Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Greeting card with spring loaded slide track audio trigger
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Application No.: US13735649Application Date: 2013-01-07
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Publication No.: US08726547B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Sharon Bogdanski , John Talbot , Lauren Budzar , Mary McClain , Brent Cottrell , Melissa Cornet , Dave McPeek , Brian Cleary , Melissa Flesher , Beth Dinvald , Tiger Qiao , Jerry Guo
- Applicant: American Greetings Corporation
- Applicant Address: US OH Cleveland
- Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
- Current Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cleveland
- Agent Christine Flanagan
- Main IPC: G09F19/02
- IPC: G09F19/02 ; G09F1/00

Abstract:
An interactive greeting card having a multi-panel greeting card body, a sound module and a molded track contained between two or more panels of the multi-panel greeting card body, and a moveable object which is attached to the molded track through an opening in one or more of the greeting card panels. The moveable object is operative to move from one end of the molded track to the opposite end of the molded track whereby playback of a pre-recorded digital audio file is initiated. The interactive greeting card may additionally contain a small motor which causes movement of a second moveable object and an object launcher which is operative to launch an object along the track and into the air. Other special effects may be included such as lights, additional sounds or movement, or any other special effects which can be incorporated into a greeting card.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130139418A1 GREETING CARD WITH SPRING LOADED SLIDE TRACK AUDIO TRIGGER Public/Granted day:2013-06-06
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