GB2281713A - Greetings card incorporating seeds - Google Patents

Abstract

A greetings card which incorporates within its design or construction, seeds of flowering and ornamental plants. The card has space for greetings, verse and seed planting instructions (11, 12). The design portion (13) would include the seeds or they would be included in the card construction. The seeds may be surface-mounted by adhesive (Fig. 2) or by sealing with plastics film (Fig. 4). Alternatively the seeds may be pressed into the card surface (Fig. 3) or contained within layers of the card construction. As a further alternative the seeds may be in a packet with a tear-off tab (17, Fig. 10). The card may be impregnated with the scent, fragrance or perfume of the flower. <IMAGE>

Description

GREETING SEED CARDS This invention relates to a Greetings Card that incorporates within it's design or construction, seeds of flowers, shrubs, grasses, herbs or ornamental plants and the like.

Greeting cards, for many years have been a traditional means of conveying greetings to friends and relations via the postal service for Aniversaries and special occassions.

They are conventionally made from card, folded into two halves, which by adjustment of the halves of card, normally make the card self-standing in either the vertical or horizontal plane.

Printed with design, picture and text to suit a particular occasion.

These cards are normally disposed of when the occasion is over.

This present invention relates to a greetings seed card, which would provide greetings for the day of the occasion, plus incorporated into the design, text or card construction, would be suitable seeds of flowering or ornamental plants, herbs and the like, which after the special occasion, the portion of card containing the seeds could be planted in either garden, pot or planter, inside or outside, to mark and remember the occasion by a future display of flowers, plants or similar which has grown from the card seeds.

The card would be constructed from paper, card or similar bio-degradable material which would break down by the addition of water.

The card could also contain within it's design or construction a suitable growing medium which when planted and watered as per card instructions, would gradually breakdown letting the moisture and growing medium incorporated, provide the necessary moist compost that seeds require to germinate.

As some seeds require light conditions and others dark to germinate, the front cover or a suitable flap on the cards, could be utilised to fold across the portion containing the seeds.

Made from clear plastic or similar material for the seeds needing light and solid material for the seeds needing dark conditions. The card covers would also prevent loss of moisture important to seed germination.

With the addition of a suitable envelope these seed cards could be sent by post as any normal greeting card.

Various embodiments of the invention will now be discribed by way of example only, with references to the accompaning drawings in which: Fig. 1 Is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the invention, displayed in it's self-standing position.

Fig. 2 Is a section view of fig. 1 laid flat, showing:- seeds surface mounted.

Fig. 3 Is a similar view to fig. 2 showing:- seeds pressed into card construction.

Fig. 4 Is a similar view to fig. 2 showing:- seeds sealed on to surface of card by clear plastic film or similar material.

Fig. 5 Is a similar view to fig. 2 showing:- seeds contained within layers of the card construction.

Fig. 6 Is a similar view to fig. 2 showing:- seeds sealed within layers of the card construction containing a suitable growing medium.

Fig. 7 Is a similar view to fig. 2 showing:- seeds and growing medium sealed as fig. 6 in corrigated card construction.

Fig. 8 Is a similar view to fig. 2 to fig. 7 showing a portion of the card as a clear see-through cover or flap, applicable to any or all of previous embodiments fig. 2 to fig. 7.

Fig. 9 Is a similar view to fig. 2 to fig. 4 showing:- pre-packed sealed packet of seeds attached to surface of card.

Fig.1O Is a similar view to fig. 5 to fig. 7 showing:- prepacked sealed packet of seeds contained within card construction with tear-off section.

Referring to drawings, a greetings seed card and the like, according to a first embodiment is shown in perspective view fig. 1, a rectangular or similar shaped card, folded into two halves which will support itself by adjusting the two halves 11. 12 to support each other in either the vertical or horitzontal plane.

A appropriate picture or disign with suitable seeds 13, verse and text, would be displayed on one or more of the card surfaces to suit greetings occasion and design requirements.

Fig. 2 illustrates a section view of the card laid flat with seeds 13 shown surface mounted by a suitable adhesive.

Fig. 3 to fig. 7 illustrates similar sections showing different methods of mounting, securing, sealing and incorporating the necessary seeds into either the card design, text or construction, with or without suitable growing medium.

Fig. 8 illustrates the card laid flat with cover or front flap 1 or a panel constructed from a clear see-through material, plastic or similar which will let light through.

Fig. 9 and 10 illustrates similar view of card section laid flat with seed merchants own pre-packed and hermetically sealed seeds 13 packet 16 surface mounted fig. 9 or 16 packet incorporated into card construction 12 12 with suitable tear-off tab. 17 to release seeds.

It will be appreciated that many other embodiments may be encompassed within the scope of the invention: for example, the card need not be rectangular and self supporting. Any size or shape of card could be used that will display greetings, picture, verse and text incorporating siutable seeds into card design or construction. The card could be perfumed to represent the scent of the flower seeds.

Claims (20)

1. A greetings seed card or the like comprises any design, shape or size of card that folded into sections make the card self-standing for display ineither the vertical or horizontal plane, or having seperate means of support such as a rear flap or angled card support folds, shown in any one or several surfaces of the card would be appropriate greetings, design and text.

Incorporated into the design, picture or verse would be suitable seeds of ornamental and flowering plants, herbs and the like.

With appropriate sowing instructions the seeds portion of the card could be planted for future floral or folage display.

2. All according to Claim 1. with the seeds surface mounted on the cards.

3. All according to Claim 1. with the seeds pressed into the surface of the card.

4. All according to Claim 1 with the seeds sealed onto the surface of the card by means of a clear plastic film or similar material.

5. All according to Claim 1. with the seeds contained within layers of the card construction.

6. All according to Claim 1. with the seeds contained within layers of the card construction and a suitable seed growing medium.

7. All as claim 6 with the seeds and growing medium contained within a corrigated card construction.

8. All as Claims 1 to 7 with the seeds individually pre-coated in a suitable growing medium.

9. All according to claims 1 to 8 with a section of the card folded or creased to give a front cover or flap to the card. This flap or cover made from or including a light admitting panel of clear material. This flap or cover would be made to fold across the area of card containing the seeds.

10. All according to claim 1 with seed merchants own brand of pre-sealed seed packet attached to a section of the card surface to suit card design requirements.

11. All according to claim 5 with seed merchants own brand of pre sealed seed packet contained within layers of card construction, with tear-off tab section to release seeds.

12. A greetings seed card as any of the previous claims, without the means to support itself.

13. A greetings seed card as any of the previous claims, with the section of card containing the seeds, detachable from rest of the card.

14. A greetings seed card as any of the previous claims, with the card material impregnated with a scent, fragrance or perfume.

15. A greetings seed card as previous claim 14. with a seperate pad of material impregnated with a scent, fragrance or perfume attached to a part of the card surface.

16. A greetings seed card as claim 14 & 15 sealed within a clear see through sleeve, envelope, box or cover.

17. As above with scent impregnated pad sealed onto face of card, with tear off strip to release fragrance.

18. A greetings seed card as previous claim 16 with apost card design or the like printed on the sleeve.

19. A greetings seed card as previous claim 16 with a post card or the like attached to a face on the sleeve.

20. A seed card as any of the previous claims, with design and text other than greetings.