Ribbon-bow making tool

Abstract

A ribbon-bow making tool is provided. The tool comprises a body that comprised opposing top and bottom faces, two ends and a cross-over positioned intermediate of the two ends. The cross-over extends between the opposing faces and permits communication therebetween. The cross-over defines a point from which a length of ribbon extends and wraps around the ends and through the cross-over in a figure-8 pattern. The tool also comprises a cinch that is configured to wrap around the length of ribbon at the cross-over and cinch the ribbon, the cinched ribbon being removable from the body as the bow.

1 . A ribbon-bow making tool comprising: 
 a body comprising opposing top and bottom faces, two ends and a cross-over positioned intermediate of the ends, the cross-over extending between the opposing faces and permitting communication therebetween, the cross-over defining a point from which a length of ribbon extends and wraps around the ends and through the cross-over in a figure-8 pattern; and,    a cinch configured to wrap around the length of ribbon at the cross-over and cinch the ribbon, the cinched ribbon being removable from the body as the bow.    
   
   
       2 . A ribbon-bow making tool according to  claim 1 , wherein the body defines a perimeter, and further comprises a removal passage extending between the cross-over and the perimeter, through which the cinched ribbon-bow passes as it is removed.  
   
   
       3 . A ribbon-bow making tool according to  claim 1 , wherein the body is a sheet-like body.  
   
   
       4 . A ribbon-bow making tool according to  claim 3 , wherein the sheet-like body comprises a flexible material, the ends, when the body is bent, pulling away from the cinched ribbon by a degree sufficient to assist removal of the bow.  
   
   
       5 . A ribbon-bow making tool according to  claim 4 , wherein the flexible material is a plastic.  
   
   
       6 . A ribbon-bow making tool according to  claim 1 , wherein the cinch is one of an additional length of ribbon and a wire element.  
   
   
       7 . A ribbon-bow making tool according to  claim 6 , wherein the cinch comprises a knot feature positionable on the wrapped ribbon during cinching, thereby giving the impression of a knotted ribbon-bow.  
   
   
       8 . A ribbon-bow making tool according to  claim 2 , wherein the body further comprises a restraining projection extending from each of the ends, the projections being positioned on the ends at a point away from the removal passage.