US4951404A
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Greeting card or the like
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-05-04
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Granted: 1990-08-28
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Expires: 2008-05-04
Abstract
Abstract A greeting, display, or the like card is disclosed having a cutout in a front panel, the front panel being hingedly connected along a fold line to a rear panel. The cutout is filled with a transparent container capable of holding ornamental objects, usually thematically associated with an ornament displayed on the inner surface of the rear panel of the card. For instance, the ornament on the second panel may contain a picture of a tree with small hearts while the container itself may contain a few three-dimensional heart-like objects as if they were the fruits of the tree. The invention provides a further enhancement of attractiveness of greeting cards by securing a transparent container which may include an additional ornamental subject.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley A. Lithwick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:31
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D15/00; B42D15/02; B42D15/04; B42D15/045; B65; B65D; B65D73/00; B65D73/0078; B65D73/0085; B65D73/0092
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A greeting, display or the like card comprising, in combination, a first panel having an outer face and an inner face, a second panel having an outer face and an inner face, said panels being hinged to each other; and a container generally integral with the first panel and having transparent opposing surfaces, said transparent opposing surfaces being so arranged that the interior of the container is visible through said transparent surfaces when viewing either one of the faces of the first panel; and wherein a portion of the inner face of the second panel which is overlapped by the container when the greeting card is in a folded state, is visible through the container when viewing the outer face of the first panel in a direction generally perpendicular to the first panel, said second panel displaying a motif on said inner face thereof, the motif being disposed at a part of the inner face of the second panel which is overlapped by said container when the two panels are in a closed, overlapping state.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A greeting, display or the like card comprising, in combination, a first panel having an outer face and an inner face, a second panel having an outer face and an inner face, said panels being hinged to each other; and a container generally integral with the first panel and having transparent opposing surfaces, said transparent opposing surfaces being so arranged that the interior of the container is visible through said transparent surfaces when viewing either one of the faces of the first panel; and wherein a portion of the inner face of the second panel which is overlapped by the container when the greeting card is in a folded state, is visible through the container when viewing the outer face of the first panel in a direction generally perpendicular to the first panel, said second panel displaying a motif on said inner face thereof, the motif being disposed at a part of the inner face of the second panel which is overlapped by said container when the two panels are in a closed, overlapping state.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
170 words
A greeting, display or the like card comprising, in combination, a first panel having an outer face and an inner face, a second panel having an outer face and an inner face, said panels being hinged to each other; and a container generally integral with the first panel and having transparent opposing surfaces, said opposing surfaces being so arranged that the interior of the container is visible through one of said transparent surfaces when viewing either one of the faces of the first panel; and wherein a portion of the inner face of the second panel which is overlapped by the container when the greeting card is in a folded state, is visible through the container when viewing the outer face of the first panel in a direction generally perpendicular to the first panel, the container containing one or more ornamental objects the size of which objects is such that at least a part of said portion of the inner face of the second panel is visible through the container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
170 words
A greeting, display or the like card comprising, in combination, a first panel having an outer face and an inner face, a second panel having an outer face and an inner face, said panels being hinged to each other; and a container generally integral with the first panel and having transparent opposing surfaces, said opposing surfaces being so arranged that the interior of the container is visible through one of said transparent surfaces when viewing either one of the faces of the first panel; and wherein a portion of the inner face of the second panel which is overlapped by the container when the greeting card is in a folded state, is visible through the container when viewing the outer face of the first panel in a direction generally perpendicular to the first panel, the container containing one or more ornamental objects the size of which objects is such that at least a part of said portion of the inner face of the second panel is visible through the container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A greeting card as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the first panel is generally planar and wherein the transparent surfaces are generally flat and parallel with the plane of the first panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A greeting card as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the first panel is generally planar and wherein one of said transparent surfaces is generally flat and parallel with the plane of the first panel, said one transparent surface being spaced outwardly of the outer face of the first panel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
A greeting card as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the first panel is generally planar and wherein one of said transparent surfaces is generally flat and parallel with the plane of the first panel, said one transparent surface being spaced inwardly of the inner face of the first panel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
68 words
A greeting card as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the first panel is generally planar and wherein a first of said transparent surfaces is generally flat and parallel with the plane of the first panel, said first transparent surface being spaced outwardly of the outer face of the first panel, a second transparent surface being spaced inwardly of the inner surface of the first panel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A greeting card as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the width and the height of the container is substantially greater than its thickness.
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