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US 7,063,655 B2Granted
Method for making changeable picture with moveable members utilizing sheet fed printing process
AssigneeStructural Graphics, LLC
InventorsRodney Alfred Castello, Sanford K. Otsuji, James Richwine
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Abstract
A novelty piece fabricated from sheet fed paper with indicia applied to both sides. Fold lines and cut lines are provided at predetermined positions. The sheet is scored and die-cut, and an adhesive is applied at pre-selected locations. The paper is folded in thirds, and is cut again to produce the final product. In operation, the completed product has sliding panels that reveal hidden indicia, both in moveable panels and in apertures. The aforstated features can apply to both sides of the novelty piece.
Claims5
A method for forming a novelty piece comprising the steps of:
- (A) imprinting a first face with at least a single row of spaced indicia on a sheet of printable material;
- (B) cutting a plurality of lines to correspond with a desired configuration of a sliding member and removing a portion of material from each individual sliding member to provide a pre-determined course of movement;
- (C) forming a pair of fold lines which divide said sheet into at least three portions;
- (D) Applying adhesive at pre-determined locations on said sheet so as to create an enclosure to restrain and direct the movement of said sliding member;
- (E) folding said sheet along said pairs of fold lines so as to form a housing portion from said portions;
- (F) cutting out said folded and adhesively secured indicia and said sliding members, thereby forming said novelty piece.
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