초록

A simple foldable greeting card wherein, upon opening, decorative display elements self-generate a 3-D effect.

대표청구항 ▼

A foldable card having on an inner surface thereof a decorative display readily compressed to a flattened position, said display comprising one or more decorative elements which lie compressed flat when the card is in closed position, said elements having sufficient stiffness modulus to more of thei

A foldable card having on an inner surface thereof a decorative display readily compressed to a flattened position, said display comprising one or more decorative elements which lie compressed flat when the card is in closed position, said elements having sufficient stiffness modulus to more of their own accord, when the card is opened, to positions at acute angles to the card thus providing a self-generated pop-up 3-D structure, the stiffness modulus and ductility of said decorative elements being such as to maintain the positions of said elements through several cycles of opening and closing, wherein said decorative elements comprise one or more flexible wires anchored at the proximal end and carrying on the distal end a decorative item, said one or more flexible wires having the ability to be bent into any desired shape and to hold that shape, said wires at the distal end being free floating forward of the face of the card when the card is in open position and pressed flat when the card is closed.