Gift container with decorative display element included therein

Abstract

A gift container with an integrated decorative display element is provided. The decorative element is adapted to be easily mounted upon the gift box to reduce the time and complexity involved in wrapping gifts. The decorative element may include mechanisms to quickly secure the gift box lid to the gift box container.

1 . A gift box system comprising:
 a lid having a top wall;   a container having an open top, and walls including side walls and a bottom wall wherein the lid is adapted to seat onto the top of a container;   a decorative element dimensioned to fit within the container; and   means to secure the lid to the container.   
     
     
         2 . The gift box system of  claim 1 , further including means to engage the decorative element to the lid. 
     
     
         3 . The gift box system of  claim 2 , wherein the means to secure the decorative element to the lid includes means to removably secure the decorative element to the lid. 
     
     
         4 . The gift box system of  claim 3 , wherein the means to removably secure includes bendable wire or elastic members. 
     
     
         5 . The gift box system of  claim 1 , wherein the decorative element includes a multiplicity of ribbons and wherein the means to secure the lid to the container includes, with tabs on the removed ends of the ribbons, and further including the container adapted to receive the tabs of the ribbons. 
     
     
         6 . The gift box system of  claim 5 , wherein means to secure the lid to the container includes a multiplicity of slots in the walls of the container, the slots to receive the tabs therein. 
     
     
         7 . The gift box system of  claim 5 , wherein means to secure the lid to the container includes a multiplicity of sleeves to receive the tabs therein. 
     
     
         8 . The gift box system of  claim 7 , wherein the multiplicity of sleeves includes at least two sleeves in the bottom wall of the container. 
     
     
         9 . The gift box system of  claim 5 , wherein the length of the ribbon is determined by the distance from the decorative element to the container bottom wall. 
     
     
         10 . The gift box system of  claim 5 , wherein the tabs are U-shaped hooks. 
     
     
         11 . The gift box system of  claim 10 , wherein the container includes slots for receipt of the U-shaped hooks. 
     
     
         12 . The gift box system of  claim 1 , wherein the decorative element includes a multiplicity of ribbons. 
     
     
         13 . The gift box system of  claim 5 , wherein the lid is placed upside down on the open top of the container and further including means to hold the top to the container, with the lid upside down on the open top of the container with the decorative element within the container.