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Interactive Book With Detachable Pop-Up Device

a pop-up device and interactive book technology, applied in the field of interactive books and greeting cards, can solve the problems of limited ability to stimulate the imagination of children, and achieve the effect of stimulating and enhancing imagination

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-24
TRANSGLOBAL COMM GROUP & CREATIVE PUBLISHING
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Benefits of technology

"The invention is a way to make books or cards more interesting and engaging for children or users. It involves adding a removable pop-up device, like a toy or mask, that can be opened or played with and then re-attached to the book or card. This allows the reader to interact with the book or card in a new and interesting way, and the pop-up device can be thematically related to the book or card. The invention can be used in various implementations, such as books, greeting cards, and other consumer products."

Problems solved by technology

The ability to stimulate a child's imagination has been limited by currently available pop-up books as the pop-up devices have been physically integrated into book.

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[0018]The embodiments of the invention and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments and examples that are described and / or illustrated in the accompanying drawings and detailed in the following description. It should be noted that the features illustrated in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, and features of one embodiment may be employed with other embodiments as the skilled artisan would recognize, even if not explicitly stated herein. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques may be omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments of the invention. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the invention may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments of the invention. Accordingly, the examples and embodiments herein should not be construed as limiting the s...

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Abstract

A foldable consumer product, such as book or card, has a plurality of pages and a detachable toy, mask or other interactive amusement device attached to at least one of the pages. The detachable device is configured to pop-up or open upon exposing at least one of the pages, and may be thematically related to the subject matter of the book or card.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a continuation application and claims the benefit of priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 838,113, filed Aug. 13, 2007, which is a continuation of PCT / US2006 / 037161, filed Sep. 25, 2006, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 814,556, filed Jun. 19, 2006, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The invention is directed generally to interactive books and greeting cards and, more particularly, to an interactive book or greeting card with a detachable pop-up device integrated into the book.[0004]2. Related Art[0005]Various attempts have been made to introduce children to reading and make the reading experience more stimulating and enjoyable, especially for young children. It has been found that illustrations play an important role in attracting and maintaining a child's...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63H33/38A42B1/18
CPCA63H33/38B42D15/042B42D15/045
Inventor PRESCOTT, STEVEN C.
Owner TRANSGLOBAL COMM GROUP & CREATIVE PUBLISHING