Greeting card lever and spiral lift

A pivotally-opened item having mechanically actuated moving portions, the pivotally-opened item comprising:

• a body having at least a first subpanel and a second subpanel, the first subpanel and the second subpanel being pivotally coupled with each other, wherein the body has a closed position and an open position, wherein each of the first subpanel and the second subpanel have a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface, wherein the back surface of the first subpanel faces the front surface of the second subpanel in the closed position and wherein the first subpanel pivots away from the second subpanel to transition from the closed position to the open position, wherein the second subpanel has one or more openings formed therein, wherein each of the one or more openings are each elongated slots have a first end and a second end;
• a primary axle coupled with the body, wherein the first end of each of the elongated slots is a first radial distance away from the primary axle and the second end of each of the elongated slots is a second radial distance away from the primary axle, wherein the first radial distance is greater than the second radial distance;
• a cam lift mechanism coupled with the body comprising:
• a rotating portion rotatably attached to the second subpanel via the primary axle,
• one or more tab portions extending through the one or more openings of the second subpanel,
• a cam lever pivotally attached to the rotating portion and coupled with the first subpanel, wherein the cam lever moves laterally from a first position to a second position when the first subpanel is pivoted in a rotational direction away from the second subpanel from the closed position to the open position, and
• at least one second axle pivotally coupling the cam lever to the rotating portion;
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• at least one decorative element affixed to the one or more tab portions of the cam lift mechanism, wherein at least a portion of the at least one decorative element is operable to at least one of rotate about the primary axle and extend away from the second subpanel in response to the rotating portion rotating when the cam lever moves from the first position to the second position.

A pivotally-opened item having mechanically actuated moving portions, the pivotally-opened item comprising:

• a body having at least a first subpanel and a second subpanel, the first subpanel and the second subpanel being pivotally coupled, wherein the body has a closed position and an open position, wherein each of the first subpanel and the second subpanel have a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface, wherein the back surface of the first subpanel faces the front surface of the second subpanel in the closed position and wherein the first subpanel pivots away from the second subpanel to transition from the closed position to the open position, wherein the second subpanel has one or more openings formed therein, wherein each of the one or more openings are each curved elongated slots have a first end and a second end;
• a primary axle, wherein the first end of each of the curved elongated slots is a first radial distance away from the primary axle and the second end of each of the curved elongated slots is a second radial distance away from the primary axle, wherein the first radial distance is greater than the second radial distance;
• a cam lift mechanism comprising:
• a rotating portion rotatably attached to the second subpanel via the primary axle,
• one or more tab portions extending through the one or more openings of the second subpanel,
• a cam lever rotatably attached to the rotating portion and fixed to the first subpanel, wherein the cam lever moves laterally from a first position to a second position when the first subpanel is pivoted in a rotational direction away from the second subpanel from the closed position to the open position, wherein the one or more openings in the second subpanel include a cam lever opening through which the cam lever slides toward and away from the second subpanel when moving laterally to and from the first position and the second position, and
• at least one secondary axle rotatably coupling the cam lever to the rotating portion;
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• at least one decorative element affixed to the one or more tab portions of the cam lift mechanism, wherein at least a portion of the at least one decorative element is operable to at least one of rotate about the primary axle and extend away from the second subpanel in response to the rotating portion rotating when the cam lever moves from the first position to the second position, wherein the at least one decorative element is comprised of at least one decorative panel having outer edge portions integral with or fixed to the one or more tab portions, wherein the decorative panel rests in a first folded configuration when the body is in the closed position and at least a portion of the at least one decorative panel is extended away from the second subpanel into a second unfolded configuration when the body is moved from the closed position to the open position due to the outer edge portions of the at least one decorative panel being pushed closer to each other and radially closer to the primary axle as guided by the curved elongated slots when the rotating portion is rotated by the cam lever moving from the first position to the second position.