Patent ID: 6869369

Claim:
A particulate matter propulsion apparatus for use in relation to a greeting card, the greeting card having a first side and a second side separated by a fold, the greeting card having a top edge and a bottom edge, the particulate matter propulsion apparatus having an open position when the fold is open and a closed position when the fold is closed, the apparatus comprising a particulate matter receptacle connected to a greeting card solely by a supporting means, the supporting means having a first end adjacent the greeting card and a second end free to move relative to the greeting card, the particulate matter receptacle being attached to the supporting means adjacent the second end thereof, the apparatus characterized in that the supporting means is arranged to be bent so as to store potential energy and hold the particulate matter receptacle within the greeting card when the apparatus is in the closed position, and whereby opening of the greeting card causes the supporting means to urge the particulate matter receptacle away from the fold thus causing particulate matter within the particulate matter receptacle to be propelled into the air upwardly past the top edge of the card in a direction substantially aligned with the direction of movement of the particulate matter receptacle.