unwrap the gift. Gifts are often placed within a gift box prior to wrapping as well. However, gift wrapping can be a time-consuming, frustrating, and costly process.

Cleanly wrapping boxes can be difficult to accomplish as it requires a number of slightly awkward steps. The user first portions and cuts an appropriate amount of wrapping paper for the gift or gift box, and then maneuvers the wrapping paper around the gift box to avoid rips and tears, and to cover the entirety of the gift box. Finally, the user tapes the wrapping paper onto itself or the box. If any mistakes are made in this multi-step process, it can be easily visible to the gift recipient and embarrass or cause stress to the gift giver as it can appear that care was not taken in preparing the gift box. Further, if wrapped incorrectly, the contents of the gift may be exposed, and the element of surprise is wholly eliminated from the gift giving process.

There have been attempts to simplify the gift-wrapping process. Some gifts, depending on shape, can be placed in bags. Other solutions include multi-use boxes, some with printed images of wrapping paper, that can be secured by bows or ribbons. However, these solutions lessen the impact of the gift-giving process by eliminating the ripping of wrapping paper, which allows for an increase in suspense and excitement for the gift recipient. Instead, the above-mentioned solutions are single step processes which do not maximize suspense and excitement and, importantly, do a poor job of recreating the traditional gift unwrapping experience.

Accordingly, there is a need for simple and efficient gift-wrapping solution that allows for cleanly wrapped gifts without compromising the experience of the gift recipient, as described herein.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To meet the needs described above and others, the present disclosure provides a simple and efficient gift-wrapping solution that allows for cleanly wrapped gifts without compromising the experience of the gift recipient.

In one example, a pre-wrapped gift box includes a first box portion and a second box portion that mate together. Each of the first box portion and the second box portion has a box structure designed to structurally house and/or support the gift and is surrounded by pre-attached wrapping paper that may be ripped from the respective box portion during an unwrapping process. The first box portion slides over the second box portion to form the pre-wrapped gift box, and the wrapping paper extends beyond at least one or more edges of the first and/or second box portions to adhere to the other box portion, as is typical of gift-wrapped boxes. The first box portion is secured to the second box portion by an extended flap that adheres to the second box portion. For example, the extended flap may adhere to the bottom of the second box portion. In another example, the extended flap may adhere to the side of the second box portion.

In another example, a pre-wrapped gift box includes a single box formed from an integral or unitary base and top in which a closing flap tucks into a side of the box portion. The box portion and closing flap are surrounded by a pre-attached wrapping paper. During use, the pre-attached wrapping paper may be ripped from the box portion and the closing flap.

