Convertible and customizable greeting card

• US 10,638,806 B1
• Filed: 08/01/2016
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stephanie Whittaker-Mckinney
• Original Assignee: Stephanie Whittaker-Mckinney
• Inventors: Whittaker-McKinney, Stephanie
• Primary Examiner(s): Hurley, Shaun R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sutton, Andrew Wayne
• Application Number:
  US15/225,129
• Time in Patent Office: 1,373 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A41G 1/00 Artificial flowers, fruit, leaves, or trees artificial Christmas trees A47G33/06; Garlands
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/004 Decorative arrangements or effects
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/006 convertible or adaptable for uses other than as headgear
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/0192 Paper; Cardboard
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/201 Collapsible or foldable
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/208 made from a flat sheet
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/042 Foldable cards or sheets B42D15/045 and B42D15/08 take precedence

Abstract

A convertible greeting card that can be converted from a greeting card into an accessory such as a hat. The convertible greeting card can optionally include a message and a decoration. The shape and geometry of the convertible greeting card are typically selected such that brims will extend in a direction generally orthogonal to a first surface of the card when the brim flaps are releasably affixed to one another. Decorations can be disposed on one or more of a first or second surface of the card. A message can also be disposed on a surface of the card.

Claims

1. A convertible greeting card, comprising:

a central body having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface;

a first lid disposed at a first end of the central body and a second lid disposed at a second end of the central body;

a first brim disposed on a first side of the central body; and

a second brim disposed on a second side of the central body,

wherein the first lid is folded to extend in a direction generally orthogonal to one of the first surface of the central body and second surface of the central body,

wherein the second lid is folded to extend in a direction generally orthogonal to one of the first surface of the central body and the second surface of the central body,

wherein the first brim is folded to extend in a direction generally orthogonal to the first surface of the central body,

wherein the second brim is folded to extend in a direction generally orthogonal to the first surface of the central body,

wherein a first brim flap of the first brim and a first brim flap of the second brim are affixed to one another at a position below the first and second surfaces of the central body, and

wherein a second brim flap of the first brim and a second brim flap of the second brim are affixed to one another at a position below the first and second surfaces of the central body.

2. The greeting card of claim 1, wherein the first brim is oriented in a direction generally opposite the direction of one or more of the first lid and the second lid.

3. The greeting card of claim 1, wherein the second brim is oriented in a direction generally opposite the direction of one or more of the first lid and the second lid.

4. The convertible greeting card of claim 1, further comprising a message disposed on the second surface of the central body.

5. The convertible greeting card of claim 1, further comprising a decoration disposed on one or more of the first surface of the central body and the second surface of the central body.

6. The convertible greeting card of claim 5, wherein the decoration is a flower.

7. The convertible greeting card of claim 5, wherein the decoration is a bow.

8. A method for converting a greeting card into an accessory, comprising:

folding a first lid on a first end of a central body in a direction generally orthogonal to one of a first surface of the central body and a second surface of the central body;

folding a second lid on a second end of the central body in a direction generally orthogonal to one of the first surface of the central body and the second surface of the central body;

folding a first brim disposed on a first side of the central body in a direction generally orthogonal to a first surface of the central body, wherein the first surface is generally opposite the second surface of the central body;

folding a second brim disposed on a second side of the central body in a direction generally orthogonal to a first surface of the central body;

affixing a first brim flap of the first brim and first brim flap of the second brim to one another at a position below the first and second surfaces of the central body; and

affixing a second brim flap of the first brim and second brim flap of the second brim to one another at a position below the first and second surfaces of the central body.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

disposing a message on the second surface of the central body.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

disposing a decoration on one or more of the first surface of the central body and the second surface of the central body.