Motorized pop-up greeting card

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9469146-B2
Application number	US-201514846855-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2015
Priority date	Sep 9, 2014
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a greeting card which combines a pop-up element with audio and motor movement. The greeting card contains two different sized pop-up panels which are spaced apart and parallel to one another. Two die cut shapes serve as mobile objects which spin or rotate upon opening the greeting card. The size and placement of the pop-up panels and the mobile objects create a three-dimensional scene. A slide trigger initiates audio playback and motor movement of the mobile objects upon opening the greeting card.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A greeting card comprising:
a multi-panel greeting card body;
at least one cavity contained within the multi-panel greeting card body;
a motor module contained in the at least one cavity, the motor module operative to cause rotating movement of two mobile objects attached thereto;
a pop-up structure comprising a first pop-up panel and a second pop-up panel which is parallel to, spaced apart from and partially attached to the first pop-up panel, the first pop-up panel being taller than the second pop-up panel;
the two mobile objects being located behind the first pop-up panel;
wherein opening the greeting card activates the motor module, thereby causing rotational movement of the two mobile objects, and
wherein each of the two mobile objects move at different speeds.

2. The greeting card of claim 1 further comprising a sound module having at least one audio file stored thereon.

3. The greeting card of claim 2 , wherein opening the greeting card activates the sound module causing playback of the at least one audio file.

4. The greeting card of claim 1 , wherein the at two mobile objects are die cut shapes.

5. A greeting card comprising:
a multi-panel greeting card body;
at least one pop-up panel attached the multi-panel greeting card body, the at least one pop-up panel operative to move between a first position wherein it is folded flat between at least two panels of the multi-panel greeting card body and a second position wherein it is unfolded and standing upright;
a motor module operative to cause movement of two mobile objects configured in a side-by-side arrangement, the two mobile objects contained behind and at least partially concealed by the at least one pop-up panel;
wherein opening the greeting card moves the first pop-up panel from the first position to the second position and activates the motor module causing movement of the two mobile objects and,
wherein the two mobile objects move at different speeds.

6. The greeting card of claim 5 further comprising a sound module which is operative to store and playback at least one audio file.

7. The greeting card of claim 6 , wherein opening the greeting card activates the sound module.

8. The greeting card of claim 5 , wherein the greeting card is horizontally oriented such that opening the greeting card requires moving a front cover of the multi-panel greeting card body in an upward direction away from a rear cover of the greeting card.

9. The greeting card of claim 5 , wherein the greeting card is horizontally oriented such that opening the greeting card requires moving a front panel of the multi-panel greeting card body in an upward direction about a bisecting fold line.

10. The greeting card of claim 5 , wherein the greeting card contains two pop-up panels positioned parallel to one another.

11. A greeting card comprising:
a greeting card body having at least one cavity therein;
a motor module contained within the at least one cavity, the motor module operative to cause movement to at least two mobile objects;
a sound module having at least one audio file contained thereon;
a first pop-up panel attached to the greeting card body, the first pop-up panel operative to move between a first position wherein the first pop-up panel is in a horizontal position and a second position wherein the first pop-up panel is in a vertical position;
a second pop-up panel attached to the greeting card body, the second pop-up panel operative to move between a first position wherein the second pop-up panel is in a horizontal position and a second position wherein the second pop-up panel is in a vertical position;
the at least two mobile objects being located behind and partially concealed by the first pop-up panel when viewing the greeting card from a front plan view;
the first pop-up panel being located behind and partially concealed by the second pop-up panel when viewing the greeting card from a front plan view;
wherein opening the greeting card moves the first and second pop-up panels from the first position to the second position, activates the motor module causing movement to the at least one two mobile objects and activates the sound module causing playback of the at least one audio file, and
wherein the at least two mobile objects move at different speeds.

12. The greeting card of claim 11 , wherein the two mobile objects are attached to the greeting card body at different distances.

Assignees

• American Greetings Corp

Inventors

• Bogdanski Sharon
• Deckerd Annie
• Talbot John

Classifications

• B42D15/042 Primary

  Foldable cards or sheets (B42D15/045 and B42D15/08 take precedence) · CPC title

• B42D15/02

  Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets (B42D25/00 takes precedence; envelopes B65D27/00) · CPC title

• B42D15/022

  combined with permanently fastened sound-producing or light-emitting means or carrying sound records · CPC title