Gift bag hanger

Abstract

A gift bag hanger includes a hooking portion, a body, and at least one flap to display gift bags or similar items on a merchandise rack. The hangers may have one or more flaps to keep the gift bag closed. When the hanger has one flap, the hanger is attached to one side of the gift bag, and the flap engages the opposite side of the bag. By closing the bag, the flap provides enhanced support and stability for the bag. When the hanger has more than one flap, it can be attached to one side of the gift bag using one flap, and a second flap can engage the opposite side of the bag to keep it closed.

1 . A gift bag display system comprising:
 a gift bag defining an enclosure having an opening providing access to the interior of the bag; and   a gift bag hanger including:
 a first portion attached to said gift bag; 
 a second portion configured to engage a merchandise rack; and 
 at least one projecting portion, oriented upwardly towards said second portion, and movable away from said first portion to engage said gift bag and close said opening. 
   
   
   
       2 . The gift bag display system of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one projecting portion is a single flap. 
   
   
       3 . The gift bag display system of  claim 1 , wherein said first portion is attached to said gift bag using adhesive. 
   
   
       4 . The gift bag display system of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one projecting portion comprises a first flap oriented upwardly towards said second portion, and a second flap. 
   
   
       5 . The gift bag display system of  claim 4 , wherein said flaps are arranged vertically, horizontally, or concentrically to one another. 
   
   
       6 . The gift bag display system of  claim 4 , wherein said first and second flaps are capable of extending in opposite directions. 
   
   
       7 . The gift bag display system of  claim 6 , wherein said first portion is attached to said gift bag without adhesive. 
   
   
       8 . The gift bag display system of  claim 4 , wherein said first flap is configured to close said opening in the gift bag, and said second flap is configured to attach said first portion to said gift bag. 
   
   
       9 . The gift bag display system of  claim 4 , wherein said gift bag further comprises a first side and a second side, and a first cuff folded from said first side and a second cuff folded from said second side, wherein said each of said first and second flaps independently engages one of said walls or cuffs. 
   
   
       10 . The gift bag display system of  claim 9 , wherein said first cuff is folded inwardly from said first wall, and said second cuff is folded inwardly from said second wall, and wherein said first flap engages said first cuff, and said second flap engages said second cuff. 
   
   
       11 . The gift bag display system of  claim 1 , wherein said first portion comprises a body portion of said gift bag hanger, said second portion comprises a hooking portion, and said at least one projecting portion comprises at least one flap. 
   
   
       12 . The gift bag display system of  claim 11 , wherein said hooking portion defines a space sized to engage a merchandise rack protrusion having a widest dimension of about 0.1 to about 2 cm. 
   
   
       13 . The gift bag display system of  claim 1 , wherein said second portion comprises at least one deformable connection. 
   
   
       14 . The gift bag display system of  claim 13 , wherein said at least one deformable connection comprises at least one perforation. 
   
   
       15 . The gift bag display system of  claim 14 , wherein said at least one perforation comprises a detachable perforation and a hinged perforation, wherein said detachable perforation, when stressed, is capable of converting a closed space defined by said second portion to an open space. 
   
   
       16 . A gift bag hanger comprising:
 a first portion;   a second portion defining a space sized to engage a merchandise rack protrusion having a widest dimension of about 0.1 to about 2 cm; and   at least one projecting portion, oriented upwardly towards said second portion, and movable away from said first portion to close an opening of a gift bag.   
   
   
       17 . The gift bag hanger of  claim 16 , wherein said at least one projecting portion is a single flap. 
   
   
       18 . The gift bag hanger of  claim 16 , wherein said at least one projecting portion comprises a first flap oriented upwardly towards said second portion, and a second flap. 
   
   
       19 . The gift bag hanger of  claim 18 , wherein said flaps are arranged vertically, horizontally, or concentrically to one another. 
   
   
       20 . The gift bag hanger of  claim 18 , wherein said first and second flaps are capable of extending in opposite directions. 
   
   
       21 . The gift bag display system of  claim 16 , wherein said first portion comprises a body portion, said second portion comprises a hooking portion, and said at least one projecting portion comprises at least one flap. 
   
   
       22 . The gift bag hanger of  claim 21 , wherein the hooking portion comprises at least one deformable connection. 
   
   
       23 . The gift bag hanger of  claim 22 , wherein said at least one deformable connection comprises at least one perforation. 
   
   
       24 . The gift bag hanger of  claim 23 , wherein said at least one perforation comprises a detachable perforation and a hinged perforation, wherein said detachable perforation, when stressed, is capable of converting a closed space defined by said second portion to an open space. 
   
   
       25 . A method of displaying a gift bag on a merchandise rack, said method comprising:
 attaching a gift bag hanger to a first part of a gift bag defining an enclosure having opening;   bending at least one upwardly oriented projection away from the gift bag hanger; and   closing the gift bag by engaging the upwardly oriented projection with a second part of the gift bag.   
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein said attaching step comprises applying adhesive between the hanger and the gift bag. 
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein said attaching step comprises engaging a projection with the first part of the gift bag. 
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein said attaching step is accomplished without adhesive. 
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising hanging the hanger attached to the gift bag onto a merchandise rack protrusion by engaging a portion of the hanger defining a space sized to engage a merchandise rack protrusion having a widest dimension of about 0.1 to about 2 cm with the merchandise rack protrusion. 
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 removing the hanger from the merchandize rack protrusion by detaching two sections of the hanger.   
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 30 , further comprising:
 re-hanging the hanger onto the merchandise rack protrusion by bending the first section of the hanger relative to the second section.