Greeting card with scrolling scene
View Patent ↗The greeting card of the present invention includes a sound and motor module which enable the greeting card to play audio and activate a scroll mechanism which displays a scrolling scene across a window or screen located on at least one panel of the greeting card. The scroll mechanism contains a piece of thin paper or paper-like material which is attached end-to-end, forming a loop. The material is then placed between two rotating spindles or rollers which rotate the material in a loop across the greeting card page as a moving picture, scene or message. The scroll may contain a greeting, message or simply contain artwork or a funny or entertaining scene. The information on the scroll may be coordinated with the theme of the music or audio clip.
1. A greeting card comprising:
a multi-panel greeting card body having at least one enclosure therein;
a scrolling mechanism operative to move a scroll with a scenic picture printed thereon on a loop, the scenic picture visible through an opening on at least one panel of the multi-panel greeting card body;
a motor module which is in contact with the scrolling mechanism;
a moveable object which is moveable by a user-interactive movement mechanism, the moveable object located in front of the scenic picture printed on the scroll of the scrolling mechanism;
a switch mechanism which activates the motor module causing movement of the scroll;
wherein a user can move the moveable object via the user-interactive movement mechanism in relation to the scenic picture printed on the scroll.
2. The greeting card of claim 1 , wherein the user-interactive movement mechanism is a wheel.
3. The greeting card of claim 1 , wherein the user-interactive movement mechanism can move the moveable object in left and right directions.
4. The greeting card of claim 1 , further comprising a sound module operative to store and playback at least one audio file.
5. The greeting card of claim 4 , wherein the switch mechanism also activates the sound module initiating playback of the at least one audio file.
6. The greeting card of claim 1 , wherein the moveable object is a die cut shape.
7. A greeting card comprising:
a multi-panel greeting card body;
a scroll mechanism contained within the multi-panel greeting card body, the scroll mechanism operative to move a scenic picture on a loop;
a moveable object located proximate to the scenic picture;
a user-interactive movement mechanism which causes movement of the moveable object;
a user-interactive switch mechanism operative to begin looping movement of the scenic picture;
wherein a user can navigate the moveable object with respect to the scenic picture using the user-interactive movement mechanism.
8. The greeting card of claim 7 , wherein the user-interactive switch mechanism is a lever attached to a slide tongue switch.
9. The greeting card of claim 8 , wherein the scenic picture begins to move when the lever is pulled downward.
10. The greeting card of claim 9 , wherein the scenic picture stops moving when the lever is pushed upward.
11. The greeting card of claim 7 , wherein the moveable object can be moved in left and right directions.
12. The greeting card of claim 7 further comprising a sound module operative to store and playback at least one audio file upon activation of the user-interactive switch.
13. The greeting card of claim 7 , wherein the scenic picture is visible from the front of the greeting card.
14. A greeting card comprising:
a greeting card body;
a scroll mechanism contained within the greeting card body, the scroll mechanism operative to move a scenic picture on a loop;
a motor operative to provide power to allow the scroll mechanism to move the scenic picture on a loop;
a mobile object located above the moveable scenic picture, the mobile object operative to move in left-and-right directions;
a switch operative to control activation of the motor;
wherein a user can control movement of the mobile object; and
wherein the moveable scenic picture and the mobile object are thematically related.
15. The greeting card of claim 14 , wherein the user can control movement of the mobile object using a movement mechanism attached to the greeting card.
16. The greeting card of claim 15 , wherein the movement mechanism is a wheel.
17. The greeting card of claim 14 , wherein the switch requires user interaction therewith.
18. The greeting card of claim 14 , wherein the mobile object is a die cut shape.
19. The greeting card of claim 14 , wherein the switch is a slide tongue switch.