Advertising Device With Slider
AssigneeInformation Packaging Corporation
InventorMurray Kirk
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Abstract
An advertising device includes an envelope having a front panel and a back panel, the front panel including an envelope window dimensioned to reveal first advertising information on an interior wall of the back panel. A slider is slidably disposed in the envelope and has a slider window that is dimensioned to reveal only a portion of the first advertising information depending upon its position in the envelope. The slider is moveable by a user of the advertising device.
Claims15
An advertising device comprising:
- an envelope having a front panel and a back panel, the front panel including an envelope window dimensioned to reveal first advertising information on an interior wall of the back panel;
- a slider slidably disposed in the envelope and having a slider window dimensioned to reveal only a portion of the first advertising information depending upon its position in the envelope;
- wherein the slider is moveable by a user of the advertising device.
An elongate, foldable blank for an advertising device, comprising:
- a first generally rectangular panel having a first end edge and a second end edge opposite the first end edge, the first panel having an envelope window therethrough;
- a second generally rectangular panel having a first end edge connected to the second end edge of the first rectangular panel by a fold line, and a second end edge, the second panel having advertising information thereon;
- a third rectangular panel a first end edge connected to the second end edge of the second rectangular panel by a fold line, and a second end edge, the third panel comprising a slider portion disposed between two spacer portions, the slider portion having a slider window and adapted to be decoupled from the spacer portions during manufacture of the advertising device;
- wherein the first, second and third panels have corresponding exterior dimensions and are adapted to be folded together in such a manner as to generally form an envelope inside of which the slider portion may be moved to thereby selectively reveal a portion of the advertising information on the second panel through both the envelope and slider windows.
A method of manufacturing an advertising device, comprising:
- providing an elongate, foldable blank comprising:
- a first generally rectangular panel having a first end edge and a second end edge opposite the first end edge, the first panel having an envelope window therethrough;
- a second generally rectangular panel having a first end edge connected to the second end edge of the first rectangular panel by a fold line, and a second end edge, the second panel having advertising information thereon;
- a third rectangular panel a first end edge connected to the second end edge of the second rectangular panel by a fold line, and a second end edge, the third panel comprising a slider portion disposed between two spacer portions, the slider portion having a slider window;
- decoupling the slider portion from the spacer portions;
- folding the third panel over the second panel including
- adhering the spacer portions to the second panel;
- folding the first panel over the third panel;
- adhering the first panel to the spacer portions thereby to generally form an envelope inside of which the slider portion may be moved to thereby selectively reveal a portion of the advertising information on the second panel through both the envelope and slider window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.