GB2513228A - Motorized gift package accessory - Google Patents

Abstract

A gift accessory 80 comprises a bow or ribbon 82; a motor module (85, fig 17) a base 86 in which the motor module (85) is received and a button 89; the motor is operated to cause movement of the bow or ribbon 82; the gift accessory 80 may also include a sound generator and an adhesive layer on a rear surface 81 which is protected by a backing layer. The base structure is preferably made of two foam pieces attached to one another.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention i-u.jat-cs to greeting cards and more specifically, to greeting cards having One or mote moving elements and funchons which create motion,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

For many years paper greeting cards containing text sentiment and associated artwork have been widely used for celebratory occasions such as birthdays., graduations, weddings, and for ether commercial puiposes More reeentiy greeting cards have. been enhanced by mcoiporattng sound. aid ether effects. Sound generating devices, have been. incorporated.int tiadthonai paper gieetmg caids to increase intertaimnent value and emotional impact In some forms, a talking or musical greeting card looks just like a conventional greeting card,, except that it includes a hidden sound module with a pre-recorded sound track. Opening, the greeting card will automatically turn on or close a switch so that the sound module ivili play the pre-stored mmic or dialog and closing the greeting card will aiftnnaticafly open the switch and stop the play of the music or dialog.

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There is a need in the art fr a greeting catd that increases the entertainment value, arid raises the surprise factor of trditional or scund generating greetjng cards that may still be mailed to a recipient and is relatively similar in size and thickness to a traditional paper gte&ting StJMMA1W OF THE INVENTION 1 0 A first embodiment: of the present invention and related disclosure includes a multi-panel greeting card body,. a sound module concealed between two pw)eh ofthe greeting card body, a motoormoddie. concealed between two panels of the gi:ecting*card body, a mobile objeet attached W the motor module, a power supply. at least one pre-ieeordcd digital audio tile saved within the sound mod'$e; anti a switch which activates the sound module and the motor module upon 15. opening of the greetirg card, activation of the motor module causing movement of the mobile object and activation of the sound module causing the: at least one pm-recorded digital audio tile topIay Another embodiment includes a.multi-j.andl greeting card body,. a sourd module., a motor module, a mobile object eomptismg two or n'ore die cut pieces that are connected to each other 2(1 at a connection point such. that the two or rnpi:e die cut pieces are pivotable about tire connection point, the mobile object being attached to a connecting rod, the connecting i od being attached to the motor module and the connecting md being concealed between the greeting card body and the mobile object, at least one die cut piece having a front surface and a back surfhee,lhe at least one die cut piece being located proximate to the mobile object, a spring mechanism that is attached at one end to thL gieetmg c&d body and attached at the other end to the at least one die cut piece, a switch to ned vate the sound module and the motor module wherein when the sound moduk. v-activated, a pie-iecordcd audio clip is played and when the mob' module is activated the connecting. rod and mobile object are set in motion.

Still another embodiment includes a three-dimensional foam greeting card body, a first planar surface attached to. a tiont aurface of thethree-dimensional fOam greeting card body,.a.

second planar surface attached to a back surface of the three-dimensional foam gmeting card body, a movable object attached to the first planar sudace end connected to a motor module through an opening in the three-diniensional foam greeting card body and the first planar surface, a sound module encased and concealed within the thi ce-dimensional foam greetwg card body, a motor module encased and concealed within the threedimthgional foam greeting: card body, a power source, and a push button switth, wherein when the j..ush button witeh is pressed, the sound module is activated causmg a prerecorded digital andia file to play, and the motot module is acti ated causing the mobile object to move ur vibrate in an np-and-down motion..

Yet another embodiment of the motion greeting card's of the present invention includca multi-panel greeting card, a1 sound module, a motor module having a rotating gear mechanism that when activated turns a circular gear, a mobile object. attached t the circular gear of the motor module a powet supply, at kast one pre-tucoided digital audio tile bayed within the sound module, and a switch which activates, the sound and motor modules module causing the at least one pie-reco ded digital audio file to play and causing eneujar rn iotationat movement of the mobile object,

DESCRIPTION OF ThE DRAWINGS. I:

FIG. I is a front view of an inside panel of a first embodiment of the motion greeting cards of the present invention. . 20. FTC. 2 is a cutaway view of the motion greeting'card of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a flout view of an inside panel of a second embodiment of the motion greeting cat cis of the present invention..

