Abstract:
A greeting card, the greeting card comprising: a left side; a fold abutting the left side; a right side abutting the fold; an attachment means located on the left side or right side; a smoking related product configured to removably attach to the attachment means. A greeting card, the greeting card comprising: an outer greeting card, the outer greeting card comprising: a left side; a fold abutting the left side; a right side abutting the fold; a greeting card insert configured to generally fit inside the outer greeting card, the greeting card insert comprising: an attachment means, the attachment means configured to hold a smoking related product. A greeting card insert, the greeting card insert comprising: a generally rectangular card stock; an attachment means located on the generally rectangular card stock, the attachment means configured to hold a smoking related product.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCES 
       [0001]    This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/214,599 by inventor Paige Cecchi and Lauren Miele entitled “GREETING CARD”, filed on Sep. 4, 2015, and which provisional application is fully incorporated by reference herein. 
     
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0002]    The disclosed invention relates to a greeting card, and more particularly to a greeting card for use with smoking related products. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    Currently, there are many different types of generic greeting cards in the marketplace. They are used for many occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduation, weddings and the like. Smoking related products are seeing resurgence. No known greeting cards include smoking related products. 
         [0004]    Thus there is a need for an invention that overcomes the above listed and other disadvantages. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0005]    The present disclosure will be better understood by those skilled in the pertinent art by referencing the accompanying drawings, where like elements are numbered alike in the several figures, in which: 
           [0006]      FIG. 1  shows a front view of one embodiment of the greeting card; 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  shows a front view of another embodiment of the greeting card; 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  shows a front view of another embodiment of the greeting card; 
           [0009]      FIG. 4  shows a front view of another embodiment of the greeting card; 
           [0010]      FIG. 5  shows a front view of another embodiment of the greeting card; 
           [0011]      FIG. 6  shows a front view of another embodiment of the greeting card; 
           [0012]      FIG. 7  shows a perspective view of another embodiment of the greeting card with an inner card; 
           [0013]      FIG. 8  shows a perspective view of another embodiment of the greeting card; 
           [0014]      FIG. 9  is an embodiment of a greeting card insert; 
           [0015]      FIG. 10  is another embodiment of a greeting card insert; 
           [0016]      FIG. 11  is another embodiment of a greeting card insert; 
           [0017]      FIG. 12  is another embodiment of a greeting card insert; and 
           [0018]      FIG. 13  is another embodiment of a greeting card insert. 
         SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
         [0019]    The invention relates to a greeting card, the greeting card comprising: a left side; a fold abutting the left side; a right side abutting the fold; an attachment means located on the left side or right side; a smoking related product configured to removably attach to the attachment means. 
           [0020]    The invention also relates to a greeting card, the greeting card comprising: an outer greeting card, the outer greeting card comprising: a left side; a fold abutting the left side; a right side abutting the fold; a greeting card insert configured to generally fit inside the outer greeting card, the greeting card insert comprising: an attachment means, the attachment means configured to hold a smoking related product. 
           [0021]    In addition, the invention relates to a greeting card insert, the greeting card insert comprising: a generally rectangular card stock; an attachment means located on the generally rectangular card stock, the attachment means configured to hold a smoking related product. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0022]      FIG. 1  shows one embodiment of the greeting card  10 . The card may have a fold  12  which may be boundary between the left side  14  and a right side  18 . The card may be closed so that the left side  14  and right side  18  come together when card is folded closed about the fold  12 . A preprinted greeting  22  may be located on the left side or right side. One or more loops  26  attached to the card  10  may be located on the left  14  or right side  18  of the card. The loops  26  may be made out of an elastic material, and may be attached to the card via adhesive, staple, other fasteners, or the card may have a pair of small holes to allow each end of the loop to go through the hole and a backing larger than the hole may be attached to each end of the loop to hold the loop in placed with respect to the holes. The loops  26  may be configured to hold a cigarette  30 . The cigarette  30  may be a tobacco cigarette, hand rolled cigarette, marijuana cigarette, or any other similarly shaped item. The card may have one or more match striking surfaces  34 . Matches  38  may be provided with the greeting card  10 . Since matches and match striking surfaces may be hazardous when mailed together, the matches may be enclosed in a container or baggie. 
