US 2026/0077611 A1 · GREETING CARDS AND ENVELOPES WITH CONCEALED FEATURES

Abstract

Some variants relate to greeting cards and envelopes that include hidden features to prank unsuspecting recipients. The greeting cards and envelopes can include hidden pouches that hold a plurality of objects, such as glitter. The greeting cards and envelopes can include a removable portion that, when removed by the recipient, rips open the hidden pouch to permit the plurality of objects to spill out of the hidden pouch. The greeting cards can include a hidden loudspeaker that, when the greeting card is opened by the recipient, begins emitting an audible sound for a duration of time regardless of whether the greeting card is open or closed. The greeting cards can include secondary hidden pouches holding a plurality of objects that can be ripped open to spill out the objects if the recipient attempts to destroy the greeting card to stop the emission of the audible sound by the loudspeaker.

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Dependent claims

A greeting card configured to permit one or more concealed objects to spill out therefrom in response to a recipient of the greeting card separating a tear strip from a panel of the greeting card, the greeting card comprising:

a first panel;
a second panel rotatably coupled to the first panel, the second panel comprising an inner wall, an outer wall, and an interior disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall;
a tear strip coupled to the inner wall with an upper perforation and a lower
perforation, each of the upper perforation and the lower perforation comprising cross-cut perforations, and the lower perforation disposed at a bottom edge of the second panel;
and
a pouch comprising one or more objects, the pouch disposed within the interior of the second panel and coupled to the tear strip;
wherein the tear strip is configured to be grasped and separated from the second panel by a recipient of the greeting card such that the pouch tears open to permit the one or more objects to spill out downward substantially unobstructed by the greeting card.

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A greeting card configured to prank a recipient, the greeting card comprising:

a first panel;
a second panel coupled to the first panel, the second panel comprising an interior concealed from view;
a removable portion, the removable portion coupled to the second panel with a first perforation and a second perforation, each of the first perforation and the second perforation comprising cross-cut perforations, the cross-cut perforations comprising a horizontal portion and an angled portion extending from an end of the horizontal portion at an angle, and the second perforation disposed at a bottom edge of the second panel;
and
a pouch comprising one or more objects, the pouch disposed within the interior of the second panel and coupled to the removable portion;
wherein the removable portion is configured to be grasped and separated from the second panel by the recipient of the greeting card to open the pouch to permit the one or more objects to spill out.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Greeting cards and envelopes with concealed features

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Greeting cards and envelopes with concealed features

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Abstract

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