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US 8,613,155 B1Granted
Greeting card display system
OwnerJulie Guntherinventor
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Abstract
A greeting card display system has a greeting card with a card first panel and a card second panel pivotally attached. A first crease divides a card front surface from a card back surface and a card first inside surface from a card second inside surface. The system has a protective sleeve with a sleeve first panel and a sleeve second panel. The protective sleeve has a sleeve cavity with a single sleeve opening adapted for insertion of the greeting card. The sleeve first panel is pivotally located on the sleeve second panel via a sleeve first outside crease that divides the front surface from the back surface and a sleeve first inside crease that divides the first inside surface from the second inside surface. The system has a display unit adapted to receive the protective sleeve on a display unit front surface.
Claims20
A greeting card display system (100) for preserving and displaying a greeting card (200), wherein said system (100) comprises:
- (a) a greeting card (200) having at least a card first panel (210) and a card second panel (220), wherein the greeting card (200) comprises a card front surface (230) disposed on a card first panel (210), a card back surface (240) disposed on a card second panel (220), a card first inside surface (250) disposed on the card first panel (210) opposed to the card front surface (230), a card second inside surface (260) disposed on the card second panel (220) opposed to the card back surface (240), a card top edge (270) disposed on the card first panel (210) and the card second panel (220), a card bottom edge (280) disposed on the card first panel (210) and the card second panel (220) opposed to the card top edge (270), a card first edge (290) disposed on the card first panel (210), a card second edge (300 disposed on the card second panel (220), and a card first crease (310) disposed from the card top edge (270) to the card bottom edge (280), wherein the card first panel (210) is pivotally disposed on the card second panel (220) via the card first crease (310), wherein the card first crease (310) divides the card front surface (230) from the card back surface (240) and the card first inside surface (250) from the card second inside surface (260), wherein in a first open position, the card first inside surface (250) is pivoted away from the card second inside surface (260), wherein in a second closed position, the card first inside surface (250) is pivoted interfacingly against the card second inside surface (260);
- (b) a protective sleeve (400) having at least a sleeve first panel (410) and a sleeve second panel (420), wherein the protective sleeve (400) comprises a sleeve front surface (430) disposed on a sleeve first panel (410), a sleeve back surface (440) disposed on a sleeve second panel (420), a sleeve first inside surface (450) disposed on the sleeve first panel (410) opposed to the sleeve front surface (430), a sleeve second inside surface (460) disposed on the sleeve second panel (420) opposed to the sleeve back surface (440), a sleeve top edge (470) disposed on the sleeve first panel (410) and the sleeve second panel (420), a sleeve bottom edge (480) disposed on the sleeve first panel (410) and the sleeve second panel (420) opposed to the sleeve top edge (470), a sleeve first edge (490) disposed on the sleeve first panel (410), a sleeve second edge (500) disposed on the sleeve second panel (420), a sleeve first inside crease (510) disposed from the sleeve top edge (470) to the sleeve bottom edge (480), and a sleeve first outside crease (520) disposed from the sleeve top edge (470) to the sleeve bottom edge (480), wherein the protective sleeve (400) comprises a sleeve cavity (530) disposed therein from the sleeve top edge (470) to the sleeve bottom edge (480) and the sleeve first edge (490) to the sleeve second edge (500), wherein the sleeve cavity (530) passes through and is not divided by the sleeve first inside crease (510) and the sleeve first outside crease (520), wherein the protective sleeve (400) comprises a single sleeve opening (540) fluidly connected to the sleeve cavity (530) disposed on the sleeve top edge (470), the sleeve bottom edge (480), the sleeve first edge (490), or the sleeve second edge (500), wherein the single sleeve opening (540) is adapted for insertion of the greeting card (200), wherein the protective sleeve (400) comprises at least three sealed edges disposed on any combination of the sleeve top edge (470), the sleeve bottom edge (480), the sleeve first edge (490), or the sleeve second edge (500), wherein the sleeve first panel (410) is pivotally disposed on the sleeve second panel (420) via the sleeve first inside crease (510) and the sleeve first outside crease (520), wherein the sleeve first outside crease (520) divides the sleeve front surface (430) from the sleeve back surface (440) and the sleeve first inside crease (510) divides the sleeve first inside surface (450) from the sleeve second inside surface (460), wherein the sleeve first inside crease (510) and the sleeve first outside crease (520) each lay on a plane, Plane A (550), wherein in a first open position, the sleeve first inside surface (450) is pivoted away from the sleeve second inside surface (460), wherein in a second closed position, the sleeve first inside surface (450) is pivoted interfacingly against the sleeve second inside surface (460), wherein the protective sleeve (400) comprise a general shape of an envelope, wherein the sleeve front surface (430), the sleeve first inside surface (450), and the sleeve second inside surface (460) are transparent, semi-transparent or translucent, wherein the sleeve back surface (440) comprises a first attaching means (560);
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- (c) a display unit (600) having a display unit front surface (610) and a display unit back surface (620), wherein the display unit front surface (610) is adapted to receive the protective sleeve (400) disposed thereon via a second attaching means (630), wherein the second attaching means (630) adapted to connectably receive the first attaching means (560), wherein the display unit back surface (620) comprises a display unit mounting component (640) disposed thereon;
- wherein the protective sleeve (400) is moved into the first open position, wherein the greeting card (200) is inserted into the sleeve cavity (530) of the protective sleeve (400) via the sleeve opening (540), wherein the protective sleeve (400) is disposed on the display unit (600) via the first attaching means (560) and the second attaching means (630), wherein the protective sleeve (400) is moved into the second closed position.
