Abstract: A manually-operated coded image animation device a coded image viewer with a front panel, a reception area, such as a slot open on three sides or a channel, behind the front panel, and coded image decoding elements disposed on the front panel. A coded image card with a plurality of coded images can be manually inserted into the reception area in the coded image viewer. Animation of the coded images can be realized by a sliding movement of the coded image card in relation to the coded image viewer or by a rearward and forward rocking of the coded image viewer in relation to a podium by manual activation. A pivoting structure can be formed by a lever arm, a counterweight, and the coded image viewer with the lever arm received through a slot in the podium. A biasing system biases the coded image card into face-to-face contact with the front panel.

Abstract: A collapsible toy kitchen apparatus and method, an embodiment including a back support including a backsplash, a kitchen counter including a countertop and a range and being pivotably connected to the back support, a base pivotably connected to the back support, and two side walls that are each foldable. The pivotable connections and foldable side walls allow the toy kitchen to collapse, such as for storage.

Abstract: The book consists, in a conventional way, of a series of pages, each one of them being formed by two plates of hard cardboard and an intermediate layer made of rubber foam. The cardboard plate (1) of the front side and the cardboard plate (1?) of the reverse side respectively incorporate slots (3, 3?), that describe a trajectory with the shape of an “L”, or any other appropriate trajectory. The slots (3, 3?) are intended to allow the children to introduce their fingers and move a cursor (4) that slips through a slot (5) in the rubber foam layer (2), thus making an itinerary or path for the cursor (4), that can be followed with the finger of the child through the path created by such slot (5) of the rubber foam layer (2).

Abstract: A flip book greeting card having an outside cover containing text and artwork and an inside panel containing a flip book. The flip book is made up of one piece of material that is folded accordion-style to create several smaller folds, each fold containing a series of still frame pictures or drawings, each successive fold containing the same picture or drawing with incremental movements. The flip book is connected to the greeting card in such away that when a user pulls the free edge of the flip book, the flip book is set in motion, creating the illusion of a picture in motion. The user may then push the free edge back to its original location, while the flip book is set in reverse motion, creating the illusion of rewinding the movement of the picture. The picture or drawing used in the flip book may be coordinated with the occasion, theme and/or décor of the greeting card.

Abstract: A reversibly bound book is provided. A first cover strip is wrapped around the first edge of a first cover board, passes over the first side of the first cover board and along the first side of the second cover board. One end of a second cover strip is wrapped around the second edge of the second cover board, strip passes along the second side of the second cover board and over the second side of the first cover board. The cover boards are only attached to each other via the cover strips and can be rotated and turned inside-out. One book can have two different appearances simply by rotating the cover boards with respect to each other. At least one floating spine is bound to one cover board, serving as a spine in one configuration and a closure in the other.

Abstract: By providing a pre-printed promotional system which employs a housing and a cooperating slider panel mounted to each other, with the slider panel being movable for activating a foldable graphic element to move between an open displayed position and a closed, folded position, a unique, hands-on, printed, visually exciting and interest generating advertising/promotional product is attained. Preferably, the promotional system comprises two cooperating components which are cooperatively associated to each other in sliding interengagement. Although two components are required for achieving the basic construction, alternate embodiments of the present invention may incorporate additional components for providing a further enhanced visual impact.

Abstract: A greeting card having a first card panel, a door connected to the first card panel and movable between a closed position where the door substantially covers a section of the first card panel and an open position where the door uncovers the section of the first card panel. A trigger is provided which is movable between a first position wherein the door is prevented from moving, and a second position wherein the door is allowed to move between the closed and open positions. A member which is movable by a user controls operation of the trigger to move the trigger to the second position to allow the door to move to the open position.

Abstract: A printed work, such as a book or a card, may include one or may pages having a first layer having an image on a surface thereof, a second layer covering at least a portion of the first layer and having a flap configured to move between a closed position, in which the image is covered by the flap, and an open position, in which the flap exposes the image, and a third layer covering the second layer and having a portion being movable relative to the second layer to expose the flap. Methods of displaying such a printed work are also disclosed.

