WO1993023254A1 - Carte de voeux et paquet formant un seul ensemble - Google Patents

Carte de voeux et paquet formant un seul ensemble Download PDF

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WO1993023254A1
WO1993023254A1 PCT/GB1993/001025 GB9301025W WO9323254A1 WO 1993023254 A1 WO1993023254 A1 WO 1993023254A1 GB 9301025 W GB9301025 W GB 9301025W WO 9323254 A1 WO9323254 A1 WO 9323254A1
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greeting card
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Colin Sullivan
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Card Box Limited
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/4212—Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing
    • B65D5/4216—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid
    • B65D5/422—Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid as an extra panel or panels folded against or inside the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
    • B42D15/02—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
    • B42D15/04—Foldable or multi-part cards or sheets
    • B42D15/045—Multi-part cards or sheets, i.e. combined with detachably mounted articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/0005—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper of variable capacity

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  • the present invention is directed to an integral greeting card and package or container for use for example as a gift for a birthday or other celebrated occasion.
  • signed greeting cards are given for example on a birthday, on the occasion of a marriage, or on the birth of a child.
  • a gift is also often given separately.
  • the signed card may be separated from the gift making it difficult for the person receiving the gift to identify the person having made the gift.
  • very small or thin gifts may be enclosed within the greeting card. This has the disadvantage that once the card has been opened there is nothing to hold the gift within the greeting card and there is the risk that the gift may fall unnoticed from the card and be lost.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome the above identified disadvantages and seeks to provide a convenient, simple and aesthetically pleasing manner of giving a greeting card and a gift.
  • the present invention provides an integral greeting card and container comprising a greeting card of the type being foldable and a container substantially conforming in two dimensions to the shape and size of the greeting card when folded and being integral with a portion of the greeting card.
  • a greeting card of the type being foldable
  • a container substantially conforming in two dimensions to the shape and size of the greeting card when folded and being integral with a portion of the greeting card.
  • the container is in the form of a bag having an opening at a top edge of the greeting card and having means for securely closing the bag.
  • the bag may be foldable from a flat position, when the bag is folded against the rear of the greeting card, to an open position, when the bag is unfolded to receive a gift to be placed within the bag.
  • the container is in the form of a box having at least a base and a plurality of side walls.
  • the box may be conformed so as to be able to contain a bottle.
  • An envelope may also be provided with the present invention into which the integral greeting card and container may be inserted for use, for example, when the integral greeting card and container are to be posted.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an integral greeting card and container according to the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a side view of the integral greeting card and container of Figure 1 with the container in its open position
  • Fig. 3 is a further side view of the integral greeting card and container with the container in its folded position
  • Fig. 4 shows an envelope and the integral greeting card and container according to the present invention
  • Figs. 5 and 6 show an alternative embodiment of an integral greeting card and container according to the present invention
  • Figs. 7 and 8 show a further alternative embodiment of an integral greeting card and container according to the present invention
  • Figs. 9 and 10 show a fourth embodiment of an integral greeting card and container according to the present invention.
  • Figs. 11 and 12 show a fifth embodiment of an integral greeting card and container according to the present invention.
  • Figs. 13 to 17 show a sixth embodiment of an integral greeting card and container according to the present invention.
  • the greeting card portion 2 is in the form of a conventional greeting card.
  • the greeting card portion 2 has a fold line dividing the greeting card portion 2 in two.
  • the greeting card portion 2 has a first wall 4 on which a message and/or the signature of the person giving the card may be written and a second wall 5 connected to the first wall 4 along the fold line.
  • the second wall 5 is foldable between a first covering position when the second wall 5 obscures the message and/or signature written on the first wall 4 and a second open position when the message and/or signature is visible on the first wall 4.
  • the second wall 5 is often decorated on its outer surface and the first wall 4 commonly has a preprinted message.
  • the package portion 3 is provided on the rear of the first wall 4. In the embodiment of Figs. 1 to 3 the package portion 3 is adhered to the first wall 4 of the greeting card portion 2. However, it will be understood that the package portion 3 may be attached to the first wall 4 in any secure manner or may be formed as a unitary piece with the greeting card portion 2.
  • the package portion 3 is in the form of a bag 6 which is openable at an upper edge 7 and has a fixed bag wall connected to or unitary with the first wall 4 and a free bag wall 8.
  • the bag 6 is foldable between a flat position when the bag 6 is folded with its free bag wall 8 adjacent the first wall 4 of the greeting card portion 2 and an open position when the bag 6 is expanded so that its free bag wall 8 is distant from the first wall 4 of the greeting card portion 2 and the bag 6 is open along its upper edge 7.
  • the open and closed positions of the bag 6 may be more clearly seen in Figs. 2 and 3.
  • the bag 6 substantially conforms to the shape and size of the greeting card portion 2 in two dimensions when folded. That is, the width and height of the bag 6 are substantially equal to the width and height of the first wall 4 of the greeting card portion 2.
  • Adjacent the upper edge 7 of the bag 6 means for securing the bag 6 closed is provided in the form of a tab 9.
  • the tab 9 is attached to the fixed bag wall of the bag 6 and a hole 10 is provided in the free bag wall 8 of the bag 6 through which the tab 9 may pass in order to secure the bag 6 closed.
  • FIG. 4 An envelope 11 is shown in Fig. 4 which is conformed so as to receive the integral greeting card and container 1 and may be used to send the integral greeting card and container through the post.
  • the greeting card portion 2 may be signed by the person giving the gift and a message to the receiver of the gift may be included.
  • the bag 6 is then opened and the gift placed inside the bag 6 which is then closed by passing the tab 9 through the hole 10 and then folding the tab 9.
  • the integral greeting card and container may also be placed within an envelope 11 as shown in Fig. 4. Since the package portion 3 is unitary with or securely connected to the greeting card portion 2 the two cannot be separated and so the identity of the giver of the gift may not inadvertently be lost. Furthermore, since the package portion 3 is in the form of a closable bag 6 the risk of the gift within the bag being lost is substantially reduced.
  • FIGs. 5 to 17 Alternative integral greeting cards and containers are shown in Figs. 5 to 17 in which the package portion 3 is in the form of a box having at least a base and a plurality of side walls.
  • Figs. 5 and 6 an integral greeting card and container 1 is shown in which a slot 10 is provided on the free bag wall 8.
  • the package portion 3 is closed by a lid which folds over the upper open edges of the package portion 3.
  • the free edge of the lid bears a tab 9 which may be inserted into the slot 10 and is shaped so as to securely hold the lid of the package portion 3 in position.
  • the integral greeting card and container 1 is not provided with a hole or slot 10. Instead, the package portion 3 has a lid which may be folded over the top of the upper open edges of the package portion 3.
  • the package portion 3 is also provided with side flaps 11 which may be folded over the opening of the package 3 such that a tab 9 on the free edge of the lid may be inserted into the opening of the package portion 3 and is held in position by the free wall 8 of the package portion 3 and the side flaps 11.
  • the package portion 3 is secured in a similar manner to that of Figs. 5 and 6.
  • the lid of the package portion 3 has a plurality of folds 12, five are shown in Fig. 11.
  • a similar number of slots 10 are provided in the free wall 8 of the package portion 3.
  • a combined greeting card and container 1 is show particularly suitable for use when the gift to be given is a bottle of wine, for example.
  • the package portion 3 is conformed ' or sized so as to be able to contain a standard size bottle of wine.
  • the card portion 2 is similarly sized in two dimensions so that when viewed from the front the card portion 2 obscures the package portion 3 behind.
  • the package portion 3 also has a lid along an upper edge for closing the package portion 3 once the bottle is inside.
  • the second wall 5 of the card portion 2 has a tab 13 and a corresponding slot 14 is provided along an edge of the first wall 4 which forms the fixed wall of the package portion 3.
  • integral greeting cards and containers 1 can be provided for particularly sized gifts, for example where the gift is a book, a video tape, a compact disc, a tape cassette etc.
  • Each of the integral greeting cards and containers shown in Figs. 1 to 17 may be made from, for example, stiff card and preferably are made from one sheet of card appropriately cut and folded. Moreover, the integral greeting cards and containers 1 may be stored flat and then opened out when in use. The different integral greeting cards and containers, shown in the Figures therefore have different means and fold lines for permitting the integral greeting cards and packages to be stored flat.

