Greeting card

• US 4,484,768 A
• Filed: 09/30/1983
• Issued: 11/27/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lincoln H. Norfleet
• Original Assignee: Lincoln H. Norfleet
• Inventors: Norfleet, Lincoln H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lesmes, George F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Atkinson, William M.
• Application Number:
  US06/537,503
• Time in Patent Office: 424 Days
• Field of Search: 222/541, 206/469, 206/470, 206/476, 206/620, 206/627, 206/634, 283/1 B, 283/56, 283/92, 283/94, 283/95, 283/98, 283/101, 283/106, 229/92.8, 239/5, 239/6, 239/53, 239/54, 239/55, 239/56, 239/289, 46/35, 46/174, 369/68, 369/273, 428/101, 428/121, 428/309.9, 428/313.3, 428/314.4, 428/317.1, 428/320.2, 428/321.1, 428/905, 428/542.6, 40/124.1, 40/158 R, 40/407
• US Class Current: 283/116
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/02 Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets B42D25/00 takes precedence; envelopes B65D27/00
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/042 Foldable cards or sheets B42D15/045 and B42D15/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/045 Multi-part cards or sheets, i.e. combined with detachably mounted articles
• CPC Class Codes: B42P 2221/08 with odors or fragrance
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/905 Odor releasing material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24025 Superposed movable attached layers or components
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2419 Fold at edge
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24996 With internal element bridging layers, nonplanar interface between layers, or intermediate layer of commingled adjacent foam layers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249971 Preformed hollow element-containing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249976 Voids specified as closed
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249982 With component specified as adhesive or bonding agent
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249995 Constituent is in liquid form

Abstract

A greeting card that produces an odor when opened. The card includes a first plate, a second plate normally covered by the first plate, an odor producing substance and a frangible odor-proof container for containing the odor producing substance. The container is coupled to the first plate in such a manner that it will be broken when the first plate is moved to view the second plate.

Claims

1. An improved greeting card of the type including a first plate on which an opening message is located and including a second plate on which a further message is located, said first plate normally covering said further message on said second plate whereby said first plate has to be moved in order to view said further message on said second plate, wherein the improvement comprises:

(a) an odor means for emitting an odor, said odor means comprising an absorbant member containing a volatile odor-emitting fluid,

(b) a frangible container means for containing said odor means, said container means being odor-proof for preventing said odor means from emitting an odor when contained by said container means,

(c) a coupling means for coupling said container means to said first and second plates such that said container means will be broken when said first plate is moved in order to view said further message or said second plate, and for causing an odor to be emitted as said further message is viewed, said coupling means includes a first adhesive member for fixedly attaching said container means to said first plate, a second adhesive member for fixedly attaching said container means to said second plate and a removable cover member for temporarily covering one of said adhesive members to allow said second plate to be personalized before said container means is fixedly attached to both said first and second plates.