Magnetic card and envelope

Abstract

The present invention is a magnetic card and/or envelope that can be removeably attached to a package. The present invention also includes methods for making the magnetic card and envelope and a gift wrapping kit comprising the magnetic card or envelope along with a package.

Description

CLAIM OF BENEFIT OF FILING DATE [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 642,296 titled: “Magnetic Card” filed on Jan. 7, 2005 and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 684,039 titled: “Magnetic Envelope” filed on May 24, 2005.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention generally relates to an improved card, tag, label and envelope having a magnetic device that allows such device to be removeably attached to a package. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Traditionally, a package is accompanied by a card, tag, or label that provides certain information regarding the donor and / or receiver (e.g., greetings, donor's identity, recipient's identity, store identity etc.) In fact, when giving or receiving a package, it is customary to identify the donor prior to opening the package. With the increased popularity of utilizing a gift bag as the package or wrapping, a problem exists in identifying the donor. A conventional gift bag is generally ...

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Benefits of technology

[0012] Since the present invention can be removed from the package without compromising the condition of either itself and / or the package, reuse of packaging material is provided. The use of magnets, unlike adhesive or other means, do not lose their ability to securely fasten after repeated use. Furthermore, the present invention has the ability to be a larger size than a conventional tag that comes with a gift bag or box, thereby providing more space for information or sentiments to be disclosed. The present invention can be used as a further decoration for the package, adding to the overall aesthetics. The present invention can attach securely, effortlessly, and is less likely to become detached from the package resulting in lost information, sentiment and / or identity.

Problems solved by technology

With the increased popularity of utilizing a gift bag as the package or wrapping, a problem exists in identifying the donor.

This tag is generally not large enough to convey any thoughts other than gift donor's identity and gift recipient's identity and cannot be removed for posterity without compromising the condition of the tag or the gift bag or both.

Use of the conventional greeting card poses the problem of how to attach such card to the exterior of the package (desirable for easy access and viewing).

Attaching the card to the outside of the package with adhesive will likely damage the card (or the envelope in which the card is contained), the package, or both.

With no easy means of attaching to a package, the card usually gets placed inside the package resulting in a loss of easy access.

Furthermore, if the package is a gift bag, the card is also likely to be lost in wrapping paraphernalia (e.g., tissue paper, etc.) thereby requiring the gift recipient to search for the card inside the gift bag.

An additional problem with conventional greeting cards, tags and labels is that each of them can be easily detached from the package resulting in loss of information to the recipient.

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