US 9,156,300 B2 · Greeting card with scrolling scene

Abstract

The greeting card of the present invention includes a sound and motor module which enable the greeting card to play audio and activate a scroll mechanism which displays a scrolling scene across a window or screen located on at least one panel of the greeting card. The scroll mechanism contains a piece of thin paper or paper-like material which is attached end-to-end, forming a loop. The material is then placed between two rotating spindles or rollers which rotate the material in a loop across the greeting card page as a moving picture, scene or message. The scroll may contain a greeting, message or simply contain artwork or a funny or entertaining scene. The information on the scroll may be coordinated with the theme of the music or audio clip.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A greeting card comprising:

a multi-panel greeting card body having at least one enclosure therein;
a scrolling mechanism operative to move a scroll with a scenic picture printed thereon on a loop, the scenic picture visible through an opening on at least one panel of the multi-panel greeting card body;
a motor module which is in contact with the scrolling mechanism;
a moveable object which is moveable by a user-interactive movement mechanism, the moveable object located in front of the scenic picture printed on the scroll of the scrolling mechanism;
a switch mechanism which activates the motor module causing movement of the scroll;
wherein a user can move the moveable object via the user-interactive movement mechanism in relation to the scenic picture printed on the scroll.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/717,004Filed 20 May 2015 · continuation in part

Priority

20 Dec 2013

Published

US 2015/0174943 A110 Sep 2015

Granted

13 Oct 2015

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B42D 15/042
Foldable or multi-part cards or sheets: foldable cards or sheets
B42D 15/02
Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for: postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
B42D 15/022
Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets: combined with permanently fastened sound-producing or…
B42D 15/047
Multi-part cards or sheets, i.e. combined with detachably mounted articles: with photographs or slides

Family

Application61/919,515Us provisional application · filed 20 Dec 2013

Application14/559,203Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 3 Dec 2014

US 2015/0251479 A1Pre-grant publication · published 10 Sep 2015

US 9,061,539 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 2015/0174943 A1Published application

US 9,156,300 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

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Claims19