Musical chair greeting card
View Patent ↗The present disclosure and related inventions is directed to a three-dimensional (3D) greeting card. The greeting card is shaped like a chair which folds and unfolds and which plays audio upon interaction with the greeting card by a user. It also contains a miniature greeting card attached to the seat portion of the chair to provide a user with space for writing a message or adding his/her signature.
1. A greeting card comprising:
a chair frame comprising to u-shaped leg portions, a substantially square-shaped seat portion, a substantially square shaped back portion and two arm rests, the chair being moveable between a first position wherein the chair is folded substantially flat and a second position wherein the chair is unfolded and upright, supported by the two u-shaped leg portions;
a planar sheet material which substantially covers the substantially square-shaped seat and back portions of the chair frame.
a sound module operative to store and playback at least one audio file;
a motor operative to cause movement to a mobile object attached to the motor;
a mobile object which is attached to the motor through an opening in the planar sheet material;
a switch operative to activate the sound module and motor module causing playback of the at least one audio file through a speaker and movement of the mobile object.
2. The greeting card of claim 1 , further comprising a miniature two panel greeting card attached to the planar sheet material.
3. The greeting card of claim 1 , wherein the switch is a press-button switch.
4. The greeting card of claim 3 , wherein the press-button switch is accessed through the planar sheet material covering the seat portion of the chair frame.
5. The greeting card of claim 1 , wherein the mobile object is a die cut shape.
6. The greeting card of claim 1 , wherein the sound module and the motor are concealed beneath the planar sheet material.
7. The greeting card of claim 1 further comprising googly eyes attached to the mobile object.
8. A greeting card comprising:
a foldable miniature chair having a seat portion, a back portion, four legs and two arm rests;
a printable material which covers a substantial portion of the seat and back portions of the foldable miniature chair;
a sound module operative to store and play audio;
a switch which controls activation of the sound module;
a miniature greeting card attached to the printable material.
9. The greeting card of claim 8 further comprising a motor which is operative to cause movement to a mobile object which is attached to the foldable miniature chair.
10. The greeting card of claim 9 , wherein the mobile object contains a pair of googly eyes attached thereto.
11. The greeting card of claim 9 , wherein the switch also controls activation of the motor.
12. The greeting card of claim 8 , wherein the switch is a press-button switch.
13. The greeting card of claim 8 , wherein the foldable miniature chair is moveable between a first position wherein it is folded into a substantially flat position and a second position wherein it is unfolded and upright.
14. The greeting card of claim 8 , wherein the printable material contains a text greeting printed thereon.
15. A greeting card comprising:
a miniature folding chair which can be moved from a first position wherein it is folded substantially flat and a second position wherein it is unfolded and upright;
a mobile object attached to the folding chair;
a sound module operative to store and playback at least one audio file;
a motor operative to cause movement of the mobile object;
a switch operative to control activation of the sound module and motor;
a planar material attached to the miniature folding chair having text sentiment printed thereon.
16. The greeting card of claim 15 , wherein the switch is a press-button switch.
17. The greeting card of claim 15 , wherein the planar sheet material covers a seat portion of the miniature folding chair.
18. The greeting card of claim 15 , wherein the planar sheet material covers a back portion of the miniature folding chair.
19. The greeting card of claim 15 , wherein the planar sheet material covers a seat and a back portion of the miniature folding chair.
20. The greeting card of claim 15 further comprising a miniature two-panel greeting card attached thereto.