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A wrapper for clothing and the like includes a flexible member having a central area with a plurality of outwardly extending wing sections. A reinforcing base is provided in the central area. The wrapper also includes a shape retainer having the same geometric shape as the reinforcing member but bei

A wrapper for clothing and the like includes a flexible member having a central area with a plurality of outwardly extending wing sections. A reinforcing base is provided in the central area. The wrapper also includes a shape retainer having the same geometric shape as the reinforcing member but being of a lesser dimension. Accordingly, articles of clothing may be folded around the shape retainer so that the articles are folded into the geometric shape, and the articles may then be placed on top of the base. The wing sections may then be folded over the articles to wrap the articles therein.

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A wrapper for clothing and the like comprising a flexible member having a central area and a plurality of wing sections extending outwardly from said central area, a rigid reinforcing base having a geometric shape being located in said central area, a rigid shape retainer having the same geometric s

A wrapper for clothing and the like comprising a flexible member having a central area and a plurality of wing sections extending outwardly from said central area, a rigid reinforcing base having a geometric shape being located in said central area, a rigid shape retainer having the same geometric shape as said base but being of lesser dimension than said base whereby individual articles of clothing or the like may be selectively folded about said shape retainer to be folded to said geometric shape and then the articles may be placed on said base, said shape retainer being capable of being disposed in said folded flexible member generally parallel to and remote from said base to provide a stiffening means on opposite sides of the articles, said wing sections being foldable over said base and said shape retainer with the articles therebetween to envelop the articles within the folded flexible member, said wing sections comprising means for maintaining said base at a fixed location at said central area and for maintaining said shape retainer directly above said base when said wing sections are folded whereby the articles are confined between said base and said shape retainer to maintain the articles in a flat condition, and fastening means for maintaining said flexible member in a folded condition. A method of wrapping clothing and the like comprising providing a flexible member having a central area and a plurality of wing sections extending outwardly from the central area, locating a rigid reinforcing base in the central area, providing a rigid shape retainer which has the same geometric shape as the base but has a lesser dimension with the shape retainer being unattached to any fixed surface, wrapping an article of clothing or the like around the shape retainer so that the article of clothing or the like is folded to a shape generally conforming to the shape and size of the base, removing the shape retainer from the folded article, placing the folded article on the base, placing the shape retainer on the article directly above the base whereby the article is thereby disposed between the rigid base and rigid shape retainer, folding the wing sections over the base and article and shape retainer to envelop the article within the folded flexible member, confining the base at a fixed location at the central area and confining the shape retainer directly above the base with the article therebetween by means of the wing sections folding step, and fastening the wing sections together by manipulating adjustable fasteners which are capable of securing the wing sections together over a range of dimensions in accordance with the spacing of the shape retainer from the base to maintain the flexible member in a folded condition.