Greeting card kit having associated adhesive labels or stickers for customized greeting cards

• US 5,829,790 A
• Filed: 07/29/1996
• Issued: 11/03/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Iconex LLC
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Inventors: Phillips, Richard L.
• Primary Examiner(s): HAN, FRANCES CHIN
• Application Number:
  US08/688,138
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 283/117, 283/81, 283/61, 283/101, 283/62, 281/51, 281/2, 281/5, 40/638, 40/594, 40/124.01, 40/124.19, 434/156, 434/428, 434/430
• US Class Current: 283/117
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/042 Foldable cards or sheets B42D15/045 and B42D15/08 take precedence

Abstract

A single unit greeting card kit is provided having associated stickers for customizing and personalizing a greeting card portion. An integrated envelope may also be provided.

Claims

1. A greeting card kit, comprising:

a single sheet of paper having a pre-printed greeting card portion and an integrated sticker portion, the greeting card kit is constructed to be fed through a computer printer to enable printing of personalized information to create a customized greeting card and wherein at least a portion of said integrated sticker portion is pre-printed to correspond to said pre-printed greeting card portion providing a professionally finished customized greeting card.

2. The greeting card kit of claim 1 wherein said sheet of paper is bond paper.

3. The greeting card kit of claim 1 wherein said sheet of paper further includes an integrated envelope.

4. The greeting card kit of claim 1 wherein said sheet of paper has non-laminated surfaces adapted to receive writing or printing.

5. The greeting card kit of claim 1 wherein said greeting card portion is pre-printed for a specific theme and said sticker portion is pre-printed with indicia corresponding to said specific theme.

6. The greeting card kit of claim 5 wherein said greeting card portion has a surface for receiving at least one of hand printing and computer-generated printing and said sticker portion has a surface for receiving at least one of hand printing and computer-generated printing.

7. A greeting card kit, comprising:

a pre-printed greeting card portion;

a sticker portion; and

a lap joined portion for attaching said card portion and said sticker portion, wherein the greeting card kit is constructed to be fed through a computer printer to enable printing of personalized information to create a customized greeting card and wherein at least a portion of said integrated sticker portion is pre-printed to correspond to said pre-printed greeting card portion providing a professionally finished customized greeting card.

8. The greeting card kit of claim 7 wherein said greeting card portion is pre-printed for a specific theme and said sticker portion is pre-printed with indicia corresponding to said specific theme.

9. The greeting card kit of claim 7 wherein said sticker portion is pre-printed using glossy, metallic or holographic printing.

10. A greeting card kit comprising:

a single sheet of paper including a greeting card portion and an integrated sticker portion wherein said integrated sticker portion includes a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive and a release liner with stickers being formed by die-cutting said sheet of paper in said sticker portion, wherein the greeting card kit is constructed to be fed through a computer printer to enable printing of personalized information to create a customized greeting card and wherein at least a portion of said integrated sticker portion is pre-printed to correspond to said pre-printed greeting card portion providing a professionally finished customized greeting card.

11. The greeting card kit of claim 10 wherein said greeting card portion is pre-printed for a specific theme and said sticker portion is pre-printed with indicia corresponding to said specific theme.

12. The greeting card kit of claim 11 wherein said sheet of paper has non-laminated surfaces adapted to receive writing or printing.