Method of making pop-up action products
AssigneeThe Lehigh Press, Inc.
InventorSharon Rubar
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing pop-up action products from a single continuous web of material. A preferred form of the method includes the steps of cutting the web into two separate ribbons, defining a continuous series of predetermined shapes in one of the ribbons, marrying the two separate ribbons so that they are joined to one another at each of the series of predetermined shapes in such a fashion that, after transverse separation into individual pop-up action products, the linear movement of a slide panel member results in the elevational movement of a predetermined "pop-up" shape.
Claims14
A method of making a plurality of individual pop-up action products in a continuous manner, comprising the steps of:
- slitting a continuous web of paper into at least first and second ribbons;
- at least partially cutting a portion of said second ribbon to define a series of predetermined shapes therein;
- superimposing and marrying said first and second ribbons;
- adhesively securing said first and second ribbons at or adjacent to each of said series of predetermined shapes;
- and, transversely cutting the adhesively secured first and second ribbons between each, or a multiple number, of said series of predetermined shapes, thereby forming a succession of individual pop-up action products wherein said transversely cut first ribbon forms a slide panel in each product such that a relative linear movement of said slide panel results in a relative elevational movement of the one, or a multiple number, of predetermined shapes of each product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.