FIG 4 is a cutaway view:of the motion greeting card of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a flout view of an iiiside panel of a third embodiment of the motion greeting cards of tb.e present inv(ntioa FIG. 6 is a front view of the motor module of the mation greeting card of FIG, 5'.

FIG. 7 is an exploded view ef the inside panel of the motion greeting card of FIG. 5.

FIG, 8 is.a perspective view of a fourth embod.imenl of the motion greeting cards ef the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an internal view of the motion greeting card of FIG. 8.

FIG, 10 is a. perspective view of the motor of the.rnotiou greeting card of FIG. I and FIG. & FIG. It. is a erossseetion view of the motor of FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view o:f fifth embodiment of the motion greeting card, of the' present invention, in an open position.

S FIG. 13 is a tear away vewoithe motion greeting card of FIG. 12.

FIG 14 is a pcrspcctive view of an altunate embodiment of the motion greeting caid of claim 12, in an open position.

FI& 15 is a tear away view of the intion gi dug card of FIG. 14.

FIG. 1 is a perspective siewthe motqiized gift p.4age accessory cfthe:present. invenfion.

FIC 17 is a perspective tear-away the motorized gift package accessory of FiG 16 FIG. 1$ is an internal view of the motorized gift package accessory of FIG. 16 from the perspective of arrows 18-la.

DETAII:Ei) DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRFJ) AND ALTERNATE EMBOIMMENTS The motion greeting cards of the present invention and related disclosure combine.

movement with sound and a photogiaph, illustration oi digital art to create a ne and novel category of gi eeting card F itch enibodinretit features a mobile object that is powered by a small motor and which simulates motions mJudmg, hut not himted to, dancmg, bouncing hopping, shaking and spinning Audio including music, voice and/or sound effect may accompany the notion and may he triggered betcue, after, or sarnuttaneously with the motion effect the mechanized nio oment nay te synchronized with the audio A first embodiment of the motion greeting ea ds 100 of the present invention contains at least one motor module 10 which causes the movement or "bouncing" of at least one mobile object 14 associatedwith. a greeting card body 12. As used. herein, the term ibouqejng% is used to describe tip and down motion, side to side motion or any ther reciprocating motion. In a prefrntd embodiment, the greeting cardbody 12 contains three greeting card panels. A first panel that is connected to a second panel along a first fold line and a third panel connected to the second panel along a second told line the lii sc panel serves fth the front cover of the gi ecting card. The third greeting card panel is folded along the second fbid line such that it ovcriies the second panel and creates an internal cavity wherein the greeting card electronics can be concealed The c1ectionc components ux lading a sound module 16 and a n'otoi module 10, are attached to the second panel and the second and third panels are attached, adhesively or otherwise, along at 1east one edge of the second and third panels A small opening or apeituue may exist on the third and, so that the motor coml3oiieiit 10 can be connected to. the moving or "bouncing" object 14 attached tiercto as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The sound module 16. may contain any and. all components necessary to store and produce or entit sound.. lhe motor.

module 10 may contain, any and all components necessary to creaternovement ptthe mobile object. Some of the intttn& electronic components may include, but are.n'.ot limited to:: at least one circuit board 18; at least one integrated circuit chip 20; at least one power source 22; at least F one speaqr 24; at least one. motor.10, at least one: switch 26 and at least one pre-tecorded digital audio clip. The eie.ctrou.ic components of the greeting cards descril ed bercin.are considered to he icadily undeistood and appreciated by one of ordinary slull in the art and arc thcaeforc not discussed in detail herein. The motor 10 may be of the type. shown in FIG'. 2 FIG. 10 and FIG. . F 11, ha4ng a rotating arm 28 or shaft, whioh. maybe an offset shalt which creates oscillatory. F motion upon'rotation of tho shaft by the motor, A lightweight movement ruechnnism 30 is attached at one end t.o the rotating arm 28 of the motor 10 and at an opposite end to the greeting cards mobile objeCt 14 via an attachment mechanism 66. In a preferred embodiment> the mobile ohiect. 14 is die cut shape of a person, snimated character, animal r any other object having a.

