IP Library Granted Patent US 7,080,982
Granted Patent B2
US 7,080,982 · App. 10/408,602 · Granted Jul 25, 2006

Information display media with concealable portion

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Patent No.
US 7,080,982
App. No.
10/408,602
Granted
Jul 25, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flash card or other type display member is disclosed in which one or more display surfaces are provided for displaying a first indicia, preferably educational indicia. A flap is provided on display surface for optionally revealing a second indicia associated with the first indicia.

Claims (26)

1. A double-sided flash card system comprising:

a plurality of double-sided flash cards, each double-sided flash card of the flash card system comprises:

a first side having a first display surface for displaying a first educational indicia;

a hinge-mounted flap on the first display surface for optionally revealing a second educational indicia which corresponds to the first educational indicia;

a second side opposite the first side, the second side having a second display surface for displaying third educational indicia, and a hinge-mounted flap on the second display surface for optionally revealing a fourth educational indicia which corresponds to the third educational indicia;

the first, second, third and fourth educational indicia being of common subject matter.

2. The flash card system of claim 1 wherein the first educational indicia comprises a question and the second educational indicia comprises an answer to the question.

3. The flash card system of claim 2 wherein the first and second educational indicia respectively comprise at least one question and at least one answer selected from a group comprising at least one of: mathematics; language; history and science.

4. The double-sided flash card system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first, second, third or fourth educational indicia comprises graphical indicia and wherein the corresponding educational indicia comprises alphanumerical indicia.

5. The flash card system of claim 4 wherein the graphical indicia comprises at least one illustration of an object and the alphanumerical indicia comprises the respective name of the object.

6. The flash card system of claim 5 wherein the object comprises at least one of: an animate object; an inanimate object; a plurality of objects signifying a number, an object representing a color; and a symbol.

7. A double-sided flash card comprising:

a first side having a first panel with a display surface displaying a first educational indicia, the first panel having a hinge-mounted flap which can be moved to reveal a second panel with a display surface displaying a second educational indicia which corresponds to the first educational indicia on the first panel;

and a second side opposite the first side and having a third panel with a display surface displaying a third educational indicia, and a hinge-mounted flap which can be moved to reveal a fourth panel displaying a fourth educational indicia which corresponds to the third educational indicia;

the first, second, third and fourth educational indicia being of common subject matter.

8. The double-sided flash card of claim 7 wherein at least one of the first and second educational indicia comprises graphical indicia and the other of the first and second educational indicia comprises corresponding alphanumerical indicia.

9. The double-sided flash card of claim 7 wherein the graphical indicia comprises at least one illustration of an object and the alphanumerical indicia comprises a name of the object.

10. The flash card of claim 9 wherein the object comprises at least one of: an animate object; an inanimate object; a plurality of objects signifying a number, an object representing a color, and a symbol.

11. The flash card of claim 9 further comprising a third educational indicia formed on the flap.

12. The flash card of claim 11 wherein the second educational indicia comprises the name of the object in a first language and the third educational indicia comprises the name of the object in a respective second language.

13. The double-sided flash card of claim 7 wherein the flash card is one of a plurality of flash cards in a flash card system.

14. The double-sided flash card system of claim 7 wherein the display surface comprises a color-coded perimeter associated with a specific category of educational indicia.

15. A double-sided flash card for communicating information about a subject in four different ways, the double-sided flash card comprising:

a first side having a first display panel which bears information in a first form about a subject;

a flap on the first display panel which can be opened to reveal a second display panel which bears information in a second form about the subject;

a second side having a third display panel which bears information in a third form about the subject, and a flap on the third display panel which can be opened to reveal a fourth display panel which bears information in a fourth form about the subject.

Assignments (9)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045915/0841 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (AS SUCCESSOR TO NATIONAL CITY BANK)
To: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045909/0148 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION; AGC HOLDINGS, LLC; AGC, LLC; AGCM, INC.; A.G.C. INVESTMENTS, INC.; A.G. EUROPE, INC.; A.G. INDUSTRIES, INC.; AG INTERACTIVE, INC.; A.G. (UK), INC.; AGP KIDS, INC.; CARDSTORE, INC. FORMERLY KNOWN AS PHOTOWORKS, INC.; CARLTON CARDS RETAIL, INC.; CREATACARD, INC.; CREATACARD INTERNATIONAL LEASING INC.; CLOUDCO, INC.; CUSTOM HOLDINGS, INC.; GIBSON GREETINGS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED; JOHN SANDS (AUSTRALIA) LTD.; JOHN SANDS (N.Z.) LTD.; JOHN SANDS HOLDING CORP.; MEMPHIS PROPERTY CORPORATION; MIDIRINGTONES, LLC; PAPYRUS-RECYCLED GREETINGS, INC.; PLUS-MARK LLC, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PLUS MARK, INC.; THOSE CHARACTERS FROM CLEVELAND, INC.; PRGCO, LLC; RPG HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 045917/0006 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 12, 2018
From: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045307/0476 →
AMENDED AND RESTATED COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF PATENTS Recorded Sep 10, 2013
From: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
To: PNC BANK, A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 031200/0816 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 22, 2006
From: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
To: NATIONAL CITY BANK
Reel/Frame 018545/0121 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2006
From: NATIONAL CITY BANK
To: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018524/0957 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2005
From: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
To: NATIONAL CITY BANK
Reel/Frame 015629/0040 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2003
From: RAWLINS, ROBERT; STINGA, FRANK; DEHAYS, POLLY; GAMBLE, THERESA; YOST, KELLY
To: AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014175/0106 →