Greeting card operable for conversion to three-dimensional fire starter
View Patent ↗A greeting card comprises a planar panel of combustible material. The planar panel has a front side on which a greeting message is provided, and a rear side on which instructions are provided for converting the planar panel into a three-dimensional fire starter structure. Scoring lines, such as perforations, are provided on the front and/or rear sides. The scoring lines define edges of elongate structural members that are operable to be mechanically separated from each other at the edges. After separation, the elongate structural members may be reassembled according to the instructions to construct a three-dimensional fire starter structure. This allows an environmentally conscientious outdoor enthusiast to enjoy a greeting card while knowing that it can be repurposed as a fire starter on a camping trip or any other place a fire needs to be started. This leads to increased enjoyment of the giving and receiving of greeting cards.
1 . A method for converting a greeting card into a three-dimensional fire starter structure, wherein the greeting card comprises a planar panel of combustible material having a front side on which a greeting message is provided, a rear side on which instructions are provided for converting the planar panel into the three-dimensional fire starter structure, and scoring lines on the planar panel that define edges of a plurality of elongate structural members, the method comprising:
(a) viewing the greeting message on the front side of the planar panel;
(b) viewing the instructions on the rear side of the planar panel;
(c) breaking or cutting the planar panel along the scoring lines to separate the elongate structural members from each other according to the instructions;
(d) assembling the elongate structural members according to the instructions to form the three-dimensional fire starter structure; and
(e) building a fire using the three-dimensional fire starter structure.