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US 2012/0266504 A1Published application
Pop-Up Greeting Card
OwnerIrving R. Michlininventor
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Abstract
The one piece blank for forming the pop-up greeting card has a pair of mutually perpendicular fold lines dividing the blank into four equal sections. One section has a die-cut area for forming a pop-up flap having a main section for imaging of a message thereon. A support section of the flap and a pair of hinge sections opposite sides of said support section hold the main section is spaced parallel relation to the upper section of the card when the card is opened.
Claims15
A blank for making a greeting card comprising
- a flat sheet of card stock having a pair of mutually perpendicular fold lines dividing said sheet into four equal sections;
- one of said sections having a die-cut area for forming a pop-up flap having a main section for imaging of a message thereon, a support section of narrower width than said main section extending from said main section to a respective one of said pair of fold lines and a pair of hinge sections disposed on opposite sides of said support section, each said hinge section extending from said main section to said one section;
- a first adhesive area on said support section, and
- a second adhesive area on a second section of said four equal sections opposite said first adhesive area relative to a fold line therebetween.
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A greeting card comprising
- a pair of sections disposed on opposite sides of a fold line therebetween,
- one of said sections having a die-cut area forming a pop-up flap having a main section, a support section of narrower width than said main section extending from said main section to said fold line and having a fold line for folding of said support section into a first portion and a second portion, and a pair of hinge sections disposed on opposite sides of said support section, each said hinge section extending from said main section to said one section;
- adhesive means securing said first portion of said support section to the other of said sections whereby upon pivoting of said sections from each other in response to opening of the card said pop-up flap and said support section are pulled out of said one section to position said main portion in spaced parallel relation to said one section.
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