Patent ID: 7810261

Claim:
A method of assembling an animated foldable card moveable between an open position and a closed position, the method comprising the steps of a) providing a sheet that includes i) a base page having top, bottom, left and right edges, ii) a shield page having top, bottom, left and right edges and a window defined therein, wherein the bottom edge of the shield page is hingedly connected to the top edge of the base page, iii) a first intermediate page having top, bottom, left and right edges, iv) a second intermediate page having top, bottom, left and right edges, wherein the right edge of the first intermediate page is hingedly connected to the left edge of the base page, and wherein the right edge of the second intermediate page is hingedly connected to the left edge of the first intermediate page, and v) a moveable page having top, bottom, left and right edges, wherein the right edge of the moveable page is hingedly connected to the left edge of the second intermediate page, wherein the moveable page includes one of either a plurality of shutter elements or at least one coded image associated therewith, and wherein either the base page or the shield page includes the other of the plurality of shutter elements and the at least one coded image associated therewith, b) adhering the first intermediate page to the second intermediate page to form a cover member, c) moving the moveable page so that it overlies the base page, and d) adhering the shield page to the base page such that the moveable page is sandwiched therebetween to form a bottom member.