In one example, a pre-wrapped gift box includes: a box base including a box base main panel from which a first box base side panel, a second box base side panel, a third box base side panel, and a fourth box base side panel each extend; wherein the box base main panel shares a first common edge with the first box base side panel, a second common edge with the second box base side panel, a third common edge with the third box base side panel, and a fourth common edge with the fourth box base side panel; wherein the first box base side panel shares a fifth common edge with the second box base. side panel and a sixth common edge with the fourth box base side panel; wherein the second box base side panel shares a seventh common edge with the third box base side panel; and wherein the third box base side panel shares an eighth common edge with the fourth box base side panel; wherein the box base main panel includes a box base main panel interior surface and a box base main panel exterior surface; wherein the first box base side panel includes a first box base side panel interior surface and a first box base side panel exterior surface; wherein the second box base side panel includes a second box base side panel interior surface and a second box base side panel exterior surface; wherein the third box base side panel includes a third box base side panel interior surface and a third box base side panel exterior surface; wherein the fourth box base side panel includes a fourth box base side panel interior surface and a fourth box base side panel exterior surface; a box base wrap comprising a tearable paper covering at least each of; the box base main panel exterior surface; the box base first side panel exterior surface; the box base second side panel exterior surface; the box base third side panel exterior surface; and the box base fourth side panel exterior surface; wherein the box base wrap can be torn from the box base; a box top including a box top main panel from which a first box top side panel, a second box top side panel, a third box top side panel, and a fourth box top side panel each extend; wherein the box top main panel shares a ninth common edge with the first box top side panel, a tenth common edge with the second box top side panel, an eleventh common edge with the third box top side panel, and a twelfth common edge with the fourth box top side panel; wherein the first box top side panel shares a thirteenth common edge with the second box top side panel and a fourteenth common edge with the fourth box top side panel; wherein the second box top side panel shares a fifteenth common edge with the third box top side panel; and wherein the third box top side panel shares a sixteenth common edge with the fourth box top side panel; wherein the box top main panel includes a box top main panel interior surface and a box top main panel exterior surface; wherein the first box top side panel includes a first box top side panel interior surface and a first box top side panel exterior surface; wherein the second box top side panel includes a second box top side panel interior surface and a second box top side panel exterior surface; wherein the third box top side panel includes a third box top side panel interior surface and a third box top side panel exterior surface; wherein the fourth box top side panel includes a fourth box top side panel interior surface and a fourth box top side panel exterior surface; a box top wrap comprising a tearable paper covering at least each of; the box top main panel exterior surface; a first portion of the box top first side panel exterior surface; the box top second side panel exterior surface; a first portion of the box top third side panel exterior surface; and the box top fourth side panel exterior surface; wherein the box top wrap further includes a first extended flap formed from the tearable paper that is a contiguous with the tearable paper covering the box top first side panel exterior surface; wherein the box top wrap further includes a second extended flap formed from the tearable paper that is a contiguous with the tearable paper covering the box top third side panel exterior surface; and wherein the box top wrap can be torn from the box top.

Either or both of the box base wrap and the box top wrap may be a single continuous piece of tearable paper. The first extended flap may extend below a lower edge of the box top first side panel and the second extended flap may extend below a lower edge of the box top third side panel.

The first extended flap may include a first adhesive member configured to secure the first extended flap to the tearable paper covering the box base main panel exterior surface and the second extended flap may include a second adhesive member configured to secure the second extended flap to the tearable paper covering the box base main panel exterior surface. The first adhesive member and the second adhesive member may be double sided tape.

The box top wrap may cover all the box top first side panel exterior surface and all the box top third side panel exterior surface.

The box base main panel may be rectangular, square, or other shapes.

In another example, a pre-wrapped gift box includes: a box base including a box base main panel from which a first box base side panel extends; wherein the box base main panel shares a first common edge with the first box base side panel; wherein the box base main panel includes a box base main panel interior surface and a box base main panel exterior surface; wherein the first box base side panel includes a first box base side panel interior surface and a first box base side panel exterior surface; a box base wrap comprising a tearable paper covering at least each of: the box base main panel exterior surface; and the box base first side panel exterior surface; wherein the box base wrap can be torn from the box base; a box top including a box top main panel from which a first box top side panel extends; wherein the box top main panel shares a second common edge with the first box top side panel; wherein the box top main panel includes a box top main panel interior surface and a box top main panel exterior surface; wherein the first box top side panel includes a first box top side panel interior surface and a first box top side panel exterior surface; a box top wrap comprising a tearable paper covering at least the box top main panel exterior surface; and wherein the box top wrap can be torn from the box top.

The box base main panel may be circular, square, rectangular, or another other shape. The box base and the box top may be unitarity formed along at least one joining edge. The box base wrap may be a single continuous piece of tearable paper and the box top wrap may be a single continuous piece of tearable paper. The first extended flap may extend below a lower edge of the box top first side panel.

The first extended flap may include a first adhesive member configured to secure the first extended flap to the tearable paper covering the box base main panel exterior surface and the second extended flap includes a second adhesive member configured to secure the second extended flap to the tearable paper covering the box base main panel exterior surface.

The box top wrap may further include a first extended flap formed from the tearable paper that is contiguous with the tearable paper covering the box top first side panel exterior surface.

The box base may be a four-walled structure and the box top is a flap that seal the four-walled structure, wherein the box top is integrally formed with the box base.

