Gift wrap design

This is a novel composition and method of creating one's own design for packages. A design sheet of a selected design or color is peelable from a backing sheet. The design sheet is provided with a plurality of non-contiguous holes cut therein and arranged in rows. The first sheet is cut between the holes in each row so that a plurality of peelable design building units are formed. These designed building units are placed on the package which is desired to decorate with the designer forming his own pattern.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
This is a composition and method for decorating packages or other objects. 
This invention relates especially to the decorating of packages such as 
Christmas packages but can also be used for birthday gifts and so forth. A 
most common way of decorating gift packages is to wrap the box in which 
the gift is with a special decorative paper which may be of any color or 
design desired. Solid colors are frequently used and are further decorated 
by putting bows and ribbons thereon. This looks nice under a Christmas 
tree but it does have the problem of keeping the bows uncrushed, 
especially when the objects are to be mailed or if large numbers are to be 
stacked in a confined place. There is, thus, a need for adding the final 
decorative touch to gift packages without using a bow. My invention herein 
provides such a method. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
My invention is a way of adding the final decorative touch to wrapped 
objects such as Christmas gifts and the like. I have developed a product 
which one can use either routinely or can use in a creative manner to make 
a decorative design for wrapped gifts. The resulting design can replace 
the normal bows and the like and lies flat so that it can be transported 
by mail or stored in confined areas. My invention is a product which has a 
first or design sheet, which is used in the decorations, peelably mounted 
on a backing sheet. The decorative sheet is provided with a plurality of 
rows of non-contiguous holes cut in the decorative sheet leaving "lands" 
between each hole. In each row, these lands have been cut into between the 
two holes. When it is desired to decorate a package, I peel the lands 
between the two rows of cuts to obtain a design building unit. I take 
these design building units and place them in any selected manner upon the 
wrapped gift. I can select the color of my design sheet to be appropriate 
for the color of the wrapping paper. 
It is thus an object of my invention to provide a novel means of decorating 
packages and the like. 
A better understanding of the invention can be had from the following 
description taken in conjunction with the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Attention is first directed to FIGS. 1 and 2. Shown in FIG. 1 is a design 
sheet 10 peelably mounted on backing sheet 12. As can be seen, there are a 
plurality of horizontal rows 14, 16, 18 and 20 of holes. Row 14 has holes 
14A through 14N. The number of holes can be any number which may be 
desired. In FIG. 1, the holes are circular and are in a rectangular 
patter. This is preferred. The lands or material of the design sheet 
between holes have been cut. This is indicated by lines 22A, 22B, 22C and 
22N between circles or holes 14A, 14B through 14N. This is repeated for 
rows 16, 18 and 20. The lands between the circles of vertical rows 24 and 
26 have also been cut by cuts 28A, 28B and 28N and 30A, 30B, and 30N 
respectively. It is thus seen that there are a plurality of design 
building units 32, 34 and 36. 
One such design building unit 32 is clearly shown in FIG. 2 as being in the 
process of being peeled from the backing 12. Ordinarily, the backing 12 
would not be cut in strips as shown in FIG. 2 which shows the backing cut 
in a strip for ease of illustration. 
Attention is next directed to FIG. 3 which shows how a plurality of the 
design building units 32 can be arranged on paper 40 to form a design 42. 
The design building units 32, when they are peeled from backing 12, 
contain a sticky substance which adheres to the wrapping paper in the 
position on which it is placed. While I have shown only one design in FIG. 
3, other designs, using my design building units can be used. I have shown 
the use of circles for the holes to make the design building units 32. 
This is my preferred configuration. However, the holes may take on other 
configurations such as an octagonal shape. 
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the holes 14A have been cut out and there is no 
material in the design sheet 10 in each hole. However, attention is 
directed to FIG. 4. There, I produce individual patches 44 in each hole 
14A. These patches are peelable and can be used as name tags or other use 
on the package itself. The lands 32 are cut and used in the same manner as 
described above. 
It is quite apparent that by using my invention that any number of designs 
can be created by the individual wrapping the gifts. It is further 
apparent that by using my design that I can create a decorative gift 
without using bows. Thus, where bows cannot be used because they might be 
crushed or where it is just not desired to use bows, I provide a fine 
alternate method of decorating gifts. It also permits the individual to 
use his or her own creativity. 
While this invention has been described with a certain degree of 
particularity, it is manifest than many changes may be made in the details 
of construction in the arrangement of components without departing from 
the spirit and scope of the disclosure. It is understood that the 
invention is not limited to the embodiment set forth herein for purposes 
of exemplification, but is limited only by the scope of the attached claim 
or claims, including the full range of equivalency to which each element 
thereof is entitled.