# US 5,702,740 A · Edible greeting card

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- Number: US 5,702,740 A
- Document ID: US5702740A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/622,700
- Filed: 1996-03-26
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1996-03-26
- Inventors: Stephen Wild
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5702740A

## CPC

- A23G 3/50: characterised by shape, structure or physical form, e.g. products with supported structure
- A21D 13/48: Products with an additional function other than for eating, e.g. toys or cutlery
- A23G 1/50: characterised by shape, structure or physical form, e.g. products with an inedible support (liquid products or solid products in the form of powders, flakes or granules for making liquid products A23G1/56)
- A23G 3/28: Apparatus for decorating sweetmeats or confectionery
- A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
- A21D: TREATMENT OF FLOUR OR DOUGH FOR BAKING, e.g. BY ADDITION OF MATERIALS; BAKING; BAKERY PRODUCTS (preservation of flour or dough before baking A23B40/00; preservation of bakery products A23B45/00)

## Abstract

An edible greeting card includes two edible leaves. Each leaf of the card is imprinted with a message and/or design which is suggestive of a celebratory event and each leaf is individually wrapped in clear plastic. The two leaves are coupled to each other by a hinge which may be formed from a strip of adhesive tape or from a folded cardboard member which embraces an edge of each leaf. The wrapped and hinged leaves are preferably packaged with at least one self-adhesive label upon which the sender may write a personal message and affix the label to one of the leaves. The edible greeting card and the self-adhesive label are preferably packaged in a plastic box which serves as the "envelope" for the greeting card.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An edible greeting card comprising:
a) a first edible leaf being imprinted with an event-specific message;
b) a second edible leaf;
c) a hinge means for coupling said first edible leaf to said second edible leaf, said hinge means being coupled to an edge of said first edible leaf and to an edge of said second edible leaf so that said first and second edible leaves are hingedly coupled to each other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

An edible greeting card according to claim 1, wherein:
said second edible leaf is imprinted with an event-specific message.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

An edible greeting card according to claim 1, wherein:
said second edible leaf is imprinted with an event-specific design.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

An edible greeting card according to claim 1, wherein:
said first edible leaf is imprinted with an event-specific design.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

An edible greeting card according to claim 1, wherein:
said first and second edible leaves are substantially the same size and shape.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

An edible greeting card according to claim 1, wherein:
said hinge means comprises a strip of adhesive tape.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

An edible greeting card according to claim 1, wherein:
said hinge means comprises a folded cardboard member which embraces said edge of said first leaf and said edge of said second leaf.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

An edible greeting card according to claim 1, wherein:
each of said first and second leaves is individually shrink-wrapped.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

An edible greeting card according to claim 8, wherein:
said hinge means comprises a strip of adhesive tape.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

An edible greeting card according to claim 8, wherein:
said hinge means comprises a folded cardboard member which embraces said edge of said first leaf and said edge of said second leaf.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

An edible greeting card according to claim 7, wherein:
each of said leaves is substantially rectangular.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

An edible greeting card according to claim 10, wherein:
each of said leaves is substantially rectangular.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

An edible greeting card according to claim 12, wherein:
said hinge means is coupled to said leaves by non-toxic glue.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

An edible greeting card according to claim 1, further comprising:
d) a self-adhesive label for attachment to one of said leaves upon which a personal message is written.

### Claim 15 (depends on 8)

An edible greeting card according to claim 8, further comprising:
d) a self-adhesive label for attachment to the shrink-wrapping of one of said leaves upon which a personal message is written.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

An edible greeting card according to claim 1, further comprising:
e) a plastic box within which said edible greeting card is stored and which functions as an envelope for said edible greeting card.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

An edible greeting card according to claim 14, further comprising:
e) a plastic box within which said edible greeting card is stored and which functions as an envelope for said edible greeting card.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

An edible greeting card according to claim 15, further comprising:
e) a plastic box within which said edible greeting card is stored and which functions as an envelope for said edible greeting card.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

An edible greeting card according to claim 15, wherein said self-adhesive label is pressure sensitive.

### Claim 20 (depends on 16)

An edible greeting card according to claim 16, further comprising:
f) a cardboard box within which said edible greeting card is stored and which functions as an envelope for said edible greeting card.