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Motorized foam greeting card

US8973291B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateJun 10, 2014
Grant dateMar 10, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F1/08
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A greeting card which contains a foam body covered by a front and rear surface material and one or more cavities contained therein for accommodating components of a sound and motor module. The greeting card contains a mobile object, which in a preferred embodiment includes a bundle of individual fiber strands. The bundle of fiber strands are attached to the motor module such that activation of the motor module cause the bundle of fiber strands to separate and spin or twirl. The bundle of fibers strands are attached to the motor through an opening in an upper perimeter surface of the foam body. The bundle of fibers together with the printed front and back surface material combine to resemble a character having a tuft of hair which spins upon activation of the motor module. The greeting card also contains a sound module which plays back audio upon activation.

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