Item Wrapping Assistance Device

Abstract

A device ( 100 ) for assisting a user in wrapping items, packages, or presents, in one embodiment, includes a layer of material ( 101 ) configured as a glove. The layer of material ( 101 ) can be a stretchable material configured to provide a contour fit about a user's hand. The glove can include various tools and devices coupled thereto, including a cutting tool ( 104 ), a ribbon-curling device ( 207 ), and a carrier ( 106 ) configured to hold and dispense adhesive tape. Additionally, a ribbon-dispensing device ( 610 ) can also be coupled. The glove can be manufactured from stretchy material configured to provide a contour fit to the user, and may include either full or partial finger portions ( 203 ). Graphical indicia, such as a visible pattern ( 611 ), can be applied to customize the device ( 100 ) in various ways.

1 . A device for assisting a user in wrapping items, comprising:
 a layer of material defining a glove, the glove comprising a palm portion and a plurality of finger portions;   a cutting tool coupled to the glove; and   a carrier coupled to the glove and configured to receive adhesive tape.   
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of finger portions comprise partial finger portions. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a ribbon-curling device coupled to the glove. 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the ribbon-curling device is configured to provide curl-inducing shearing forces on a length of ribbon when the length of ribbon is clamed in the ribbon-curling device and drawn therethrough. 
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the ribbon-curling device comprises an edge, wherein the edge is coupled to one of the plurality of finger portions. 
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the ribbon-curling device further comprises a receiver, wherein the receiver is coupled to another of the plurality of finger portions. 
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein one of edge or the receiver is coupled to a thumb finger portion. 
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the palm portion comprises an edge palm section, wherein the cutting tool is disposed along the edge palm section. 
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the cutting tool is coupled to at least one of the plurality of finger portions. 
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the cutting tool comprises a blade and a guide member. 
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the guide member comprises a leaf spring member having at least a portion of the blade coupled thereto. 
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the cutting tool further comprises a housing having guide rails disposed substantially parallel with the blade and opposite the guide member, wherein the blade is disposed between the guide rails. 
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the cutting tool is configured to cut a sliceable medium when the sliceable medium is passed between the guide rails and the guide member so as to be drawn across the blade. 
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the palm portion comprises a rear palm section, wherein the carrier is disposed along the rear palm section. 
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the carrier comprises a housing having an internal retention chamber configured to receive the adhesive tape, a top having a slidable member configured to be opened so as to provide access to the internal retention chamber, and a longitudinally centralized opening through the top. 
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 15 , further comprising an adhesive tape pack, wherein the adhesive tape pack comprises a W-stacked pad of superimposed adhesive tape strips. 
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a ribbon-dispensing device coupled to the glove. 
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a polypropylene-ceramic blend. 
   
   
       19 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a visible pattern disposed thereon. 
   
   
       20 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a stretchable material configured to provide a contour fit about a user's hand.