Unfurling banner greeting card and the like
AssigneeHallmark Cards, Incorporated
InventorOrlanda D. Lacy
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Abstract
Embodiments comprise a greeting card with a self-retracting, pullout banner comprising banner content that may supplement a message or artwork included on panels of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner can be attached to different portion of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner may be affixed to an edge of the greeting card. A user may extend the banner by pulling the handle away from the greeting card. As such, the self-retracting banner is movable to and between a fully retracted and closed first position and a fully extended and open second position. The self-retracting banner can be concealed within a compartment attached to a portion of the greeting card, for example, the front panel.
Claims12
An article having an unfurling banner, the article comprising:
- a panel having at least a first subpanel and a second subpanel, the first subpanel and the second subpanel being separated by a fold in the panel;
- a card content on the panel;
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- a self-retracting banner apparatus comprising an unfurling banner having a first end and a second end, a spool attached to the first end of the unfurling banner, a handle coupled to the spool in a way that allows the spool to rotate freely, wherein the second end of the unfurling banner is coupled to the panel at an exterior edge opposite the fold, and
- wherein the unfurling banner includes banner content that is related to the card content.
A greeting card having an unfurling banner comprising:
- a panel;
- a card content on the panel;
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- a self-retracting banner apparatus comprising an unfurling banner having a first end and a second end, a spool attached to the first end of the unfurling banner, a handle coupled to the spool in a way that allows the spool to rotate freely, wherein the second end of the unfurling banner is coupled to the panel, and
- wherein the unfurling banner includes banner content that is related to the card content, wherein the unfurling banner is constructed from a plastic material having shape memory, and wherein the unfurling banner is extended beyond an exterior edge of the panel to move the self-retracting banner apparatus to an open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.