Abstract: By providing a unique, pre-printed promotional/delivery system which can be produced in a wide variety of alternate forms and/or configurations incorporating at least two principal cooperating components mounted to each other, with one component being movable relative to a fixed holding component in response to action taken by the user, a unique, hands-on, printed, visually exciting and interest generating advertising/promotional product and/or delivery system is attained. In the preferred construction, the user action causes the movable component to move from a first position, wherein the movable component is fully retained in the holding component, to a second position, wherein the movable component extends outwardly from the holding component. In this way, a unique, user controlled, unanticipated and surprising result is achieved which enables any desired gift, display, award, certificate, prize, or promotion to be delivered in a unique manner.

Abstract: A rotary pop-up envelope is disclosed. The device comprises an envelope that holds a pullout tab that is pivotably connected to a pop-up sheet member. The envelope includes a slotted panel with a slot through which the pop-up sheet member is inserted. The envelope further includes a middle panel and a cover panel that, when folded together, enclose the slotted panel, the pop-up sheet member, and the pullout tab. The envelope is open at one end and partially open at a top edge such that when the pullout tab is pulled away from the envelope, the pop-up sheet member engages an apex of the slot in the slotted panel that forces the pop-up sheet member to rotate up through the open portion at the top side of the envelope.

Abstract: The book with spinning globe has a front cover, a back cover, and a spine or binding portion which binds the front cover, and the back cover. An earth globe is rotatably connected to a front cover, back cover, or spine so that the globe is rotatable about an axis extending along a plane of the front cover, back cover, or spine to which the globe is connected. The book may optionally include at least one leaf positioned between the front and the back cover. The globe may also be rotatably connected to the leaf. The globe is configured to represent the earth, and has outlines representing the continents and at least larger countries or geographical regions, and may have contours representing mountains or other features.

Abstract: Included is a flap board book having at least one page constructed of a first piece of grayback board and a second piece of grayback board wherein each piece of grayback board has a front and a back side. Each front side includes a coating adapted to accept printing. The first piece of grayback board includes a rotateably attached section positioned to allow viewing of a portion of the backside of the first piece of the grayback board and a portion of the backside of the second piece of grayback board. The portion of the backside of the first piece of the grayback board and the portion of the backside of the second piece of the grayback board includes a flashing adapted to accept printing ink. In this invention, only the portion of the back of each grayback board piece has been flashed, or treated. This treatment enables these portions, and only these portions on the flashed side of each piece, to properly accept printing ink.

Abstract: A book having at least one fold out page with a display-changing device that allows the user to vary and experiment with the words, pictures or colors associated with the text, representations, characters, objects or scenes depicted in the book.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novelty item which may be used as an active greeting card or a promotional advertising display device. The card itself contains a number of display leafs which are progressively “turned” by pulling a pull tab in the card base. The pages may have a “pop-up” action device mounted between each pair of leafs to give a 3-D effect as the leafs are progressively turned.

Abstract: An improved book, wherein a user engages a dial or other selector device to access at least one page, chapter, part, rhyme or story within the book.

Abstract: The invention provides a child's counting or activity book having successive leaves formed with ascending numbers of sockets for mounting corresponding numbers of individual button-like, counters of a set. Each counter is anchored to a spine region by a ribbon permitting movement of the counter between any sockets. The counters are selected by the child according to instructions provided on a facing page by words, arabic numbers and illustrations of the corresponding counters. All counters of the set are initially mounted in through-sockets in the cover for storage and display.

Abstract: A view-changing display is made from one generally rectangular sheet of resilient planar material having a first side and a second side. At least one viewing window, graspable tab and slot through which the tab may slide are formed in the sheet, preferably by die cutting. The sheet is divided into a front panel, at least one sliding panel ending with a graspable tab, a biasing element preferably comprised of a resilient panel disposed between the front panel and each sliding panel, and an optional back panel preferably extending from the front panel opposite the biasing element. The second side of the sliding panel is folded to face the second side of the biasing element. The second side of the front panel is then folded to face the first side of the sliding panel and to mate the tab and slot. The second side of the optional back panel may be folded to face the first side of the biasing element. The display view is changed by pulling the tab which bows the biasing element and displaces the sliding panel.

