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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Applicant:
American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventor:
Mary McClain, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 1/06 (2006.01); B42D 15/02 (2006.01); B42D 15/04 (2006.01); G09F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D 15/022 (2013.01); B42D 15/045 (2013.01); G09F 1/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Interactive greeting card and gift card holders with a hinged mechanism which provide fun user interaction and triggers audio playback. Each greeting card and gift card holder includes portion thereof which hinges or pivots about an axis. When the greeting card or gift card holder is hinged, or pivoted about the hinge, one or more special effects are triggered. Special effects may include audio, emergence or ejection of a gift card holder (w/gift card) or gift card, the appearance of a thought or word bubble, or any other special effect.