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US 7,527,235 B2Granted
Greeting card holder
OwnerTimothy B. Hummelinventor
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Abstract
The current invention provides a card holder for displaying a card on a flat horizontal surface. The card holder is substantially adhesive free and can be mailed in a flat configuration with a greeting card in a greeting card envelope. The card holder comprises a panel having tabs that are extendable outwardly from the panel and arranged in a pattern to secure the edges of the card, thus allowing the card to be displayed in a stable manner.
Claims35
A greeting card holder comprising:
- a panel having a first severably scored tab and a second severably scored tab, said severably scored tabs being readily separated along three edges from said panel while a fourth edge retains a connection with said panel;
- a base tab formed from said panel, said base tab having a plurality of severably scored edges and a lightly scored edge joining said base tab to said panel;
- wherein said first severably scored tab is positioned on said base tab and said second severably scored tab is positioned on said panel;
- and
- wherein, when bent, said first severably scored tab extends outwardly from said base tab and said second severably scored tab extends outwardly from said panel.
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A card holder comprising:
- a panel having at least two pre-folded or lightly scored lines, said pre-folded or lightly scored lines substantially crossing said panel, said panel carrying a severably scored base tab, said base tab having one edge which does not separate from said panel;
- said severably scored base tab carrying a first severably scored tab;
- and said panel having a second severably scored tab positioned between said edge of said base tab which remains attached to said panel and an outer edge of said panel when said card holder is in an assembled state.
A card holder comprising:
- a panel having at least two pre-folded, Lightly scored lines that substantially cross from a first edge of the panel to an opposite edge;
- a base tab formed from the panel, the base tab having at least one tab, wherein the base tab is substantially parallel to and in contact with a fiat surface supporting the card holder when said card holder is in an assembled state, and,
- wherein the tab, relative to the base tab, extends outwardly away from the panel and the flat surface.
A card holder comprising:
- a panel carrying a base tab, the base tab having a single edge which does not separate from the panel, wherein the base tab has a first side and a second side and is movable to a position such that the base tab is substantially parallel to a flat surface supporting the card holder when said card holder is in an assembled state;
- the base tab carrying a first tab;
- and,
- the panel having a second tab positioned between the single edge of the base tab which remains attached to the panel and an outer edge of said panel.
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A card holder comprising:
- a panel;
- a base tab severably scored and formed from the panel, said base tab having at least one edge which does not separate from said panel and at least one free edge that engages said panel;
- at least two seams, wherein one of the seams coincides with said edge which does not separate from said panel and the other seam bisects a middle region of said panel;
- and
- wherein said panel is bent at said two seams to form a tent-like structure and wherein said engagement of said panel by said base tab retains said tent-like structure.
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A card holder comprising:
- a panel;
- a base tab severably scored and formed from the panel, the base tab having at least one edge which does not separate from the panel and at least one free edge that engages the panel;
- at least two seams, wherein one of the scams coincides wit the edge which does not separate from the panel and the other seam substantially bisecting a middle region of the panel from a first side edge to a second side edge;
- and
- wherein the panel is bent at the two seams to form a tent-like structure and wherein the engagement of the panel by the base tab retains the tent-like structure.
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A card holder comprising:
- a panel carrying a severably scored base tab, the base tab having an edge in contact with the panel, wherein the base tab has a first side and a second side and is movable to a position such that the base tab is substantially parallel to a flat surface supporting the card holder when the card holder is in an assembled state;
- the base tab carrying at least one tab positionable to extend outwardly from the base tab;
- and
- the panel having at least one tab positioned between the edge of the base tab which remains attached to the panel and an outer edge of the panel, wherein the tab is positionable to extend outwardly from the panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.