Patent ID: 8696203
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A63H,B65D

Abstract:
1. A gift bag in combination with a removable and configurable article which is attached to and removable from the gift bag, the removable article being configurable to be worn as an article of clothing or decoration, the gift bag and removable article combination comprising: a decorative gift bag having a first main panel, a second main panel which is parallel to and spaced apart from the first main panel, a right side panel and a left side panel which extend vertically between the first and second main panels and an end panel which forms a bottom or closed end of the gift bag, the opposite end being completely open for insertion of an article, the first and second main panels each having a larger surface area than each of the right and left side panels; the first or second main panel having a removable upper portion located along the open end of the gift bag which can be removed from the gift bag and configured as an article of clothing or decoration, the removable upper portion attached only to the first or second main panel and only along a single horizontal frangible line which extends across an entire width of the first or second main panel between the left and right side panels, the removable upper portion being equal in height to the opposite main panel but extending in height above the right and left side panels and being removable from the first or second main panel by separation from the first or second main panel along the single horizontal frangible line thereby decreasing the length of the first or second main panel to a length which is approximately the same height as the left and right side panels and maintaining the integrity of the gift bag, and; an elastic band attached at two points to the removable upper portion, the elastic band located within an interior of the gift bag when the removable upper portion is attached to the first or second main panel of the gift bag, and a handle which extends from the right side panel to the left side panel proximate to the open end of the bag.