suhstantialh, planni front ard back sui face so that it wJl fit within the panels of the greeting card 100 without substanually increasing the thickness of the giee'ing card 100 The mobile objeLt 14 must he connected to the movement mechanism 30 which is in turn connected to the rotating ann.

28 of the motor lOso that when. the motor 10 is activate& the mohieobect 14 moves or "bowices" The motor 1.0 may b.c activated upon the useropening the greeting card 1.00. A slide switch 26 may be located, across the first fold lint between the first ami second greeting card panels such that when the greeting card is opened, the electronic, components are activated, The slide switch 26 may activate both he pre-recorded sound clip and the motor 10 so that when the greeting card 100 is opene., the pre-rccorded sound clip will, play along with the movement of the mobile object 14 contained within the gieetmg cad 100 The sound nip. mobile object 14 aunt greeting card artwork may all be coordinated with a particular theme or occasion... Th.c movements of the mobile object 14 maybe synchronized with the audio clip such as; for eximpIe, by operation of the motor tO while the sound module 16 is turned on, ot by motion of the mobile object 14 in synch with a song, music oi sound clip played by the sound module 16 Alternatively, the greeting card 100 may contain separate switches such that the sound and motion are not activated simultaneously. For example, the sound may be triggered by a slide switch 26 upon opening the gieUng card IQO'. Once the greeting card 100 is opened, a push' button or ether switch mechanism may be. used to activate the motion. In in alternate embodiment, where the mobile object 14 is localed on the outside of the giecting card 100 such as on the front face of the card,'the motion and/or sound may be triggered by a pushbutton mechanism also located on the lip in face of e greeting' card 1.00.

In a second embodiment, shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the greeting card 20 contains a motor module 32 which. allows one or more mobile olcts 34 associated with a. greeting, card body 36 to spin. or rotate. The greeting e'rd body 36 configm'aflon maybe the same as described above with'regard to the first' embodiment., having three greeting emil panels ataehed along a first and second fold Iine The elcctroniô cononents unattached to' the. second panel and concealed: by the owi appmg thud panel which ic attached to the,econd pamJ along at least two edges of the second and thud panels The thud panel may contam a small hole OA aperture to conneci the motor 32 to a mobile. object 34, The motor 32 may be of the type shown in FIG. 4, having a iotating gear inee tjamsm 37 that when activated tat as a circular geax 38 A eotmectmg rod 40 is located beti can and connects the gai 38 and the mobile object 34 (turcaigh the hole oi aperture In the thud panel of the greeting card) As the gear 38 i' rotated by the gear mechanism 37, it ii turn causes the rnoveable object 34 to rotate or "spin" A slide. switch 26 may activate a pm-recorded sound clip and the motor 32 upon opening of the greeting eaicl 200 The sound and mOtor 32 may alternatively be activated by separate switches. The moveabie obiect 34 may be contained on the inside ofihe greeting card 200 or on the outside front cover of the gmeting card.

200. Th:e mobile obieet 34 may be a die cut shape such as a fan, a wheel or any other rotating object.

In a third embodin.ien.t, shown in FIGS. S and 6, the motion greeting cant 300 of the present invention contains at least one motor module 42 that is associated with at least one. body of a character 44 which, When activated allows the body 44 to move Cr to da.nce" to the music or sound contained, within the audio module. The greeting card body 46 may have three panels, as described above, with the second and third panels overlapping and concealing the greeting card electronics and related cite nitty. The third panel may have a small opening or aperture which allows the motor 42 to bp connected to. the mobile object 44. The front panel' may also. contain, a cutout portion in the shape of the character head 48 so that it may be seen without openiiig"the greeting cai 400. The motcr modtie 42 may be of the type sFown in FIG. 6, having a rotating gear mechanism 37 that when activated turns a circular gear 38, which is in turn attached to a.

