Offset score configuration
AssigneeHallmark Cards, Incorporated
InventorsBrian Pilachowski, Orlanda Lacy
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Abstract
A greeting card has a front cover, a back cover, and an internal protection panel positioned there between. A pop-up is positioned between the front cover and the protection panel. The protection panel may be coupled with the front cover to protect and keep the pop-up in a closed position. The back cover is configured so that in a partially open position it keeps the front cover and protection panel coupled and in a fully open position it keeps the front cover and protection panel in a flat position to allow the pop-up to be more properly displayed. The front cover, protection panel and back cover can be formed from a single piece of cardstock, and the card can be further configured to allow for automated personalized printing.
Claims20
A foldable article comprising:
- a first fold between a front panel and a protection panel, and a second fold between the protection panel and a back panel;
- the front panel having a first outer face and a first inner face;
- the back panel having a second outer face and a second inner face;
- the protection panel having a front-cover-facing face, a back-panel-facing face, and a distal edge opposite the first fold;
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- a decorative element positioned between the front panel and the protection panel when the protection panel is in a closed position;
- wherein the second fold is located along the back-panel-facing face of the protection panel, wherein the first fold is located along the front-cover-facing face, and wherein the second fold is offset along the protection panel from the first fold;
- wherein the protection panel hinges via the first fold between a closed position, in which the protection panel overlays the front panel, and an open position, in which the protection panel is splayed outward relative to the front panel, and
- wherein the back panel hinges via the second fold from a closed position where the first inner card face and second inner card face are substantially facing each other, to a fully open position where the first outer face and the second outer face are substantially facing each other.
A method of forming a greeting card having a front cover, a protection panel, and a back cover, comprising the steps of:
- folding a piece of cardstock accordion-style into five consecutive sections, each section having a front face and a back face;
- affixing the back face of the first and second sections together to form the front cover;
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- affixing the back faces of the third and fourth sections together to form the protection panel;
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- wherein the third panel is slightly wider than the fourth panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.