Patent ID: 7926702

Claim:
A gift wrapping enclosure in which to give a gift, comprising: a main body formed of flexible material and having a generally tubular configuration with two opposite open ends providing access into an interior of the main body, the interior receiving the gift, the main body also including an interior surface adjacent to the interior and an exterior surface opposite from the interior; a channel formed in the main body adjacent to and circumscribing each open end; a constriction element located within each channel for constricting the main body at each channel to close the open end and to allow for expanding the main body to open each open end to provide access to the interior and the gift within the interior; and cuffs surrounding each open end formed by end portions of the main body adjacent to the two opposite open ends which are each folded back to create the cuffs from the interior surface at opposite ends of the main body, each cuff exposing a portion of the interior surface at the location where the end portion of the main body is folded back over the exterior surface, the folded back end portion of the main body which forms each cuff including the channel and the constriction element, and wherein: the interior surface has one of a color, texture or material characteristic which is different from the respective color, texture or material characteristic of the exterior surface adjacent to each cuff.