.onnecting i od 40 1 he mobile object 44 is attached to thc other end of the connectIng rod 40 The character body 44 contains several separate and distinct icces or elements representing the arms 52, legs 54 and main body 44 of the ehamctCr. Each arm 52 and leg 54 is made from two separate die cut piees. Each of the limbs 52, 54 are connected together and to the character using fiber optic strands so that the body 44 and lImbs 52, 54 may mo'e or pivot freely about. the atta1⁄4 hmcnt pomt while moving in a ieupioeatng mutton4 givmg the iihr'ion that the ehatacter m dancing. rlfie eharadr head 48 is separated from the body 44 and i etiulected to 4. spring mechanism 68 that connects the charactet head 48 to the front surfice of' the third greeting card panel 46 and projects the character head 48 out beyond the position of the body 44. The character head 48 projects through the front otthe greeting card: through the cut,-out contained in the first cardpaneL When the greetingcard is opened, the audio and motor modules 42 are activated and the ebaractet body 44 and component parts of the character body move m a icupi.ocatmg niotion and appear to dance to the sound or musi played by the audio module in a fourth unhodiment chown in} IGS 7 and 8, the motion greeting card 400 of the present invention contains a motor module: 56 that is associated with a thret-dithensional card body 58 having one or mote moving pm is and designed a' a charaetei which, when activated moves in a reciprocating motion, thereby appearing to talk or sing.. In this embodiment, the greeting cain body 58 is substantially made ot foam having a three-dimensional characlet punted on tE1. front face of the card When a user presses a push button 60 located on the front face of the gieetrng card, the audio and motou mocules 56 ate activated, causing the one on more rnotng parts to move in a reciprocating motion with respect to the greeting card. body 58 thus hc making it appear as though the character is talking or singing. A first greeting card panel is attached to the front surface of a. foam encasement. The foam encasement houses and coiiCeai the electronic 0 components, 1nclu&ng the sound and molor modules 56, of the greeflng cai d 400 A second greeting card panel is connected to a third greeting card panel along a first fold. line, Th.e back surface of the second gieetmg card panel is attached ro the back sin face of the foam encasement such that the thst and second greeting card panels and the them encasement (which is located between the first and second greeting card panels) serves as the front cover or page of the greetiug card and the third greeting card panel serves as the hack page or panel of the greeting card A sepatate fourth panel is attached ia an attachment mechanism 66 to the front panel and serves as the mobile object 62 Thu panel 62 may be shaped like a mouth or maybe shaped to correspond to the artwork printed on the front panel of the card such that when the motor mod:ale is activated, thereby moving the tb*urth panel in a reciprocating motion, it gives the illusion that the chaiactci is talkmg ci singing The feuith panel 62 may contain additional thrcc-dimeustonal features suet-i as moving eyes 64, etc The inc tot 5. may be of the type shown in FIGS. 14) and 11 and described above as having a rotating arm 28 and movement mechanism 30 that is attached to the mobde object 62 ot totuth panel 62 via an attachmei,t mechanism 66 Similarly; another embodiment,, shown in FIGS. 12 througJi 15, may include athree-* dimensional card body 72 made of tham or other lightweight foam-like material. The three-dimensional car d body 72 may have a front suj fa e, a ha. k sin face opposite the front sin facet and a perimeter s.urfhce. therebetween. The front surface of the card body may contain a front cover material 71A and the back surface of the card body may contain a back cover material (not shos). The front 7tA and back cover material may he paperboard, cardboard, or other such 20. material. The perimeter surface may remain imeovered and visible between the front and back cover material or may optionally be covered as well.. A sound. module eperative to store and playback at least one audio file is contained within the three-dimensional card body 72. A motor module 75 operatie to effect movement of a movable object v aho contained srthm tht three drinensioral card body 72 A mobite object 73 is cojinected to the motor 75 through an opening in the three-dimensional card body 72 and the front cover material 71k. In a prefeimd embodiment, the mobile obiect 73 is a die cut shape (such as the pretzel, shape shown in F!GS 12 and 13), although othcr items 0411 be used as a mobile ol ject such as a plastic molded figurine on any other itcm having a ielativr ty low profile The mobile object 73 may also contain added embellishments or decorative effects attached thereto.. A greeting card sentiment panel 74may be attached along a fold line to either the front 71A or back cover material, thereby creating: a tiaditional two-panel greeting card I! he sentiment panel 74 along with the front 71 A and/al back cover material may contain various text greetings or messages and printed artwork, giaphics, photographs,. or any other pr nted indicia. The sentiment panel 74 and front 71A and badk cover material may also contain three dimensional embellishments attached thereto. In one

