US 2015/0083628 A1Published application

Gift card holder

AssigneeHallmark Cards, Incorporated

InventorsSARA F. COASH, TIMOTHY G. BODENDISTEL

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Abstract

A combination gift card holder and message delivery package facilitates the identification of a gift card contained within the package while presenting the recipient with an accompanying message prior to fully revealing the gift card. In two embodiments of the package includes first, second and third panels. The first and second panels are connected with one another along a common edge and are pivotable with respect to each other. Similarly, the third panel and the second panel are connected with one another along a common edge. On both embodiments the second and third panels have cutouts therein. The gift card is positioned in the package between the second and third panels thereby exposing a portion of a front surface of the gift card through the cutout in the third panel and exposing a portion of a rear surface of the gift card through the cutout in the second panel. In this way, the package at least partially conceals the gift card while exposing an identification marking thereon.

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Dependent claims

An integrated gift assembly, comprising:

a greeting card defined by a single, unitary card blank having first and second fold lines which define first, second, and third panels, wherein the first and second panels are generally square in shape, are generally of a same size, and are separated by the first fold line which bisects card blank, wherein the first fold line is parallel to outer edges of the first and second panels, wherein the second and third panels are generally of a same width dimension and are separated by the second fold line, wherein the second fold like is perpendicular to the first fold line, wherein the second fold line is co-linear with an edge of the first panel, wherein the second and third panels each includes a cutout there through, wherein the third panel has a height dimension that is less than half of a height dimension of the second panel such that the third panel only overlaps a portion of the second panel when the third panel is folded over the second panel via the second fold line, wherein the cutout in the third panel is smaller than the cutout in the second panel, wherein the cutout in the second panel is positioned in a location on the second panel that is covered by the third panel when the third panel is folded over the second panel, wherein at least a portion of the cutout in the third panel overlies the cutout in the second panel when the third panel is folded over the second panel, and wherein the first panel overlies and conceals both the second and third panels when the first panel is folded over the second panel along the first fold line;
and
a gift card having opposed first and second sides with indicia of a numerical value of credit associated with an amount of the gift card is formed on the first side and an identification marking of a bar code is formed on the second side, wherein gift card is positioned between the second panel and the third panel to achieve at least partial concealment of the gift card and alignment of the indicia with the cutout in the third panel and the identification marking with the cutout in the second panel, and wherein the first panel conceals a portion of the gift card and the indicia when the first panel is folded over the second and third panels.

An integrated gift assembly, comprising:

a greeting card, including:
a first panel;
a second panel having a cutout and pivotably connected with and juxtaposed to the first panel;
and
a third panel pivotably connected with and juxtaposed to the second panel, the third panel having a cutout;
wherein the first panel and second panel are pivotally connected along a first common edge, wherein the first panel extends from the second panel and is oriented to selectively overlap the second panel, wherein the second panel and third panel are connected along a second common edge such that the third panel is pivotable with respect to the second panel to overlie at least a portion of the second panel and conceal the cutout of the second panel when the third panel overlies the second panel and wherein the second common edge extends perpendicular to the first common edge;
and
a gift card having opposed first and second sides with indicia formed on the first side and an identification marking formed on the second side, wherein the greeting card is adapted for removably securing the gift card thereto between the second panel and the third panel such that the indicia on the first side of the gift card is exposed through the cutout of the third panel and the identification marking on the second side of the gift card is exposed through the cutout of the second panel, wherein the second and third panels at least partially conceal the gift card, and wherein the third panel is smaller than the second panel such that the third panel only overlaps a portion of the second panel,
wherein the greeting card is formed as a greeting card for presenting a message to a recipient by displaying the message on at least one of an outer surface of the first panel and an inner surface of the second panel, wherein the indicia is at least one of a numerical value of credit associated with the gift card and a particular merchant associated with the gift card, and wherein the identification marking is a bar code associated with the gift card.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/557,082Filed 1 Dec 2014
Priority: 13 Oct 2005
Published: 26 Mar 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

B65D 73/0085
The articles being retained or enclosed in a folded-over or doubled card: within a window, hole or cut-out portion
B42D 15/045
Foldable or multi-part cards or sheets: multi-part cards or sheets, i.e. combined with detachably mounted articles
B65D 5/4204
Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks: inspection openings or windows
G09F 1/06
Folded cards: to be erected in three dimensions [3D]

Family

Application11/249,289Division · filed 13 Oct 2005
Application13/448,935Continuation · filed 17 Apr 2012
Application14/557,082Continuation
Application13/448,935Division
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