Chip bag
A retail product assembly includes a combination display “chip” and gift bag. A gift bag is folded into a generally flat configuration with a plurality of adjacent layers and is used as a replacement for a cardboard chip. Retail articles, such as a pair of slippers, are attached to the folded gift bag for display at a retail market. When a consumer purchases the pair of slippers, the slippers may be detached from the folded gift bag, and inserted into an interior of the gift bag, once unfolded and opened. The slippers may then be readily transported within the gift bag and presented as a gift.
1 . A product assembly, comprising:
a gift bag folded into a generally flat chip including a plurality of adjacent layers and defining a forward exterior surface thereon; and
at least one retail article secured to the forward exterior surface;
wherein the gift bag, when unfolded and opened, is arranged to receive the at least one retail article into an interior thereof once the at least one retail item is detached from the forward exterior surface;
wherein the gift bag includes a flat rectangular base panel,
wherein the gift bag is folded such that the base panel forms an exterior rear face of the chip; and
wherein auxiliary markings related to the at least one retail article are printed on the base panel, and wherein the auxiliary markings include at least one of the group consisting of size information, care instructions, manufacturer information, brand information, marketing information, and a Universal Product Code barcode.
2 . The product assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one retail article includes a footwear set.
3 . The product assembly of claim 2 , wherein the footwear set includes two footwear members arranged in a side-by-side relationship on the forward exterior surface, and wherein the footwear members extend beyond an edge of the forward exterior surface while leaving an upper region of the forward exterior surface unobscured for product identification markings.
4 . The product assembly of claim 1 , wherein the gift bag includes product identification markings on the forward exterior surface thereof such that the product identification markings are visible when the gift bag is folded into a generally flat chip with the footwear set attached and visible when the gift bag is unfolded and opened.
5 . The product assembly of claim 1 , wherein the gift bag includes at least one fastening hole extending through at least one layer of the plurality of adjacent layers.
6 . The product assembly of claim 5 , further comprising a fastener extending through the at least one retail article retail article and the at least one fastening hole to secure the at least one retail article to the forward exterior surface.
7 . The product assembly of claim 6 , wherein the fastener extends through each layer of the plurality of adjacent layers to retain the layers adjacent one another in a folded configuration.
8 . The product assembly of claim 1 , wherein the gift bag is folded such that the forward exterior surface is generally equal in size and shape to the flat rectangular base panel.
9 . The product assembly of claim 8 , wherein the gift bag includes fold lines configured to facilitate folding the gift bag from an unfolded configuration into the generally flat chip, and wherein the fold lines are positioned such that when the gift bag is folded into the chip, the forward exterior surface and the base panel are substantially parallel and separated by the plurality of adjacent layers.
10 . The product assembly of claim 1 , further comprising tissue paper contained within the interior of the gift bag when the gift bag is folded into a generally flat chip.
11 . The product assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a handle extending from an interior of the gift bag.
12 . The product assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a tab extending from the gift bag, wherein the tab includes an opening therein from which the product assembly may be suspended.