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Pop up greeting cards

  • US 9,056,517 B2
  • Filed: 05/14/2012
  • Issued: 06/16/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pop-up greeting card comprising:

  • a greeting card body having a front surface, a back surface parallel to and spaced apart from the front surface, and a right side wall, left side wall and bottom wall which each extend between the front surface and back surface creating a pocket therebetween;

    a sound module having at least one digital audio file saved thereon;

    a pop-up panel operative to move between a first position wherein it is substantially contained within the pocket and a second position wherein it is substantially outside of the pocket;

    a spring mechanism attached to the pop-up panel, the spring mechanism comprising at least one spring;

    a press-button having a lip attached thereto;

    a lever which is operative to move from a first position wherein it interrupts a circuit providing power to the sound module and a second position wherein it completes the circuit;

    wherein when the pop-up panel is in the first position, the lip attached to the press-button is engaged with an opening on the pop-up panel thereby retaining the pop-up panel within the pocket and pressing the press-button releases the lip from within the opening on the pop-up panel causing the pop-up panel to move into the second position wherein it is substantially outside of the pocket; and

    wherein when the pop-up panel is in the first position it forces the lever into the first position and wherein when the pop-up panel is in the second position it releases the lever causing said lever to move to the second position, thereby initiating playback of the at least one digital audio file; and

    wherein the spring mechanism does not allow the pop-up panel to be full removed from the greeting card.

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