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example., hown in FIGS. 12 and i3 the sentiment panel 74 is attached to the front cotar niaterial 71A auth that the sentiment. panel 74 serves as the frort cover of the greeting card and. is folded over the three-dimensional card body 72. The mobile object73uiay, as in the enihodi.mert shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, be contained between the sentiment panel 74 and the-front cover material. flit (attached to the fliotor throl1gh the front: cover material) so that when the User opens the greeting card b mosing tht. senthmmt panel 74 away iTem the Liii cc-dimensional card body 72, the mobfle-object 73 would be viaihle. in another embodiment (FIGS. 12 and 13), the mobile object may 73 be ttached to the motor 7Sthrough an opening in the front cover material 71A but be visible front the front of the greeting. card and not incatec.

het*een the sentii ent panel 74 and front cover material 71k Inthis ease, the three-dimensional IS card body 72 may he iaer in size than the sentiment panel 74 such that the sentimentpanel 74 only covers part of the three-dimensional card body 72. The sound and motor modules may be activated upon opening the greeting card by m.cing the sentiment panel 74 away from the three--dimensional card body 72., in a preferred embodiment, a magnetic switch 76 may be loc4ed within the sentiment panel 74 and also beneath thc fron-. wver material 71A.ieh that wheti the sentiment panel 74 is in a clost ci position, the magnets 764 7611 are In contact theieby brcakmg the electrical circuit. When the greeting. card is moved to an open position by moving the.

sentiment panel 74 away from the three-dimensional foam card 72 the magnets 76A., 7611 break contact and allow the cicefrical circuit to be completed, thereby providing power to the sound and/n' motor modules While this embodiment has beLil described a, having a magnetic switch or trigger, other switch mechanisms can be used such as slide. switches,. light sensitive switches, touch sensitive switches, pull string switches, oi any other suitable switch When a user opens the card 79, the magnetic switch 76 activates the sound and. motor modules so that the sound module miti ales playback ot the at least on audio file and the motor mo ule in o cc the motor 75 to efthet movement of the mobile object 73 M discussed above, with respect to the other embodi men k, the movement of the mobile object 73 may be in an up-and-down, back-ad-forth, circular, vibrational, or any other conceivable motion..

Another embodiment, shown ii FIGS 16 through IJ, is a motorized gift package aceessojv 80 with internal,ound and motor nodules The motorized gift package aecessoty 80 can he used to ado i'n a gift package while adding increased entertainment value thereto. A gift * 5 packaging bow82 or o.the r deeeativc effect is attached via an attachment mechanisth (a desci ihed above with respect to the aforemcntioacd embodnients) to a motor 84 which is eontarncd and umeesled withn a Foam housing 86 with a push button itcli 88 used tu activate the motor module causing movement of the bOw 82 and the sound module causing playback of at least one audio file contained in memory within the sound modu.ie. The bow 82 portion of the motoiwed gift package accessory 80 may be a typical decorative bow having vanous interlaced ribbons or other matinal with vafious knots., loops, ties, twists, ringlets, loose ends, or othtir decorative mTangerncnts The bow 82 niny also contain additional adornments 83 sueh.as die:cut shapes, mouig googly eyes, or any othei deorative accessoy The bow 82 is connected at one end to an attachment ann or mechanism 85 which is also attached at an opposite end to a ruotor 4. The motor 84, when powered, causes movenient tothe bow 82. The mater 84may be of the * type described above aixi hwn in FIGS. 6 o 10 or any other miniature motor type capable of producing any type of i ee,prncatmg motion The motor 82 arid sound modules are contained and concealed in a base structure 86. The sound rnothth is operative to store and playback one or more digital audio files. The base structure 86, in a preferred embodiment, is made at foam, although any other lightweight material can be used.. In the preferred embodimenti. the base 86 is circular shaped having two separate.circuIar foam pieces attached together using glue or other adhesive Each of the foam pieces may haw op&.nings or caviti.e therein to accommodate the electronic and other components of the sound and motor modules. These components: may rnc1ude but arc not limited to a circmt hoard ill, an integrated circuit, a power sLiulce 22, a speaker 24, a motor 84, and any other' component which is required or whichfaeilitates or improves storage and playback of digital audio and physIcal movement of amoveable. object.

