Methods of forming and using a corsage bag

Abstract

A bag capable of displaying and protecting an item during shipping, transportation, handling and/or display. The bag is fabricated from at least one sheet of material which is formed into a tubular sheath having a heat-sealable bonding material disposed solely on portions of the tubular sheath of material so as to bondingly hold the tubular sheath of material in a bag-like configuration. The portions of the tubular sheath having the heat-sealable bonding material thereon may be configured as either lap or fin seals or combinations thereof. There is also provided methods for producing such a bag and methods for its use.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of forming a combination of a bag having a corsage disposed therein, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a bag capable of having a corsage disposed therein, the bag having: 
 a sheet of material having a scent, a first surface and a second surface, the sheet of material folded with a portion of the first surface engagingly overlapping the second surface along a first area of engagement to form a tubular sheath having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of the tubular sheath being sealed to form a lap seal for sealing the bottom end of the sheath, the bottom end being folded toward the top end of the tubular sheath such that a first portion of the exterior surface of the tubular sheath engages a second portion of the exterior surface of the tubular sheath to define a second area of engagement, and  
 a bonding material disposed on a selected portion of the first surface of the sheet of material such that when the sheet of material is folded to form the tubular sheath, the bonding material is positioned solely on the first area of engagement and the second area of engagement to seal the first surface of the sheet of material to the second surface of the sheet of material along the first area of engagement and to seal the first portion of the exterior surface of the tubular sheath to the second portion of the exterior surface of the tubular sheath along the second area of engagement; and  
   providing a corsage, wherein the corsage is disposed substantially adjacent to the interior surface of the tubular sheath.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet of material has a thickness in a range from about 0.1 mil to about 30 mil.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet of material is selected from the group consisting of treated or untreated paper, cellophane, metal foil, polymer film, non-polymer film, cardboard, fiber, cloth, burlap, laminations and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the bonding material is a cohesive or an adhesive.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the bonding material is a heat sealable lacquer.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the scent is incorporated into the sheet of material during fabriction of the sheet of material.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the scent is applied to the sheet of material after the sheet of material has been manufactured and before it is articulated into the bag.  
     
     
         8 . A method of forming a combination of a bag having a corsage disposed therein, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a bag capable of having a corsage disposed therein, the bag having: 
 a sheet of material having a first surface and a second surface, the sheet of material folded with a portion of the first surface engagingly overlapping the second surface along a first area of engagement to form a tubular sheath having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of the tubular sheath being sealed to form a lap seal for sealing the bottom end of the sheath, the bottom end being folded toward the top end of the tubular sheath such that a first portion of the exterior surface of the tubular sheath engages a second portion of the exterior surface of the tubular sheath to define a second area of engagement, and  
 a bonding material having a scent, the bonding material disposed on a selected portion of the first surface of the sheet of material such that when the sheet of material is folded to form the tubular sheath, the bonding material is positioned solely on the first area of engagement and the second area of engagement to seal the first surface of the sheet of material to the second surface of the sheet of material along the first area of engagement and to seal the first portion of the exterior surface of the tubular sheath to the second portion of the exterior surface of the tubular sheath along the second area of engagement; and  
   providing a corsage, wherein the corsage is disposed substantially adjacent to the interior surface of the tubular sheath.    
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the sheet of material has a scent.