Promotional pop-up and method of making

Claim 2

An item of the character described which comprises a pair of base panels of sheet material which are hinged to each other along a straight line and a coupon-carrying panel including a plurality of side-by-side coupons which are generally defined by slit means therebetween, said coupon-carrying panel having tab means formed therein corresponding in number to the number of said coupons, and said coupon-carrying panel being disposed between said base panels and each tab means being joined in surface contact to an opposite base panel from that to which the adjacent tab means is joined, whereby opening of said item causes said plurality of coupons to stand up from the respective planes of said base panels with adjacent coupons disposed in substantially different planes.

Claim 3

An item in accordance with claim 1 wherein said slit means extends from one edge of said coupon-carrying panel to a location on the other side of the center of said panel at which location adjacent coupons are hinged together.

Claim 4

An item in accordance with claim 1 wherein adjacent coupons are hingedly attached to each other by an ear which extends laterally from one coupon and which is connected to the adjacent coupon along a line transverse to said slit means.

Claim 5

An item in accordance with claim 2 wherein said coupons are joined to each other at their ends opposite from said tab means and wherein said slit means separates adjacent tab means from each other in addition to defining said coupons.

Claim 6

A die-cut coupon-carrying panel made of sheet material for forming an item of the character described which, when opened, contains a plurality of coupons that stand up out of the planes of the remainder of the item with adjacent coupons disposed in substantially different planes, said panel comprising a plurality of side-by-side coupons which are defined by generally parallel slit means extending from one edge of said coupon-carrying panel to a location on the other side of the center of said panel, at which location adjacent coupons are hinged together, adjacent coupons being hingedly attached to each other by an ear which extends laterally from one coupon and which is connected to the adjacent coupon along a line transverse to said slit means, and tab means formed in said panel adjacent the opposite edge to said one edge corresponding in number to the number of said coupons, said coupon-carrying panel being adapted to be sandwiched between a pair of base panels with each tab means joined in surface contact to a different base panel from that to which the adjacent tab means is joined, in which sandwiched configuration the base panels are hinged to each other along said opposite edge.

Claim 7

A die-cut coupon-carrying panel made of sheet material for forming an item of the character described which, when opened, contains a plurality of coupons that stand up out of the planes of the remainder of the item with adjacent coupons disposed in substantially different planes, said panel comprising a plurality of side-by-side coupons which are defined by generally parallel slit means extending from one edge of said coupon-carrying panel to a location on the other side of the center of said panel, at which location adjacent coupons are hinged together, adjacent coupons being hingedly attached to each other by an ear which extends laterally from one coupon and which is connected to the adjacent coupon along a line transverse to said slit means, and tab means formed in said panel adjacent the opposite edge to said one edge corresponding in number to the number of said coupons, said coupon-carrying panel being adapted to be sandwiched between a pair of base panels with each tab means joined in surface contact to a different base panel from that to which the adjacent tab means is joined, in which sandwiched configuration the base panels are hinged to each other along said opposite edge.

Claim 8

An item of the character described which comprises a pair of base panels of sheet material which are hinged to each other along a straight line and a die-cut panel including a plurality of coupons which are interconnected to one another, said die-cut panel having at least two tab means formed therein and said coupon-carrying panel being disposed between said base panels with one of said tab means being joined in surface contact to one base panel and with said other tab means being joined in surface contact to said other base panel, whereby opening of said item causes said plurality of coupons to stand up from the respective planes of said base panels.

Claim 9

An item of the character described which comprises a pair of base panels of sheet material which are hinged to each other along a straight line and a die-cut panel including a plurality of coupons which are interconnected to one another, said die-cut panel having at least two tab means formed therein and said coupon-carrying panel being disposed between said base panels with one of said tab means being joined in surface contact to one base panel and with said other tab means being joined in surface contact to said other base panel, whereby opening of said item causes said plurality of coupons to stand up from the respective planes of said base panels.

Claim 10

An item in accordance with claim 6 wherein said coupons are defined by slit means which extend inward from an edge of said die-cut panel.

Claim 11

An item in accordance with claim 7 wherein said die-cut panel is generally rectangular, and wherein said tab means are located adjacent opposite edges of said die-cut panel.

Claim 12

An item in accordance with claim 8 wherein all said slit means extend from the same one of the remaining two edges of said die-cut panel.

Claim 13

An item in accordance with claim 8 wherein said slit means alternately extend from opposite edges of the remaining two edges of said die-cut panel.

Claim 14

An item in accordance with claim 6 wherein said die-cut panel includes a generally spiral body portion, wherein said coupons extend generally radially outward from the periphery of said spiral portion, wherein one said tab means is located at the center of said spiral and said other tab means is located adjacent the outer end of said spiral.

Claim 15

An item in accordance with claim 6 wherein each of said coupons is detachably connected to the remainder of said die-cut panel along a defined line of weakness.