Reusable wrapping material

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein provide a reusable wrapping material. Although generally discussed herein as a gift wrapping material, the disclosed reusable wrapping material may be used to cover, at least in part, any inanimate article. In some embodiments, the reusable wrapping material is self-adhesive, removing any need for tape, bows, ribbons, or other separate elements to secure the wrapping material in a configuration enclosing a gift. Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide a stretchy, removable adhesive wrapping material. In further embodiments, the stretchy, removable adhesive material is removably self-adhesive. In even further embodiments, the removable adhesive material only substantially adheres to itself.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of wrapping an inanimate article, the method comprising the steps of:
 substantially surrounding the inanimate article with a sheet of wrapping material, the wrapping material comprising:   (a) a plurality of elastic fibers, wherein the elastic fibers are configured to make the wrapping material substantially elastic;   (b) a first surface;   (c) a second surface; and   (d) adhesive disposed on one or both of the first surface and the second surface and adhering a first portion of the sheet to a second portion of the sheet using the adhesive.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the plurality of elastic fibers is disposed substantially parallel to a first dimension of the wrapping material. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein a second portion of the plurality of elastic fibers is further disposed substantially parallel to a second dimension of the wrapping material, where the second dimension is substantially perpendicular to the first dimension. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a backing material is removably disposed on the adhesive. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the elasticity of the wrapping material is configured to make the wrapping material substantially conformable to particular contours and surfaces of the inanimate article. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the wrapping material is self-adhering. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one or both of the first surface or the second surface of the wrapping material are configured not to adhere to a surface of the inanimate article. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wrapping material further comprises a base material, and the elastic fibers are associated with the base material. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the base material is woven. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic fibers comprise a material chosen from a group consisting of a cotton-matrix, a natural rubber, a synthetic elastic compound, and a polyethylene. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wrapping material is patterned. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wrapping material is substantially moisture repellent. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is pressure-sensitive. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive comprises at least one adhesive layer configured to be resilient to repeated use such that there is no substantial loss of adhesion after repeated use. 
     
     
         15 . A method of wrapping an inanimate article using a wrapping material, wherein the wrapping material comprises a plurality of elastic fibers and at least one adhesive layer, the elastic fibers are configured to make the wrapping material substantially stretchable, and the at least one adhesive layer is disposed on one or both of a first surface and a second surface of the wrapping material, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) stretching a first sheet of the wrapping material about the contours and surfaces of an inanimate article,   (b) overlapping a first portion of the first sheet of the wrapping material with a second portion of the first sheet of the wrapping material, and   (c) adhering the first portion of the wrapping material to the second portion of the wrapping material.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:
 adhering a second sheet of the wrapping material to the first sheet of the wrapping material, and   wrapping the second sheet about the contours and surfaces of the inanimate article.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
 folding the first sheet of the wrapping material, and   adhering the first sheet of the wrapping material to itself.