Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Michael Robert Adair

Thomas Allen Wallen

Orlanda Dominic Lacy

Douglas M Bowen

Kaitlyn Marie Jerome

Charity Robin Fluharty

David Lynn Reynolds

Takako Tokugawa

Kaitlyn Jerome

Thomas A Wallen

A foldable article may have a first panel separated from a second panel by a fold, a paper mechanic affixed to at least one of the first panel and the second panel, and a sliceform affixed to the sliceform, the foldable article is movable between a closed state and a fully open state, the paper mechanic is configured to move the sliceform from a substantially two-dimensional, collapsed state to a substantially three-dimensional, expanded state when the foldable article is moved from the closed state to the fully open state.

Foldable article with sliceform

A greeting card generally comprising panels and a biasing member which stores a compressive force or a tensional force. The biasing member is coupled to the greeting card, such that the greeting card moves to an open configuration or a closed configuration, depending on the type of force held by the biasing member.

Greeting card having a biasing member

A greeting card has a card body comprising at least a front panel and electrical components. The front panel contains an opening that acts as a track. A spinner including two wheels spaced apart and coupled together with an axle rotatably engages the track are positioned on opposite sides of the front panel. The spinner moves along the track by virtue of gravity when the greeting card is being tilted. The electrical components may include a power source, a sound module having an audio file stored therein, a speaker, and a switch located adjacent to the track. The spinner activates the switch when the spinner moves adjacent to the location of the switch which in turn initiates playback of the audio file through the speaker.

Greeting card with spinner activated multimedia content

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Overland Park, KS, United States of America

Michael Robert Adair