These components are well known to one having skill in the art, A thin, planar paper or pap.er like material.81 may be attached, adhesively or otherwise, tothe outward planar surthees of the two fbam pieces which comprise the base sflcture 86. The planar material 81 located at the.

bottom of the base structure 86. opposite the bow 82, may contain an adhesive thereon wtir removable backing layer to facilitate attachment of the motorized gift acressory 80 to a gift package or other item Although the hace structure 86 is described as being two separate, cuculai pieces ot faa n it may alternatively be a single piece of foam with one or more cavities them and it may take any conceivable ahape. Ta a preferred embodiment, the base structure 86 may have a diameter of' between 3 and 6 inche& In a prefi-ned embodiment, a pushbutton switch 88 contioh activation of both the sound and motui niodules The push button 88 is enveloped within a paperhoard o othei similar material 89 which conceals the push button 88 and the vu es Conneei.ing the push button. 88 to the internal electronic Components. Th.e material 89 surrounding the push button 88 may h the same or di fièrent from The material encasing tfr wire. The mateiial 89 over the push button 88 rnsy contain pi ntmg thejeon instructing the user to "Picas Here"; Make Me Sing'; "Make Me. Dance" other phrase instructing fl where to press to eiThet movement of tile bow 22 and to initiate playback: of audio Pressing the. button 88 will uutwtL playback of the one or mote pre-recorded digital audio saved within the sound module while also poweiing.the motor module causing niovernent of The how 82,. The how 82may move in a cii cular, twisting, back mid forth, up and down vibrating ot othet niie of motion, while the audio plbys simultaneously. The audilo or movement may automatically stop after a certain amount of tinie has pasaS or pressing thepush button 88 may he required to stop the audio and movement of the bow 82. While the motorized gi package accessory SQ has been deseribcd herein as a bow 82 and in terms of a particular size and shape, other decorative sthicturea in other Sizes or shapes have been contemplated and are considered to be within the scope of the present mvention. -Although the switches described herein with respect, the examples given are described as b;ing.slide switches or push--button switches, the use ofothertypes of switches is considered to he within the scope of this.invention. Alternate switdh mechaniamsinclude, hut are not limited to: light activated switches; sound activated switches; touch sensor switches, magnetic switches; and contact arm switches, All variations of the motion greeting cards, including those described chove, may additionally include a microphone and related elecLronies that would allow a userlo record and save one or more personalized messages to be played h-fore,. during, after or in place of a pre-recorded sound clip. The personalized message may he played.befbre a pit-recorded audio clip to, for exampl; introduce the pie-recorded audio clip cr may be played after the pre--recorded audio clip, to, for example, leave a personalized message to end the audio experience. The personalized message may also be played simultaneously with thi pre-tecoided audio clip wherein the user may sing-along to a pre-reco-ded song or instrumental audio clip, karsoke style, S The personalized messago may be triggered by the: same: switch rneehani.sm that triggers the pre-reeordd audio tile or by a separate switch which PThy be a slide switch, a push button, a light' activated switch, motion sensor switch, or any other type of switch.. The sound moth leinay also include voice c hanging capabilities wherein ci user may rcrd a personalized message and then ci case to alter the recorded voice message by increasing or decreasing the pitcher ly speediAg.

up or slowing down tha cadence of the message The sound module may also hive the ability to store mote than:one persona1ied messages which can be played, in any combination before, during, alter ox in place ofapie-recorded audio clip Inc additional messages may & triggered by the same trigger or by multiple trigger niehanisms.

