Described herein are packaging systems having a receptacle and one or a plurality of expandable members that are configured to move from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. In some variations the expandable member includes one or a plurality of folded pieces of material (e.g., ti
Described herein are packaging systems having a receptacle and one or a plurality of expandable members that are configured to move from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. In some variations the expandable member includes one or a plurality of folded pieces of material (e.g., tissue paper or fabric (e.g., tulle)), which are attached to the receptacle. In the expanded configuration, the expandable member(s) obscure an object (e.g., a gift) placed within the receptacle without closing the receptacle.
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1. A packaging system, comprising: a receptacle comprising a bottom, a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side, and a top opening, wherein the first side opposes the second side and both have a first width, and wherein the third side opposes the fourth side and both have a second widt
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A packaging system, comprising: a receptacle comprising a bottom, a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side, and a top opening, wherein the first side opposes the second side and both have a first width, and wherein the third side opposes the fourth side and both have a second width;a first expandable member attached horizontally to an interior surface of the first side of the receptacle; anda second expandable member attached horizontally to an interior surface of the second side of the receptacle,wherein the first and second expandable members each comprise a first corner, a second corner, a third corner, and a fourth corner, and a length between the first corner and the third corner, wherein the length is approximately equal to the sum of the first width and the second width,and wherein the first and second expandable members each have a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein in the collapsed configuration each expandable member is accordion-folded into a plurality of sections with the first corner near the second corner and the third corner near the fourth corner, and wherein in the expanded configuration, the first corner is spaced radially away from the second corner and the third corner is spaced radially away from the fourth corner, and wherein in the expanded configuration the first and second expandable members obscure a view through the top opening while the top opening remains open. 2. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of sections is fixed to the receptacle at a midpoint along the length of the expandable member. 3. The packaging system of claim 2, wherein each of the expandable members is removably attached to the receptacle. 4. The packaging system of claim 3, wherein each of the expandable members is removably attached to the receptacle via a snap. 5. The packaging system of claim 2, wherein the ratio of the first width measured in inches to the number of sections in the plurality of sections is about 1:1. 6. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein the expandable members comprise tissue paper. 7. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein the expandable members comprise tulle. 8. A packaging system, comprising: a receptacle comprising a bottom, a first side, a second side, and a top opening, wherein the first side opposes the second side and both have a first width;a first expandable member attached to an interior surface of the first side of the receptacle, wherein the first expandable member comprises first and second ends; anda second expandable member attached to an interior surface of the second side of the receptacle, wherein the second expandable member comprises first and second ends,and wherein the first and second expandable members each have a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein in the expanded configuration each expandable member partially extends out of the top opening, and in the collapsed configuration each expandable member is located within the receptacle and is accordion-folded into a plurality of sections each having a second width and a length, wherein the ratio of the first width measured in inches to the number of sections is about 1:1, and wherein the ratio of the first width to the length is less than 1:1. 9. The packaging system of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of sections of the first expandable member is attached to a first location on the first side of the receptacle, and wherein each of the plurality of sections of the second expandable member is attached to a second location on the second side of the receptacle. 10. The packaging system of claim 9, wherein a midpoint between the first and second ends of the first expandable member is attached to a midpoint of the first side of the receptacle, and wherein a midpoint between the first and second ends of the second expandable member is attached to a midpoint of the second side of the receptacle. 11. The packaging system of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of sections of the first expandable member is attached to the first side of the receptacle at the first end of the first expandable member, and wherein each of the plurality of sections of the second expandable member is attached to the second side of the receptacle at the first end of the second expandable member. 12. The packaging system of claim 11, wherein a section of the first expandable member adjacent to the first side of the receptacle is attached to the first side of the receptacle at a location spaced between the first and second ends of the first expandable member, and wherein a section of the second expandable member adjacent to the second side of the receptacle is attached to the second side of the receptacle at a location spaced between the first and second ends of the second expandable member. 13. The packaging system of claim 12, further comprising a handle comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is attached to the second end of the first expandable member, and wherein the handle comprises a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, and wherein the handle is configured such that movement of the handle from the retracted configuration to the extended configuration moves the first expandable member from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration. 14. The packaging system of claim 8, wherein the second width is about 2.5 inches. 15. The packaging system of claim 8, wherein in the expanded configuration, at least about 50% of each expandable member extends out of the top opening of the receptacle.
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