Greeting card with gift card holder pouch

• US 10,322,599 B1
• Filed: 03/18/2018
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
• Original Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
• Inventors: Stimac, Barbara
• Primary Examiner(s): Junge, Kristina N
• Application Number:
  US15/924,227
• Time in Patent Office: 457 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/022 combined with permanently fastened sound-producing or light-emitting means or carrying sound records
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/045 Multi-part cards or sheets, i.e. combined with detachably mounted articles
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/22 for use in combination with accessories specially adapted for information-bearing cards
• CPC Class Codes: B42P 2241/02 Fasteners; Closures

Abstract

A greeting card body having an integral pouch into which a gift card or other item may be inserted and removed. The greeting card may additionally contain sound capabilities or other special effects.

Claims

1. A greeting card comprising:

a greeting card body, a portion of the greeting card body having an aperture therethrough;

a pouch attached to a rear surface of the aperture on the greeting card body, creating an open cavity;

one or more objects blocking the open cavity;

a sound module attached to the greeting card which is operative to store and playback at least one audio file;

wherein placing one'"'"'s hand into the open cavity, through the one or more objects blocking the open cavity, activates the sound module.

2. The greeting card of claim 1 further comprising a gift card located inside the pouch.

3. The greeting card of claim 1, wherein the pouch is made of a flexible, fabric material.

4. The greeting card of claim 3 further comprising a switch operative to control activation of the sound module.

5. The greeting card of claim 4, wherein the switch is a leaf switch.

6. The greeting card of claim 5, wherein the leaf switch is attached to the one or more objects blocking the open cavity.

7. The greeting card of claim 1, wherein the one or more objects blocking the open cavity are operative to flex or bend into the cavity.

8. The greeting card of claim 1, wherein the pouch is located between two inside panels of the greeting card body.

9. A greeting card comprising:

a greeting card body having a front surface, an inside left surface, an inside right surface and a rear surface;

an aperture which extends through the front and inside left surface of the greeting card body;

a pouch attached around the aperture beneath the inside left surface of the greeting card body;

a sound module contained within the greeting body, the sound module operative to store and playback at least one audio file;

one or more objects blocking an opening to the pouch;

a switch attached to the one or more objects blocking the pouch, the switch operative to control activation of the sound module.

10. The greeting card of claim 9, wherein placing one'"'"'s hand into the pouch, through the one or more objects blocking the pouch, causes the switch to activate the sound module.

11. The greeting card of claim 9, wherein the pouch is made of a fabric material.

12. The greeting card of claim 9, wherein the switch is a leaf switch.

13. The greeting card of claim 9, wherein the one or more objects blocking the pouch are operative to flex into the pouch.

14. The greeting card of claim 9 further comprising a gift card located inside the pouch.

15. A greeting card comprising:

a greeting card body having an aperture contained through at least a portion thereof;

a pouch attached to a rear surface of the aperture;

at least one object blocking an opening to the pouch, the at least one object operative to flex into the pouch;

a sound module contained within the greeting card body, the sound module operative to store and playback at least one audio file;

wherein reaching into the pouch, through the at least one object blocking the opening to the pouch, activates the sound module.

16. The greeting card of claim 15, wherein the contents of the pouch can be accessed through a front surface of the greeting card.

17. The greeting card of claim 15 further comprising a gift card contained within the pouch.

18. The greeting card of claim 15, wherein the pouch is contained between to inside panels of the greeting card body.

19. The greeting card of claim 15 further comprising a switch attached to the at least one object blocking the opening of the pouch.

20. The greeting card of claim 19, wherein the switch is a leaf switch.