Patent ID: 6301813
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
A pop-up item, which comprisesa front sheet having a front surface and a rear surface,a rear sheet, andadhesive attaching said front and rear sheets to each other so that they can be separated without damage to either of said sheets,said front sheet having die-cut therein a pop-up structure that contains a main front panel which has a rear panel connected thereto along a fold-line, said rear panel having a different shape than said front panel, said pop-up structure including two spaced apart flag panel sections which are separated by a hinged base section that includes a plurality of legs hinged to said flag panel sections, said pop-up structure having a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating on said rear surface in a region of said rear panel and at least a portion of one of said flag panel sections, which constitutes at least a portion of said adhesive,said rear sheet having a front surface which has releasing characteristics over at least part of its area so that said pressure-sensitive adhesive located in said will adhere to the rear surface of said front sheet when said front and rear sheets are separated from each other,so that, following separation of said die-cut pop-up structure entirely from said rear sheet to expose said pressure-sensitive adhesive upon said rear surface of said pop-up structure, said die-cut pop-up structure can be folded along said fold-line to superimpose said rear panel upon said rear surface of said main front panel and affix one of said flag panel sections to the other and create a pop-up element of planar configuration including said flag panel section and said hinged base section, with said legs having exposed surfaces facing in opposite directions which each carry said pressure-sensitive adhesive,whereby said pop-up element can be affixed to a supporting surface or to a pair of hinged-together panels in a manner such that said pop-up element assumes a three-dimensional configuration.