Elizabeth Su Downey

US Patent:

51658003, Nov 24, 1992

Filed:

Dec 26, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/814394

Inventors:

Elizabeth A. Downey - Seattle WA

International Classification:

B65D 3020

US Classification:

383 78

Abstract:

The apparatus in its basic embodiment comprises a bag made of pliable material and a folded card attachable over the open end of the bag. In another embodiment, using a paper bag, the top edges of the sides of the bag are notched and the card is folded in three places such that it is M shaped in its end view. The card, attached to the top of the bag, can expand and contract with folding of the sides of the bag. The package formed by the apparatus can be colored, marked and shaped so that the package resembles an animal or the like and the apparatus may include one or more accessory pieces which enhance the resemblance and stabilize the package in a particular orientation. The packages may be equipped with handles by incorporating them into the cards or by placing loops of cord or the like between the closure component and the enclosure component.