Interactive Gift Bag

Abstract

A gift bag and topper which, in one embodiment, includes a substantially planar die cut piece of material such as cardboard or paperboard, which is attached to one or more handles of a conventional gift bag such that the topper adds an additional entertainment element to the gift bag and may complete artwork or a picture printed on the outer surface of the gift bag. In another embodiment, one or more die cut components are inserted via narrow slots or openings contained thereon onto the top edge of the open end of two or more greeting card panels. The die cut components sit atop the gift bag and may serve to conceal the contents of the gift bag from the recipient.

1 . A gift bag and topper comprising:
 a gift bag having a front panel, back panel, right side panel, left side panel, bottom panel and one open end;   a handle attached to the front panel;   a handle attached to the back panel;   a topper attached to the handle attached to the front panel.   
     
     
         2 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 1 , wherein the topper extends above a top edge of the open end of the gift bag. 
     
     
         3 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 1 , wherein the handles are rope handles. 
     
     
         4 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 1 , wherein the topper is a die cut shape. 
     
     
         5 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 1 , wherein the topper is located between the gift bag and the handle attached to the front panel. 
     
     
         6 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 1 , wherein the shape of the topper corresponds to a picture printed on the front panel of the gift bag. 
     
     
         7 . A gift bag and topper comprising:
 a gift bag having a closed end and an open end;   a first rope handle secured to an upper portion of a front panel of the gift bag;   a second rope handle secured to an upper portion of a back panel of the gift bag which is opposite the front panel of the gift bag;   a planar die cut shape having at least two apertures thereon through which the first or second rope handle is inserted such that the planar die cut shape is secured between the first or second rope handle and the gift bag.   
     
     
         8 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 7 , wherein the planar die cut shape extends above the top edge of the open end of the gift bag. 
     
     
         9 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 7 , wherein the planar die cut shape is shaped and decorated to match or complement the artwork contained on an outer surface of the front or back panel if the gift bag. 
     
     
         10 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 7 , wherein the front panel and the back panel each contain two spaced apart apertures which facilitate attachment of the first and second rope handles thereto. 
     
     
         11 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 10 , wherein each of the opposing ends of the first and second rope handles are inserted into one of the two spaced apart apertures on the front and back panels of the gift bag and knotted to secure the first and second rope handles to the front and back panels of the gift bag. 
     
     
         12 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 7 , wherein a portion of the first and second rope handles is contained outside the gift bag and a portion of the first and second rope handles is contained inside the gift bag. 
     
     
         13 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 7 , wherein the planar die cut shape can move freely along the length of the rope handle. 
     
     
         14 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 7 , wherein the planar die cut shape completes a picture printed on the front or back surface of the gift bag. 
     
     
         15 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 7 , wherein the opposing ends of the first and second rope handles are located on the inside of the gift bag. 
     
     
         16 . A gift bag and topper comprising:
 a gift bag having a first main panel opposite and spaced apart from a second main panel, a first side panel opposite and spaced apart from a second side panel, a bottom panel which forms a closed end of the gift back, the opposite end of the gift bag being open to receive items placed therein;   a first handle connected to the first main panel of the gift bag;   a second handle connected to the second main panel of the gift bag;   a shaped topper which is connected to the first handle, the shaped topper free to move along the length of the first handle;   wherein the shaped topper completes a picture printed on the first main panel when the shaped topper is positioned along the first handle to be adjacent to and in contact with the first main panel of the gift bag.   
     
     
         17 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 16 , wherein the shaped topper sits above the first main panel of the gift bag. 
     
     
         18 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 16 , wherein the first and second handles are rope handles. 
     
     
         19 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 16 , wherein the shaped topper contains two apertures thereon through which opposing ends of the first handle are inserted. 
     
     
         20 . The gift bag and topper of  claim 16 , wherein the first main panel of the gift bag contains two apertures thereon through which opposing ends of the first handle are inserted.