         [0023]      FIG. 2  shows another embodiment of the greeting card  50 . In this embodiment, the loops  26  are configured to hold another item  42 , such as a lollipop. 
         [0024]      FIG. 3  shows another embodiment of the greeting card  60 . In this embodiment, the loops  26  may be elongated and elastic, in order to better hold other shaped items  46 , such as a baggie of tobacco or marijuana. 
         [0025]      FIG. 4  shows another embodiment of the greeting card  70 . In this embodiment, instead of loops  26 , a sticky or tacky surface  74  is on one side of the card  70 . The sticky or tacky surface  74  may have a removable paper or other material covering the surface  74  in order to preserve the sticky or tacky properties until ready for use. The sticky or tacky surface  74  may be used to hold plastic baggies filed with tobacco, marijuana, or edible treats. 
         [0026]      FIG. 5  shows another embodiment of the greeting card  80 . In this embodiment, a first pair of slits  84  is cut into the card  80  to create a first loop  88  out of the card material. A second pair of slits  92  is cut into the card  80  to create a second loop  96  out of the card material. The loops  88 ,  96  can be used to slide an elongated item  100  into the loops  88 ,  96  and hold the item in place. The item may be a cigarette, marijuana cigarette, etc. The loops  88 ,  86  are aligned with the fold  12  in the embodiment shown in  FIG. 5 . 
         [0027]      FIG. 6  shows another embodiment of the greeting card  90 . In this embodiment, a first pair of slits  104  is cut into the card  80  to create a first loop  108  out of the card material. A second pair of slits  112  is cut into the card  80  to create a second loop  116  out of the card material. The loops  108 ,  116  can be used to slide an elongated item  100  into the loops  108 ,  116  and hold the item in place. The item may be a cigarette, marijuana cigarette, etc. The loops  108 ,  116  are not aligned with the fold  12 , but rather or generally in the center of the right side  18  in the embodiment shown in  FIG. 6 . 
         [0028]      FIG. 7  shows another embodiment of the greeting card  120 . In this embodiment, the greeting card  120  is configured to accept a smaller card  130 . The smaller card has two loops  26  configured to hold an item  30  such as a cigarette or a marijuana cigarette. 
         [0029]    The smaller card  130  may also be referred to as a greeting card insert  130 . In one embodiment, greeting card insert  130  may be rigid and inserted into a preprinted greeting card  134  containing greeting  200  on the front  204  of the card  134 . The greeting card insert  130  may be flat and smaller than the preprinted greeting card  134 , and may be square, rectangular, oval, circle or any other desired shape. A preprinted greeting  22  may be located on the upper or lower portion of the greeting card insert  130 . There may be one or more loops  26  attached to the greeting card insert  130 . The loops  26  may be made out of an elastic material, and may be attached to the card insert  130  via adhesive, staple, other fasteners, or the card insert  130  may have a pair of small holes to allow each end of the loop  26  to go through the hole and a backing larger than the hole may be attached to each end of the loop  26  to hold the loop  26  in place with respect to the holes. The loops  26  may be configured to hold a cigarette  30 . The cigarette  30  may be a tobacco cigarette, hand rolled cigarette, marijuana cigarette, or any other similarly shaped item. The card may have one or more match striking surfaces  34 . Matches  38  may be provided with the greeting card insert  130 . Since matches and match striking surfaces may be hazardous when mailed together, the matches may be enclosed in a container or baggie. 
