Patent ID: 7152737

Claim:
A kit for facilitating use of sheets of material by users having less than fully developed manual strength and dexterity, said kit comprising: a) a multiplicity of sheets of material; and b) a package containing said multiplicity of sheets of material, said package having an opening comprising: i) a first panel having first and second longitudinal edges and a second panel having first and second longitudinal edges; ii) an openable closure assembly having open and closed configurations and a first end edge and a second end edge and comprising a closure mechanism including a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion of said closure mechanism is joined to said first longitudinal edge of said first panel and said second portion of closure mechanism is joined to said first edge of said second panel; and iii) a three-dimensional gripping aid comprising a spherical or cubical shape to facilitate grasping that is joined to at least one of said end edges of said closure assembly; wherein, said package further comprises securement loops at its base that interact with said gripping aid to help maintain said package in a secured configuration; wherein, when said closure mechanism is in said open configuration, said user is free to access said sheets of material through said opening and, when said closure mechanism is in said closed configuration, said user is prevented from accessing said sheets of material.