Greeting card and package
OwnerMichael S. Faiola, Richard J. Faiolainventors
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Abstract
A greeting card including a removable, transparent receptacle for a gift, or token of affection such as a flower. The receptacle is detachably secured to the card for easy removal therefrom without damaging the card and without detracting from the appearance of the card.
Claims13
A greeting card comprising a sheet of material and a receptacle for receiving and enclosing a gift, means for retaining said gift within said receptacle, means for detachably securing said receptacle to said sheet of material so that said receptacle may be easily detached from said sheet of material without causing visible damage thereto;
- said receptacle comprising a bubble, an opening formed through said sheet of material, and said bubble being disposed in said opening and protruding from said sheet of material, said receptacle comprising a bubble formed of transparent material, said means for detachably securing said receptacle to said sheet of material being comprised of flange means on said bubble and nib means formed in said bubble, said flange means and said nib means being disposed to secure said sheet of material therebetween, said sheet of material including a front panel and a back panel, said opening being located in said front panel for exposing a portion of said back panel, said portion of said back panel being provided with decorative material which is aligned with said opening and visible through said opening whenever said receptacle is detached from said sheet of material.
A greeting card comprising a sheet of material and a receptacle for receiving and enclosing a gift, means for retaining said gift within said receptacle, means for detachably securing said receptacle to said sheet of material so that said receptacle may be easily detached from said sheet of material without causing visible damage thereto;
- said receptacle comprising a bubble, an opening formed through said sheet of material, and said bubble being disposed in said opening and protruding from said sheet of material, said sheet of material being folded upon itself for providing a front panel including a front surface and an inside surface and a back panel including an inside surface and a back surface, said opening being formed in said front panel, and decorative material on the inside surface of said back panel and disposed for being viewed through said opening when said card is folded to a closed position.
A greeting card comprising a sheet of material and a receptacle for receiving and enclosing a gift, means for retaining said gift within said receptacle, means for detachably securing said receptacle to said sheet of material so that said receptacle may be easily detached from said sheet of material without causing visible damage thereto;
- said receptacle comprising a bubble, an opening formed through said sheet of material, and said bubble being disposed in said opening and protruding from said sheet of material, said gift being a flower disposed within said receptacle, said means for retaining said gift within said receptacle being comprised of mat material for providing a background for said flower and pressure sensitive adhesive means for securing said flower and mat material within said receptacle.
A greeting card as defined in claim 34 wherein said receptacle comprises a bubble formed of transparent material, said means for detachably securing said receptacle to said sheet of material being comprised of flange means on said bubble and nib means formed in said bubble, said flange means and said nib means being disposed to secure said sheet of material for providing a snap-fit therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.