         [0030]      FIG. 8  shows another embodiment of the greeting card  140 . In this embodiment, there is shown optional loops  26  holding a cigarette  30 , which may be a tobacco cigarette, or a marijuana cigarette. In other embodiments, the cigarette  30  may be replaced with substitute disposable item such as a plastic straw. The substitute disposable item may simply be a place holder to allow the user to replace the substitute disposable item with the item of his or her choice. There may also or instead of, be an optional adhesive area  74 . The adhesive area is configured to adhere to a baggie  144 . In other embodiments, the adhesive area  74  may be replaced with a hook and loop surface and a reciprocal hook and loop surface on the baggie, configured to allow the baggie to attach to the card  140 . The baggie may hold loose tobacco, marijuana, or edible treats. There may also be at least one optional container  148 . The optional containers  148  may hold matches. There may be an optional cord  152  attached to the card and to a cylindrical container  156 . The cylindrical container may be configured to hold tobacco or marijuana cigarettes. There may be an optional match striking surface  34  on the card. Optionally, instead of an adhesive area  74 , or in addition to the adhesive area  74 , fasteners  160  may be used to attach the baggie to the card  140 . The fasteners may be any suitable fastener, including but not limited to staples, metal clips, clothes pins, pushpins, rivets, plastic clips, etc. 
         [0031]      FIG. 9  shows another embodiment of the greeting card insert  150 . In this embodiment, the loops  26  are configured to hold another item  42 , such as a lollipop. This lollipop  42  may contain cannabis ingredients. 
         [0032]      FIG. 10  shows another embodiment of the greeting card insert  220 . In this embodiment, the loops  26  may be elongated and elastic, in order to better hold other shaped items  46 , such as a baggie of tobacco or marijuana. 
         [0033]      FIG. 11  shows another embodiment of the greeting card insert  170 . In this embodiment, instead of loops  26 , a sticky or tacky surface  74  is on the insert  170 . The sticky or tacky surface  74  may have a removable paper or other material covering the surface  74  in order to preserve the sticky or tacky properties until ready for use. The sticky or tacky surface  74  may be used to hold plastic baggies filed with tobacco, marijuana, or edible treats. 
         [0034]      FIG. 12  shows another embodiment of the greeting card insert  180 . In this embodiment, a first pair of slits  84  is cut into the insert  180  to create a first loop  88  out of the card material. A second pair of slits  92  is cut into the card insert  80  to create a second loop  96  out of the card insert material. The loops  88 ,  96  can be used to slide an elongated item  100  into the loops  88 ,  96  and hold the item in place. The item may be a cigarette, marijuana cigarette, etc. 
         [0035]      FIG. 13  shows another embodiment of the greeting card insert  230 . In this embodiment, there is shown optional loops  26  holding a cigarette  30 , which may be a tobacco cigarette, or a marijuana cigarette. In other embodiments, the cigarette  30  may be replaced with substitute disposable item such as a plastic straw. The substitute disposable item may simply be a place holder to allow the user to replace the substitute disposable item with the item of his or her choice. There may be instead, or in addition, an optional adhesive area  74 . The adhesive area is configured to adhere to a baggie  144 . In other embodiments, the adhesive area  74  may be replaced with a hook and loop surface and a reciprocal hook and loop surface on the baggie, configured to allow the baggie to attach to the card  140 . The baggie may hold loose tobacco, marijuana, or edible treats. There may also be at least one optional container  148 . The optional containers  148  may hold matches. There may be an optional cord  152  attached to the card and to a cylindrical container  156 . The cylindrical container may be configured to hold tobacco or marijuana cigarettes. There may be an optional match striking surface  34  on the greeting card insert  230 . Optionally, instead of an adhesive area  74 , or in addition to the adhesive area  74 , fasteners  160  may be used to attach the baggie to the card  140 . The fasteners may be any suitable fastener, including but not limited to staples, metal clips, clothes pins, pushpins, rivets, plastic clips, etc. 
         [0036]    This invention can solve not having a match and or match strike readily available. The greeting card may be provided with two matches and two match strikers on the card. This allows the greeting card to always have two matches and a surface to light the matches on. 
         [0037]    One could make the disclosed greeting card by graphically designing a greeting card. Then by manufacturing through a printing process. The 5″ by 7″ cards, in one non-limiting embodiment, may then be folded. The matches and match strikers are then applied to the card with adhesive glue. 
         [0038]    It should be noted that the terms “first”, “second”, and “third”, and the like may be used herein to modify elements performing similar and/or analogous functions. These modifiers do not imply a spatial, sequential, or hierarchical order to the modified elements unless specifically stated. 
         [0039]    While the disclosure has been described with reference to several embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the disclosure without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the disclosure not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this disclosure, but that the disclosure will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.