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A method of displaying a greeting card (200), wherein said method comprises:
- (a) obtaining a greeting card display system (100) comprising:
- (i) a greeting card (200) having at least a card first panel (210) and a card second panel (220), wherein the greeting card (200) comprises a card front surface (230) disposed on a card first panel (210), a card back surface (240) disposed on a card second panel (220), a card first inside surface (250) disposed on the card first panel (210) opposed to the card front surface (230), a card second inside surface (260) disposed on the card second panel (220) opposed to the card back surface (240), a card top edge (270) disposed on the card first panel (210) and the card second panel (220), a card bottom edge (280) disposed on the card first panel (210) and the card second panel (220) opposed to the card top edge (270), a card first edge (290) disposed on the card first panel (210), a card second edge (300 disposed on the card second panel (220), and a card first crease (310) disposed from the card top edge (270) to the card bottom edge (280), wherein the card first panel (210) is pivotally disposed on the card second panel (220) via the card first crease (310), wherein the card first crease (310) divides the card front surface (230) from the card back surface (240) and the card first inside surface (250) from the card second inside surface (260), wherein in a first open position, the card first inside surface (250) is pivoted away from the card second inside surface (260), wherein in a second closed position, the card first inside surface (250) is pivoted interfacingly against the card second inside surface (260),
- (ii) a protective sleeve (400) having at least a sleeve first panel (410) and a sleeve second panel (420), wherein the protective sleeve (400) comprises a sleeve front surface (430) disposed on a sleeve first panel (410), a sleeve back surface (440) disposed on a sleeve second panel (420), a sleeve first inside surface (450) disposed on the sleeve first panel (410) opposed to the sleeve front surface (430), a sleeve second inside surface (460) disposed on the sleeve second panel (420) opposed to the sleeve back surface (440), a sleeve top edge (470) disposed on the sleeve first panel (410) and the sleeve second panel (420), a sleeve bottom edge (480) disposed on the sleeve first panel (410) and the sleeve second panel (420) opposed to the sleeve top edge (470), a sleeve first edge (490) disposed on the sleeve first panel (410), a sleeve second edge (500) disposed on the sleeve second panel (420), a sleeve first inside crease (510) disposed from the sleeve top edge (470) to the sleeve bottom edge (480), and a sleeve first outside crease (520) disposed from the sleeve top edge (470) to the sleeve bottom edge (480), wherein the protective sleeve (400) comprises a sleeve cavity (530) disposed therein from the sleeve top edge (470) to the sleeve bottom edge (480) and the sleeve first edge (490) to the sleeve second edge (500), wherein the sleeve cavity (530) passes through and is not divided by the sleeve first inside crease (510) and the sleeve first outside crease (520), wherein the protective sleeve (400) comprises a single sleeve opening (540) fluidly connected to the sleeve cavity (530) disposed on the sleeve top edge (470), the sleeve bottom edge (480), the sleeve first edge (490), or the sleeve second edge (500), wherein the single sleeve opening (540) is adapted for insertion of the greeting card (200), wherein the protective sleeve (400) comprises at least three sealed edges disposed on any combination of the sleeve top edge (470), the sleeve bottom edge (480), the sleeve first edge (490), or the sleeve second edge (500), wherein the sleeve first panel (410) is pivotally disposed on the sleeve second panel (420) via the sleeve first inside crease (510) and the sleeve first outside crease (520), wherein the sleeve first outside crease (520) divides the sleeve front surface (430) from the sleeve back surface (440) and the sleeve first inside crease (510) divides the sleeve first inside surface (450) from the sleeve second inside surface (460), wherein the sleeve first inside crease (510) and the sleeve first outside crease (520) each lay on a plane, Plane A (550), wherein in a first open position, the sleeve first inside surface (450) is pivoted away from the sleeve second inside surface (460), wherein in a second closed position, the sleeve first inside surface (450) is pivoted interfacingly against the sleeve second inside surface (460), wherein the protective sleeve (400) comprise a general shape of an envelope, wherein the sleeve front surface (430), the sleeve first inside surface (450), and the sleeve second inside surface (460) are transparent, semi-transparent or translucent, wherein the sleeve back surface (440) comprises a first attaching means (560), and
- (iii) a display unit (600) having a display unit front surface (610) and a display unit back surface (620), wherein the display unit front surface (610) is adapted to receive the protective sleeve (400) disposed thereon via a second attaching means (630), wherein the second attaching means (630) adapted to connectably receive the first attaching means (560), wherein the display unit back surface (620) comprises a display unit mounting component (640) disposed thereon;
- (b) moving the protective sleeve (400) into the first open position;
- (c) inserting the greeting card (200) into the sleeve cavity (530) of the protective sleeve (400) via the sleeve opening (540);
- (d) disposing the protective sleeve (400) on the display unit (600) via the first attaching means (560) and the second attaching means (630);
- (e) moving the protective sleeve (400) into the second closed position;
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- (f) hanging the display unit (600) on a vertical surface or setting the display unit (600) on a horizontal surface via the display unit mounting component (640).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.