Stocking topper
A stocking topper having components which are combined to form an insert to be placed into or atop an open topped container, such as a Christmas stocking. The stocking topper provides a receptacle into which various items can be inserted such that they will be positioned in an upper area of a stocking while also providing entertaining visual features.
1. A container insert comprising:
a main body comprising an upper portion attached to a box, the upper portion shaped and printed to resemble the upper body of a character;
a circular or ovoidal portion having an aperture or opening therethrough, the circular or ovoidal portion shaped and printed to resemble the arms and hands of the character;
wherein the circular or ovoidal portion is inserted over the main body to rest between the upper portion and the box.
2. The container insert of claim 1 , wherein the box portion of the main body is operative to sit within an open topped container.
3. The container insert of claim 1 , wherein the box is open topped.
4. The container insert of claim 1 , wherein the at least two sides of the box are tapered downward from back to front.
5. The container insert of claim 1 , wherein the upper portion of the main body and the box are contiguous.
6. A stocking topper comprising:
a receptacle having a flat first panel extending upward from at least one side thereof;
a second panel which is inserted over the top of the first panel to rest atop the receptacle and to surround an open top of the receptacle;
wherein the flat first panel is shaped and printed to resemble the upper body of a character; and
wherein the second panel is shaped and printed to resemble the arms and hands of the character; and
wherein at least a portion of the receptacle is operative to fit within the open end of a stocking.
7. The stocking topper of claim 6 , wherein the receptacle is a box.
8. The stocking topper of claim 6 , wherein the receptacle has an open top.
9. The stocking topper of claim 6 , wherein the second panel is located between the receptacle and the first panel.
10. The stocking topper of claim 6 , wherein the second panel is ovoid-shaped with an opening therethrough.
11. The stocking topper of claim 6 , wherein the receptacle and the first panel are contiguous.