Confetti devices and methods of their use

Abstract

A confetti device comprising: an elongated tube having a proximal end, distal end and hollow internal portion, a length of the tube is 14 inches; the tube comprises a design wrapper disposed longitudinally over an exterior portion of the tube; one or more bundles of a pre-defined size strategically located such that the bundles extends diametrically across an internal portion of the tube, each of the bundles includes pieces of confetti stacked in a pre-defined arrangement; at least one wrapper covering the pieces of confetti to form the bundles, at least one of the bundles remains in frictional contact with an inner surface of the tube; a divider located at one or more pre-defined location in the hollow internal portion of the tube; a cover on one of the ends of the tube; and pompom streamer(s) placed at least one of the ends.

1 . A new use for an elongated hollow tube comprising the steps of:
 cutting a large plurality of pieces of confetti from lightweight material, said pieces of confetti having elongated, tetragonal shapes;   inserting a large plurality of said elongated, tetragonal-shaped pieces of confetti into said elongated hollow tube with the elongated length of said pieces aligned parallel to each other and to the elongated length of said tube to form an aligned stack of confetti extending across the diameter of said tube as an intact bundle, wherein the elongated length of the tube is 14 inches; and   holding said elongated tube adjacent one end and moving said tube rapidly in an arcuate path with the forearm and wrist with sufficient speed to eject said bundle of pieces of tetragonal-shaped confetti from said tube and into the air.   
     
     
         2 .- 10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . A partially wrapped stack of confetti comprising:
 a large plurality of pieces of confetti, said pieces of confetti being composed of material selected from the group consisting of tissue paper and plastic film;   each of said pieces of confetti having a length and a width, wherein the width being in the order of one-quarter to one inch, wherein the large plurality of pieces of confetti being arranged in a stack with said lengths aligned parallel to each other; and   a wrapper extending only partially about the stack of pieces of aligned confetti.   
     
     
         12 . The partially wrapped stack of confetti of  claim 11 , wherein said stack includes two face portions and two end portions, and said wrapper extends about said two face portions and about only one of said end portions. 
     
     
         13 . The partially wrapped stack of confetti of  claim 11 , wherein said wrapper is composed of tissue paper. 
     
     
         14 . The partially wrapped stack of confetti of  claim 11 , wherein said pieces of confetti are composed of tissue paper, and said tissue paper is of eight to twenty pound test. 
     
     
         15 . The partially wrapped stack of confetti of  claim 11 , wherein said length is in the order of 1 to 4 inches. 
     
     
         16 . A partially wrapped stack of confetti comprising:
 a large plurality of pieces of confetti, each of said pieces of confetti having a length, a width and an elongated tetragonal shape, said length being substantially greater than said width, each of said pieces of confetti being composed of tissue paper, wherein each of the pieces of confetti having two faces, two side edges and two end edges, said side edges being separated by said width and said end edges being separated by said length, the plurality of pieces of confetti being stacked in face-to-face relationship with said lengths aligned in parallel to form a stack, the stack having two face surfaces, two end surfaces and two side surfaces; and   a wrapper extending partially about said stack, said wrapper extending about each of said face surfaces and only about one of said end surfaces.   
     
     
         17 . The partially wrapped stack of confetti of  claim 16 , wherein said length is in the order of 1 to 4 inches. 
     
     
         18 . The partially wrapped stack of confetti of  claim 16 , wherein said width is in the order of 1 A to 1 inch. 
     
     
         19 . The partially wrapped stack of confetti of  claim 18 , wherein said length is in the order of 1 to 4 inches. 
     
     
         20 . The partially wrapped stack of confetti of  claim 16 , wherein said wrapper is composed of tissue paper.