An object of the present invention is to provide a solution to time-consuming, frustrating, costly, and difficult gift-wrapping processes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient gift-wrapping solution that allows for cleanly wrapped gifts without compromising the experience of the gift recipient.

Additional objects, advantages, and novel features of the examples will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following description and the accompanying drawings or may be learned by production or operation of the examples. The objects and advantages of the concepts may be realized and attained by means of the methodologies, instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawing figures depict one or more implementations in accord with the present concepts, by way of example only, not by way of limitations. In the figures, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements.

FIG. 1 is a top side plan view of a pre-wrapped gift box in an assembled and sealed state, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a side isometric view of a pre-wrapped gift box of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of outer surfaces of the pre-wrapped gift box of FIG. 1 with the box top and box base in a separated state.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of inner surfaces of the pre-wrapped gift box of FIG. 1 with the box top and box base in a separated state.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the inner surface of the box top of FIG. 1 showing the adhesive on one of the flaps.

FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the box of FIG. 1 with one flap secured and one flap unsecured.

FIG. 7 is an isometric view of the box of FIG. 1 with one flap secured and one flap unsecured, showing the adhesive on the unsecured flap.

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the box of FIG. 1 with both flaps secured.

FIG. 9 is an isometric view of another example of a pre-wrapped gift box in which the box top is integrally formed with the box base.

FIG. 10 is an isometric view of another example of a pre-wrapped gift box in which the box is a right circular cylindrical shape.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The subject matter presented herein provides a pre-wrapped gift box 100 capable of enclosing and concealing a gift for single-use unwrapping experience. As shown in FIG. 1, the gift box 100 includes a box top 102 that covers and closes a box base 104 (FIG. 3). Each of the box top 102 and the box base 104 are covered by a tearable paper 106, such as a traditional wrapping paper. As shown in FIG. 1, the tearable paper 106 may include a pattern or image, also consistent with traditional wrapping paper. Although the pattern shown in FIG. 1 is a dotted pattern, it is understood the pattern or image can be any of a wide range of visual patterns or images, textural patterns or images, or any other type of patten or image.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tearable paper 106 covering the box top 102 may form an extended flap 108 that, in use, wraps over the bottom edge 110 of the box top 102 onto the box base 104. The extended flap 108 is formed from the tearable paper 106. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the extended flap 108 is shaped to mimic the side flap formed when using traditional gift wrapping techniques on a rectangular or square box.

Although shown as a rectangular prism in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pre-wrapped gift box 100 may take any of a number of forms. For example, the pre-wrapped gift box 100 may be a square prism. The pre-wrapped gift box 100 may be a right circular cylindrical prism (FIG. 11). Or it may be any other shape or form a gift box may take. The pre-wrapped gift box 100 may also be any size. For example, the pre-wrapped gift box 100 may take the form of a two-piece shirt box, one-piece gift box (e.g., FIG. 10), jewelry box, or any other known gift box shape.

FIG. 3 illustrates external surfaces of the box top 102 and the box base 104 when separated from each other. As shown in FIG. 3, the box top includes a box top main panel 112 and the box base includes a box base main panel 114 as well as two extended flaps 108.

FIG. 4 illustrates additional external and some internal surfaces of each of the box top 102 and the box base 104. The box top 102 and box base 104 shown in FIG. 4, demonstrate the internal surfaces of the box top 102 and box base 104 are not entirely covered by the tearable paper 106. In some embodiments, the tearable paper 106 extends onto interior surfaces of the box top 102 and box base 104. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the tearable paper 106 only covers the exterior surfaces of the box top 102 and box base 104.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, the box top 102 and the box base 104 are made from cardboard. In other examples, the box top 102 and box base 104 may be formed from paperboard. However, it is understood that the box top 102 and box base 104 may be formed from any structural material capable of enclosing a gift or other object, whether capable of holding a shape on its own or not. However, optimal performance of the pre-wrapped gift box 100 requires the box top 102 and the box base 104 to be formed of a material that is more difficult to tear than the tearable paper 106 as one of the principal purpose of the pre-wrapped gift box 100 is to provide the recipient the experience of tearing the tearable paper 106 from the box top 102 and the box base 104.

