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US 12,565,056 B1Granted
Greeting card with rotatable pop-up assembly
AssigneeHallmark Cards, Incorporated
InventorsAngela Claire Ensminger, Laura Ann Haverkamp, Melissa Comba
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Abstract
A decorative item including a base, a motor mounted to the base, and a pop-up assembly coupled to the motor. The motor is operable to rotate the pop-up assembly with respect to the base. The pop-up assembly is movable between a collapsed position, in which the pop-up assembly is generally two-dimensional, and an expanded position, in which at least a portion of the pop-up assembly is generally three-dimensional, extends outward from the base, and occupies a volume of space adjacent the base. The decorative item may be a greeting card or any other suitable item intended to be gifted to a recipient.
Claims17
A decorative item comprising:
- a base;
- a motor mounted to the base;
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- a pop-up assembly coupled to the motor, the motor operable to rotate the pop-up assembly with respect to the base, the pop-up assembly movable between a collapsed position, in which the pop-up assembly is generally two-dimensional, and an expanded position, in which at least a portion of the pop-up assembly is generally three-dimensional, extends outward from the base, and occupies a volume of space adjacent the base, wherein the pop-up assembly comprises:
- a foldable substrate comprising first and second panels with a fold positioned between the first and second panels, the second panel configured to move relative to the first panel about the fold to move the pop-up assembly between the collapsed and expanded positions;
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- a decorative card element coupled to the foldable substrate, the decorative card element being generally two-dimensional and at least partially positioned between the first and second panels when the pop-up assembly is in the collapsed position, and the decorative card element being generally three-dimensional and extending outward from the first and second panels when the pop-up assembly is in the expanded position.
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A decorative item comprising:
- a base;
- a motor mounted to the base;
- a pop-up assembly coupled to the motor, the motor operable to rotate the pop-up assembly with respect to the base, the pop-up assembly movable between a collapsed position, in which the pop-up assembly is generally two-dimensional, and an expanded position, in which at least a portion of the pop-up assembly is generally three-dimensional, extends outward from the base, and occupies a volume of space adjacent the base;
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- a second pop-up assembly coupled to the base, the second pop-up assembly movable between a collapsed position, in which the pop-up assembly is generally two-dimensional, and an expanded position, in which at least a portion of the second pop-up assembly is generally three-dimensional, extends outward from the base, and occupies a volume of space adjacent the base, wherein the second pop-up assembly is configured to rotate with respect to the base.
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A decorative item comprising:
- a base;
- a motor mounted to the base;
- a pop-up assembly coupled to the motor, the motor operable to rotate the pop-up assembly with respect to the base, the pop-up assembly movable between a collapsed position, in which the pop-up assembly is generally two-dimensional, and an expanded position, in which at least a portion of the pop-up assembly is generally three-dimensional, extends outward from the base, and occupies a volume of space adjacent the base;
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- a second pop-up assembly coupled to the base, the second pop-up assembly movable between a collapsed position, in which the pop-up assembly is generally two-dimensional, and an expanded position, in which at least a portion of the second pop-up assembly is generally three-dimensional, extends outward from the base, and occupies a volume of space adjacent the base, wherein the second pop-up assembly is fixedly mounted to the base, and
- wherein the pop-up assembly comprises a mounting substrate and a decorative card element mounted to the mounting substrate, wherein the decorative card element is configured to rotate around the second pop-up assembly when the pop-up assembly and the second pop-up assembly are both in the expanded position.
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