← Back to Patent Explorer
US3100047A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Greeting card package

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1962-06-08
•
Granted: 1963-08-06
•
Expires: 1982-06-08
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Warren D Wallace

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 08:44
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D15/00; B42D15/02; B42D15/04; B42D15/042; B42D15/045; B42D15/047

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 225 words
A PACKAGE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A FOLDED GREETING CARD OF SUBSTANTIALLY SQUARE CONFIGURATION INCLUDING A FACE PANEL AND AN INSIDE PANEL WHEREON A CERTAIN MESSAGE APPEARS; AN UNSEALED ENVELOPE DIMENSIONED SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE GREETING CARD FOR MAILING THE SAME; A DISPOSABLE INFORMATION CARD WHEREON AN EXACT REPRODUCTION OF SAID CERTAIN MESSAGE APPEARS AND WHEREON THE SELLING PRICE OF SAID GREETING CARD AND MAILING ENVELOPE ALSO APPEARS, SAID DISPOSABLE CARD BEING DIMENSIONED CORRESPONDINGLY TO SAID GREETING CARD; AND A RECTANGULAR SHEET OF TRANSPARENT PLASTIC MATERIAL ENCASING BOTH SAID CARDS AND THE ENVELOPE; THE SIZE OF SAID SHEET BEING PREDICATED ON THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID ENVELOPE TO INCLUDE A RECTANGULAR CENTRAL MAIN BODY PORTION AND FOUR TRIANGULAR FLAP SEGMENTS INTEGRAL THEREWITH, EACH OF SAID FLAP SEGMENTS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM ONE OF FOUR IMAGINARY FOLD LINES THAT DEFINE THE AFORESAID CENTRAL MAIN BODY PORTION OF THE SHEET, THE FACE PANEL OF THE GREETING CARD BEING DISPOSED CONTIGUOUSLY TO SAID CENTRAL MAIN BODY PORTION OF THE SHEET, THE ENVELOPE BEING SUPERIMPOSED ON THE GREETING CARD, THE DISPOSABLE INFORMATION CARD BEING SUPERIMPOSED ON THE ENVELOPE WITH THE INFORMATION SIDE THEREOF UPPERMOST, THE FOUR FLAP SEGMENTS AFORESAID OF THE TRANSPARENT PLASTIC SHEET BEING FOLDED OVER SO AS TO OVERLIE SAID INFORMATION CARD, THE RESULTANT CONTIGUOUSLY DISPOSED EDGE PORTIONS OF THE FLAP SEGMENTS BEING SECURED TO ONE ANOTHER BY SEALING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 225 words
A PACKAGE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A FOLDED GREETING CARD OF SUBSTANTIALLY SQUARE CONFIGURATION INCLUDING A FACE PANEL AND AN INSIDE PANEL WHEREON A CERTAIN MESSAGE APPEARS; AN UNSEALED ENVELOPE DIMENSIONED SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE GREETING CARD FOR MAILING THE SAME; A DISPOSABLE INFORMATION CARD WHEREON AN EXACT REPRODUCTION OF SAID CERTAIN MESSAGE APPEARS AND WHEREON THE SELLING PRICE OF SAID GREETING CARD AND MAILING ENVELOPE ALSO APPEARS, SAID DISPOSABLE CARD BEING DIMENSIONED CORRESPONDINGLY TO SAID GREETING CARD; AND A RECTANGULAR SHEET OF TRANSPARENT PLASTIC MATERIAL ENCASING BOTH SAID CARDS AND THE ENVELOPE; THE SIZE OF SAID SHEET BEING PREDICATED ON THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID ENVELOPE TO INCLUDE A RECTANGULAR CENTRAL MAIN BODY PORTION AND FOUR TRIANGULAR FLAP SEGMENTS INTEGRAL THEREWITH, EACH OF SAID FLAP SEGMENTS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM ONE OF FOUR IMAGINARY FOLD LINES THAT DEFINE THE AFORESAID CENTRAL MAIN BODY PORTION OF THE SHEET, THE FACE PANEL OF THE GREETING CARD BEING DISPOSED CONTIGUOUSLY TO SAID CENTRAL MAIN BODY PORTION OF THE SHEET, THE ENVELOPE BEING SUPERIMPOSED ON THE GREETING CARD, THE DISPOSABLE INFORMATION CARD BEING SUPERIMPOSED ON THE ENVELOPE WITH THE INFORMATION SIDE THEREOF UPPERMOST, THE FOUR FLAP SEGMENTS AFORESAID OF THE TRANSPARENT PLASTIC SHEET BEING FOLDED OVER SO AS TO OVERLIE SAID INFORMATION CARD, THE RESULTANT CONTIGUOUSLY DISPOSED EDGE PORTIONS OF THE FLAP SEGMENTS BEING SECURED TO ONE ANOTHER BY SEALING MEANS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1693622A Cited
US1760106A Cited
US2217949A Cited
US2497064A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-08-05 1967-02-04 1967-08-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-08-05 1971-02-04 1971-08-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-08-05 1975-02-04 1975-08-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag