Flexible drive shaft for greeting cards and the like
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United States of America Patent
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May 11, 2021
Grant Date -
Apr 30, 2020
app pub date -
Dec 23, 2019
filing date -
Jan 4, 2017
priority date (Note) -
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Abstract
A greeting card having mechanically actuated moving portions is provided. The greeting card may include a panel having one or more folds, one or more flexible drive shafts coupled to the panel and having a flipping or moving portion, and a decorative portion coupled to at least one of the panel and the flipping or moving portion. Each flexible drive shaft may be coupled to the panel such that a portion is positioned on a first side of the fold and a portion is positioned on a second side of the fold. When the greeting card is opened, a moment arm is created in the flexible drive shaft which causes the flipping or moving portion to move from a first position to a second position. The decorative portion may move in response to the flipping or moving portion moving from the first position to the second position.
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International Classification(s)
- 2019 Application Filing Year
- G09F Class
- 1111 Applications Filed
- 691 Patents Issued To-Date
- 62.20 % Issued To-Date
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- G09F Class
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