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Abstract

Un ensemble constitué par une carte de v÷ux et par un paquet (1) possède une partie carte (2) se présentant sous la forme d'une carte de v÷ux classique et une partie paquet (3). La partie carte (2) et la partie paquet (3) forment un seul ensemble et peuvent être fabriquées d'une seule pièce ou reliées fixement l'une à l'autre. La partie paquet (3) correspond sensiblement en forme et en taille sur deux dimensions à la partie carte (2), quand elle est repliée. Ceci permet d'obtenir un ensemble pratique et esthétique d'une carte de v÷ux et d'un paquet qu'on ne peut pas séparer par inadvertance.
PCT/GB1993/001025 1992-05-19 1993-05-19 Carte de voeux et paquet formant un seul ensemble WO1993023254A1 (fr)

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GB2361468A (en) * 2000-04-20 2001-10-24 Andrew Neil Carne Greetings card with a pocket for an item
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GB755507A (en) * 1953-02-27 1956-08-22 Dring Ltd J A new or improved greetings or presentation unit or card
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DE9402039U1 (de) * 1994-02-08 1994-03-24 Ratajczak Werner Geschenk- und Glückwunschkarten
FR2794058A1 (fr) * 1999-05-31 2000-12-01 Benjamin Hensel Carte deployable et transformable, telle que par exemple carte postale
WO2000073087A1 (fr) * 1999-05-31 2000-12-07 Benjamin Hensel Carte deployable et transformable, telle que par exemple carte postale
GB2361468A (en) * 2000-04-20 2001-10-24 Andrew Neil Carne Greetings card with a pocket for an item
GB2398068A (en) * 2001-12-04 2004-08-11 Nicholas Kourdoulos Greetings card assembly
WO2003047985A3 (fr) * 2001-12-04 2003-11-27 Nicholas Kourdoulos Ensemble carte de voeux
WO2003047985A2 (fr) * 2001-12-04 2003-06-12 Nicholas Kourdoulos Ensemble carte de voeux
GB2398068B (en) * 2001-12-04 2004-12-22 Nicholas Kourdoulos Greetings card assembly
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WO2015079452A1 (fr) * 2013-11-27 2015-06-04 Prabhudas Sharad Emballage cadeau de parfum
EP3137389A4 (fr) * 2014-04-30 2018-01-03 Lopez, Bobbie Système d'emballage de cadeau tout-en-un
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