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US 7,111,736 B2Granted
Package decoration with pop-up display
AssigneeMarta Petter
InventorMarta Petter
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Abstract
A package decoration having a foldable panel and pop-up decoration affixed to the panel. The panel and the pop-up decoration are foldable into a flat format, the pop-up decoration folding between folded portions of the panel. The pop-up decoration configured and printed, and the panel printed to provide an occasion specific decoration. The panel may include a printed greeting and other package wrappings, such as ribbons may also be included with the panel and pop-up decoration.
Claims14
A package with a pop-up display decoration comprising:
- a package having an outwardly facing side,
- a foldable panel defining a first section and a second section of the foldable panel, the first section and the second section meeting at and joined to each other along a fold line, the first section and the second section folding along the fold line to face each other, the foldable panel opened to position both the first and second sections of the foldable panel overlying the outwardly facing side of the package, and
- a pop-up display formed of one or more sheets that are configured to fold into a generally flat and compact configuration, the pop-up display affixed to the first section of the foldable panel at a first location on the pop-up display and the pop-up display affixed to the second section of the foldable panel at a second location on the pop-up display, the pop-up display folds to the generally flat and compact configuration to be at least partially enclosed between the first and second sections of the foldable panel when the foldable panel is folded along the fold line and expands to form a dimensional display when the foldable panel is opened along the fold line to position the first and second sections extending from each other along the fold line.
A method for decorating a package comprising the steps of
- providing a pop-up display package decoration having a foldable panel sized to overlie a portion of a package and a pop-up display that is affixed to the foldable panel and is formed of one or more sheets that are configured to fold into a generally flat and compact configuration when the foldable panel is folded, the foldable panel defining a first section and a second section that meet at and are joined to each other at a fold line and the pop-up display is affixed to the first section of the foldable panel at a first location on the pop-up display and is affixed to the second section of the foldable panel at a second location on the pop-up display, the pop-up display expands from the flat and compact configuration to form a three dimensional display when the foldable panel is opened,
- opening the foldable panel to form the pop-up display into the three dimensional display,
- positioning both sections of the foldable panel of the pop-up display package decoration on an outwardly facing side of a package, and
- causing the foldable panel to engage the outwardly facing side of the package to resist movement on the package.
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A method for decorating a package comprising the steps of
- providing a pop-up display package decoration having a foldable panel sized to overlie a portion of a package and a pop-up display that is affixed to the foldable panel and is formed of one or more sheets that are configured to fold into a generally flat and compact configuration when the foldable panel is folded, the foldable panel defining a first section and a second section that meet at and are joined to each other at a fold line and the pop-up display is affixed to the first section of the foldable panel at a first location on the pop-up display and is affixed to the second section of the foldable panel at a second location on the pop-up display, the pop-up display expands from the flat and compact configuration to form a three dimensional display when the foldable panel is opened,
- opening the foldable panel to form the pop-up display into the three dimensional display,
- positioning the oop-un display package decoration on a package, and
- causing the foldable panel to engage the package to resist movement on the package by
- providing a band that is sized to extend at least partially around the package,
- causing the band to engage the pop-up display package decoration, and
- extending the band at least partially around the package to secure the pop-up display package decoration to the package.
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