Abstract: A pop-up device for a card, book, novelty, or the like has a sandwich-like structure including a base or back (300), a front or cover (200), and a tongue (130) disposed between. All three sections may be of equal length. The three sections are folded onto one another and glued to make the sandwich. The tongue has a protruding tab end (135) for a user to pull; the end distal the tab end is fastened to a portion of the cover. A pull-slot (325) cut out between the cover and back guides the tongue for pulling to eliminate shims. The cover is slit by two parallel cuts (210) and three crosswise creases. The cuts are parallel to the tongue. The creased portion of the cover pops up when the tongue is pulled by a user. The fold lines are perpendicular to the direction of the tongue movement.

Abstract: A device for successively displaying a plurality of images includes a plurality N of overlying panels where N is at least 3. Each of the panels defines a longitudinal series of flexible slats and louvers between the slats, the slats being longitudinally longer than the louvers. Each of the slats of all underlying panels are interleaved longitudinally through the louvers of all overlying panels, the slats of each panel cooperatively defining one of the plurality of images. Each of the slats of an overlying panel is laterally narrower than the slats of all underlying panels.

Abstract: This is a device for animating pop-up graphical structures as are sometimes found in graphic media. The device changes the back and forth relative motion of elements in the device into alternating movement to animate elements like wings, arms, and eyes in graphical constructs. In operation, a movable element (38) in the device follows a zig-zag track (52) in another element of the device resulting in alternating movement in the attached graphical element (56).

Abstract: A novelty device to simulate use of a remote control unit is provided with a housing having side walls, a first end wall spaced from a second end wall, and a top wall. A plurality of end wall slots arranged in a parallel relationship are directed through the second end wall, with the top wall having a like number of top wall slots, where each top wall slot includes as associated projection in mechanical relation to a drive link and projection plate, wherein each projection plate is arranged for projection through one of the second end wall slots upon directing an associated link guidingly along an associated top wall slot.

Abstract: A card construction includes an envelope portion of a card in the form of a sleeve or pocket with an opening at the top which receives and holds a slideable pullout. A tab is formed by a reverse fold at the lower end of the pullout. The rear face of the envelope includes an aperture or window which engages a tab extending from the lower end of the pullout. The location and dimension of the window corresponds to the tab so that the two engage at a point where it is appropriate to stop the pullout from coming any farther out of the envelope. Because of the outward spring force of the tab, a tapered end of the tab is thrust out of the window as it passes by the aperture, thus ensuring engagement between the pullout and the envelope.

Abstract: An animated drawing board includes a series of stacked sheets arranged in a common frame. The front sheet is a transparent panel having an erasable front surface. An opaque sheet having at least one aperture positioned in a predetermined position such as two apertures positioned at the location of the eyes of the figure to be drawn is disposed behind the transparent panel. A support sheet having a track guide aperture disposed behind the aperture is positioned behind the opaque sheet. A set of plates slightly larger than the track opening in the support sheet can be adhered to a track member slidingly received in the track guide aperture to form a slidable mount for a band of opaque material containing a feature of the figure such as an eyeball. A rear lever positioned to one side of the frame is attached to the rear plate of the slidable mount.

Abstract: A puppet which can be operated by single hand finger manipulation is derived from a single piece of flat sheet stock. The puppet, which presents the appearance of the face of a person or animal, or an object or symbol, is comprised of slidably interactive upper and lower face panels and a rearwardly disposed V-shaped hinge. An elongated slot in the lower face panel creates a mouth portion that can be opened and closed with manipulation of the face panels.

Abstract: A display card having interconnected distinct panels in an "L"-shaped configuration cut or stamped from paperboard, cardboard, or the like, with cooperating printed matter positioned on selected portions thereof so that upon folding the panels about score lines the printed matter will cooperate to complete a picture as well as in some instances enabling motion to be imparted thereto by moving one of the panels relative to the other.