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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Eva Jin, Shanghai, CN;
Beth Laverdiere, Rocky River, OH (US);
David Sapp, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Seth Larson, Lakewood, OH (US);
Johnathan Talbot, Bay Village, OH (US);
Eva Jin, Shanghai, CN;
Beth Laverdiere, Rocky River, OH (US);
David Sapp, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Seth Larson, Lakewood, OH (US);
Johnathan Talbot, Bay Village, OH (US);
American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An interactive greeting card operative to move between a first position wherein several interconnected panels are folded into a substantially flat position and a second position wherein the several interconnected panels are unfolded into a three-dimensional pop-up structure. Movement between the first and second positions may also control playback of digital audio, activation of one or more LED lights, or various other special effects. An inner sentiment panel is substantially contained within an outer greeting card body and is revealed when the greeting card is moved from the first to the second position. Various openings on the greeting card panels accommodate movement and visibility of the inner sentiment panel.