Combination shrink wrap and gift wrap

Abstract

A combined shrink wrap gift wrap in which decorative indicia is applied to a shrink wrap film and the film is shrink wrapped onto a package using conventional shrink wrapping machinery.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A combined shrink wrap gift wrap, comprising: 
 a film of heat sealable material having decorative indicia thereon forming a shrink wrap gift wrap capable of being shrink wrapped onto a package using conventional shrink wrap machinery.    
     
     
         2 . A shrink wrap gift wrap as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the shrink wrap gift wrap is a polyolefin film having a thickness in the range of from about 50 gauge up to about 200 gauge.    
     
     
         3 . A shrink wrap gift wrap as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein: 
 the shrink wrap gift wrap is a shrink polyethylene film having a thickness in the range of from about one-half mil up to about twenty mils.    
     
     
         4 . A shrink wrap gift wrap as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the shrink wrap gift wrap is a polyvinylchloride film.    
     
     
         5 . A shrink wrap gift wrap as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein: 
 the polyvinylchloride film has a thickness in the range of from about one-half up to about three mils.    
     
     
         6 . A process of shrink wrapping a gift wrap onto a package, comprising the steps of: 
 forming a shrink wrap film of heat sealable and shrinkable material capable of being applied to and shrink wrapped onto a package using conventional shrink wrap machinery;    applying decorative indicia to the film to form a shrink wrap gift wrap; and    shrink wrapping the shrink wrap gift wrap to a package using conventional shrink wrap machinery, to form a decorative package having an appearance similar to that of a gift wrapped package that has been hand wrapped.    
     
     
         7 . A process as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein: 
 the shrink wrap gift wrap is a polyolefin film having a thickness in the range of from about 50 gauge up to about 200 gauge.    
     
     
         8 . A process as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein: 
 the shrink wrap gift wrap is a shrink polyethylene film having a thickness in the range of from about one-half mil up to about twenty mils.    
     
     
         9 . A process as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein: 
 the shrink wrap gift wrap is a polyvinylchloride film.    
     
     
         10 . A process as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein: 
 the polyvinylchloride film has a thickness in the range of from about one-half up to about three mils.