Othex variations of the motion gtectmg ear iN may include the addition of lights and additional pre*reeorded digital.audio files or additional mobile objects.

It will be appreciatetibypersons skilled in the art that numerous variations and/or moditicatums may he made to the]nvenhlon a' showr in the specific embodiments without departing ham the spurt or scope of the Invention aS broadly described I he present tnihodimcnts are, therefore,:to he considered in all respects as illustrative and rot restrictive.

Other tbatures and aspects of this invention will be appreciated by those skilled in the art upon reading and comprehending this disclosure. Such features, aspecis, and expected variations ad modifications of the examples are clearly within the scope of theinvention where the invention is limited solely hr the scope of the following claims,

Claims (20)

1. CLAIMS: 1. A motorized gift accessory comprising: a bow or ribbon; a motor module operative to cause movement to the bow or ribbon; a sound module operative to store and playback at least one audio file; a base structure which contains and conceals the motor and sound modules, the base structure having a backing layer on a bottom surface thereof which may be removed to expose an adhesive surface; and a press button switch which controls activation of the sound and motor modules.
2. 2. The motorized gift accessory of claim 1, wherein the base structure is made of foam.
3. 3. The motorized gift accessory of claim 1 or 2, wherein the base structure comprises two pieces of foam attached to one another.
4. 4. The motorized gift accessory of any preceding claim, wherein pressing the press button switch a first time causes movement of the bow or ribbon and playback of the at least one audio file.
5. 5. The motorized gift accessory of claim 4, wherein pressing the press button a second time ceases movement of the bow or ribbon and playback of the at least one audio file.
6. 6. The motorized gift accessory of claim 4, wherein movement of the bow or ribbon and playback of the at least one audio file lasts for a predetermined period of time before ceasing.
7. 7. The motorized gift accessory of any preceding claim, wherein the press button switch is located outside of the base structure.
8. 8. A motorized gift accessory comprising: agiftbow; a motor module operative to cause movement to the gift bow; an attachment arm which connects the gift bow to the motor module; a base structure having a cavity therein for storage of the motor module; and a push button switch which causes activation of the motor module.
9. 9. The motorized gift accessory of claim 8 further comprising a sound module operative to store and playback at least one audio file.
10. 10. The motorized gift accessory of claim 8 or 9, wherein the attachment arm is connected to the gift bow through an opening in a top surface of the base structure.
11. 11. The motorized gift accessory of any of claims 8 to 10, wherein the base structure contains a backing layer on a bottom surface thereof which can be removed to expose an adhesive surface.
12. 12. The motorized gift accessory of any of claims 8 to 11, wherein the base structure contains a planar sheet on a top surface thereon and a bottom surface thereof.
13. 13. The motorized gift accessory of any of claims 8 to 12, wherein the push button switch is located outside of the base structure.
14. 14. The motorized gift accessory of any of claims 8 to 13, wherein the push button switch also causes activation of the sound module.
15. 15. The motorized gift accessory of claim 7 or of any of claims 8 to 14, wherein the push button switch works as a toggle wherein pressing a first time causes activation of the motor module and pressing a second time causes deactivation of the motor module.
16. 16. A motorized gift accessory comprising: a decorative bow; a base structure; a motor module located within the base structure and attached to the decorative bow through an opening in the base structure; and a switch for activating the motor module which causes movement of the decorative bow.
17. 17. The motorized gift accessory of claim 16 further comprising a sound module operative to store and playback at least one audio file.
18. 18. The motorized gift accessory of claim 17, wherein the switch also activates the sound module.
19. 19. The motorized gift accessory of any of claims 16 to 18, wherein the switch is a press button switch.
20. 20. The motorized gift accessory of any of claims 16 to 19, wherein the base structure is made of foam.