Illuminated greeting cards

Claim 1

An illuminated card comprising: a lamp for providing illumination; a substantially flat battery for energizing the lamp; a slide switch for closing a circuit to illuminate the lamp, the slide switch comprising a first, stationary member and a second moveable member; a card formed of folded sheet stock; the card having a first fold, defining first and second portions of the card on respective sides of the fold, such that the first and second portions of the card are hingeably connected to each other about the first fold; the first and second portions of the card having first (i.e., inside) surfaces which face each other when the card is closed about said first fold; the moveable switch member being fixed to the first card portion, so that the moveable switch member is translated across the second (i.e., outside) surface of the second portion of the card responsive to motion of the first card portion; the stationary switch member also being disposed adjacent and fixed with respect to the outside surface of the second portion of the card; the moveable and stationary switch members being disposed relative to each other such that they are caused to come into contact by the opening of the card and are separated from each other by the closing of the card; the card having a second fold, defining a third portion of the card; the third portion of the card forming a tab hingebly attached to the first portion of the card along said second fold; at least part of the tab being disposed behind the inside surface of the second portion of the card and confined to translate across such surface responsive to the opening and closing of the card about the first fold; the moveable switch member being attached to the tab; and the second portion of the card being provided with an aperture and the lamp being positioned behind such aperture, whereby the illumination of the lamp may be viewed there through when the card is opened.