As further shown in FIG. 4, the tearable paper 106 is secured to the structural material forming the box top 102 and the box base 104 continuously along the outer edges of the box top 102 and the box base 104. This forms a neat interface between the tearable paper 106 and the underlying structural material. However, there may be instances in which it is advantageous to not have a continuous, unbroken, adhesion between the tearable paper 106 is secured to the structural material forming the box top 102 and the box base 104 along the outer edges to better facilitate a user being able to tear the tearable paper 106 from the box top 102 and the box base 104. In other embodiments, the tearable paper 106 may be extend onto and be adhered to interior surfaces of the box top 102 and the box base 104.

The tearable paper 106 may be adhered to the box top 102 and the box base 104 using any form of adhesive. For example, various glues or tapes may be used to secure the tearable paper 106 to the box top 102 and the box base 104. However, there mechanism securing or adhering the tearable paper 106 to the box top 102 and the box base 104 must not prevent a user from being able to tear away the tearable paper 106 from the box top 102 and the box base 104. Accordingly, while secured along a portion of the interface between the tearable paper 106 and the box top 102 and the box base 104, a substantial portion of the tearable paper 106 rests loosely against the exterior surfaces of the box top 102 and the box base 104.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, the tearable paper 106 covering the box top 102 forms two extended flaps 108 that, in use, fold over the bottom of the box base main panel 112 to seal against the tearable paper 106 covering the box base 104. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the two extended flaps 108 are along two of the four box top side panels 116. It is contemplated that an embodiment of the pre-wrapped gift box 100 may include extended flaps 108 along any or all the box top side panels 116. It is also possible for one or more of the box base side panels 118 to be associated with an extended flap 108. However, traditional gift wrapping would for a rectangular box would include two extended flaps 108 on associated box top side panels 116 and no where else on the pre-wrapped gift box 100.

The example of the pre-wrapped gift box 100 shown in FIG. 4 is a box in which the box top side panels 116 and box base side panels 118 fold flat against the box top main panel 112 and the box base main panel 114, respectively. However, the box top 102 and the box base 104 may include foldable side panels 116, 118 or not.

FIG. 5 illustrated the underside of one of the extended flaps 108. As shown in FIG. 5, the underside of the extended flap 108 includes an adhesive strip 120 for securing the extended flap 108 onto a portion of the tearable paper 106 covering an exterior surface of the box base main panel 114. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the adhesive strip 120 is a piece of double-sided tape that is adhered to the underside of the extended flap 108 and includes a removeable barrier along its visible side such that a use may peel off the removeable barrier 122 before sticking the adhesive 120 against the surface of the tearable paper 106 to which it is to be adhered.

FIG. 6-8 illustrate the wrapping of the extended flap 108 over the bottom edge 110 of the box top 102 to secure the extended flap 108 to the tearable paper 106 covering the box base main panel 114.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a pre-wrapped gift box 100 including an alternative box shape in which the box top 102 is integrally formed with the box base 104. As shown, the box top 102 includes an edge flap 124. In this example, the box top 102 may be closed, and the edge flap 124 may be secured to the box base 104 to seal the pre-wrapped gift box 100. Accordingly, an adhesive strip 120, such as a piece of double-sided tape, may be adhered to the underside of the edge flap 124 to seal the box top 102 to the box base 104.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a pre-wrapped gift box 100 in which the pre-wrapped gift box 100 is a right circular cylindrical box. In this example, the box top 102 may include a rim 126 extending downward from the box top main panel 112. One or more adhesive strips 120, such pieces of double-sided tape, may be adhered to the underside of the rim 126 to seal the box top 102 to the box base 104. Alternatively, the box trop 102 may include extended flaps 108 such as those shown in the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1-8 to assist in securing the box top 102 to the box base 104.

It should be noted that various changes and modifications to the presently preferred embodiments described herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention and without diminishing its attendant advantages.