Patent Publication Number: US-10789859-B1

Title: Greeting card platform for bottle containers

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
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     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to platforms for displaying gift cards, and for attaching gift cards to packages and bottles. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     It is a problem in the art to provide a platform for affixing a gift card or greeting card to a bottle container. 
     There is a need in the art for platforms for displaying gift cards and greeting cards, and for attaching gift cards and greeting cards to packages and bottles. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     From the foregoing, it is seen that it is a problem in the art to provide a device meeting the above requirements. According to the present invention, a device is provided which meets the aforementioned requirements and needs in the prior art. Specifically, the device according to the present invention provides a platform for displaying gift cards and greeting cards, and for attaching gift cards and greeting cards to packages and bottles. 
     Further, the present invention relates to a disposable die-cut acetate platform for attaching and displaying greeting cards and gift cards on bottle containers. 
     Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a card platform mounted on a bottle, the bottle being shown in phantom outline, with the platform displaying a gift card or greeting card. 
         FIG. 2  is a front perspective view of the card platform of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an front perspective view which is an assembly view of a card being inserted into the card platform, the gift card having a shape with dimensions that are adapted to fit with said card platform. 
         FIG. 4  is a front view of a greeting card or gift card and an envelope for receiving the card, both with dimensions adapted to fit with the card platform. 
         FIG. 5  is a front schematic view of the card platform with greeting card and envelope installed on said platform. In this view, the envelope is secured behind the greeting card. The front page of the card swings open freely, allowing the recipient to read the card&#39;s message. 
         FIG. 6  is a front schematic view similar to  FIG. 4 , showing perforated edges of the card being removed, so that the card fits into the envelope. 
         FIG. 7  is a front schematic view of the greeting card platform installed on a bottle, the bottle being shown in phantom outline, with the card and envelope installed on said platform. In this view, the card is sealed within the envelope. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       FIG. 1  is a front schematic view of a bottle  10  equipped with a greeting card platform  30  by means of an elastic band  80 , with greeting card  20  installed.  FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a card platform  30  mounted on a bottle  10  by use of an elastic band  80 . In this view, the bottle  10  is shown in phantom outline. Here, the platform  30  is displaying a card  20 , the card  20  being a gift card or a greeting card. 
     In this discussion, the term card is intended to include greeting cards, gift cards, and any other types of cards which can be affixed to a gift. Other types of cards can include money cards, prepaid gift cards and envelopes, and others which would be known to any one having skill in the card arts. 
       FIG. 2  is a front perspective view of the card platform  30 . The card platform  30  is disposable and reusable. The card platform  30  is preferably formed as a single piece of formed, die cut acetate. The invention is not limited to this specific material, and other materials can be used which would be comparable in price and performance, which would be known to any one having skill in this art. 
     The card platform  30  has a body  36 ; an extended tab  32  which can be used to affix a bow  98  as shown in  FIG. 3 ,  FIG. 5 , and  FIG. 7  or other such adornment; rolled formed ends  34  on either side of the tab  32  (only one such formed end being numbered in this view); and a rolled formed end  46  on the bottom of the body  36 . The rolled formed ends  34  and  46  each have a respective slight gap between the main body  36  in order to accommodate and secure the edges of the card  20  (shown in  FIG. 1 ). The card platform has an aperture  38  in the vicinity of its center, the aperture being formed by punching out and bending material from that portion into a hook  40 . The hook  40  accommodates the elastic band  80  that secures the platform  30  to the bottle  10 , and in use the hook  40  rests on an upper edge of the elastic band  80 . The body  36  includes two opposed cutouts  42 ,  44 , which receive the elastic band  80  such that the elastic band  80  operates without slipping off the card platform  30 ; and additionally it prevents bending the main body  36  or the greeting card  20  to the shape of the bottle  10 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , the platform  30  has gaps (serving as entry points)  48  and  50  on the uppermost side (formed by the rolled formed ends  34 ), and has a gap (serving as an entry point)  52  on the lowermost side (formed by the rolled formed end  46 ). 
     The elastic band  80  can be of any material that includes at least a portion that it stretchable or elastic, such that it provides tension when stretched, so as to retain its position on the bottle  10 , for example, when stretched around the bottle  10  with the card platform  30 . 
     In an alternative embodiment, the card platform  30  includes a peel-clean adhesive strip on its back surface (not shown). In this alternative embodiment, the card platform  30  is affixed to the bottle  10  with a peel-clean adhesive strip (not shown) on the the back of the main body  36 . 
       FIG. 3  is a front assembly view, in perspective, of the card platform  30  alongside a card  20  cut with dimensions that function in tandem with the greeting card platform  30 . The specially designed card  20  has both a front page  22  and back page  24 ; the back page  24  being slightly longer than the front page  22 . The extended ends  26 ,  28 , of the back page  24  are designed to slide securely into the gaps  48 ,  50  between the main body  36  and the rolled formed ends  34  of the greeting card platform  30 , thus allowing the front page  22  to swing freely open to reveal the interior of the card  20 . The extended ends  26 ,  28 , of the back page  24  are perforated, so as to be removed and allow the card  20  to take on a familiar symmetry for the recipient. 
       FIG. 4  is a front schematic view of a greeting card  20  and envelope  120 , both with dimensions that function in tandem with the greeting card platform  30 . The envelope  120  is sized to accommodate the elongated back page  24  of the card  20 . Both the envelope  120  and the back page  24  of the card  20  can be held securely by the greeting card platform  30  in the gaps  48 ,  50 , and  52  as described above. 
       FIG. 5  is a front schematic view of the card platform  30  with the greeting card  20  and the envelope  120  installed on the main body  36  of said platform  30  (which is not visible in this view, being covered by the card  20 ). In this view, the envelope  120  is secured behind the greeting card  20 . The front page  22  of the card  20  swings open freely, allowing the recipient to read the card&#39;s message. Here, on one side, a small portion of the elastic band  80  is visible on the right hand side. 
       FIG. 6  is a front schematic view similar to  FIG. 4 , showing the card  20  and the envelope  120 , in which there are perforated edges  26 ,  28  of the greeting card  20  which are being removed in order to fit the card  20  into the envelope  120 . 
       FIG. 7  is a front schematic view of the card platform  30  installed on the bottle  10 , with the card  20  and the envelope  120  installed on the bottle  10  by means of the elastic band  80 , in the manner described above. In this view, the greeting card  20  is sealed within the envelope  120 .