Nested Card System with Intersecting Slice-Form Pop-Up Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional card systems lack a compact and efficient way to arrange multiple cards in an enclosed relationship, limiting their ability to be stored in a small space while maintaining decorative features and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A card system comprising multiple cards of varying sizes arranged in a descending order, where each card has a pocket to receive smaller cards, forming enclosed assemblies that can be compactly stored within an envelope, with optional pop-up displays using intersecting slice-form elements for enhanced decoration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If multiple cards are arranged in an enclosed relationship with pockets, then the cards can be compactly stored in a small space, but the device complexity increases due to multiple pockets and nested structures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested card structure where multiple cards of decreasing sizes are inserted into pockets of larger cards, forming enclosed assemblies. The smallest card is inserted into a pocket of a larger card, which in turn is inserted into another larger card's pocket, creating a compact nested arrangement that minimizes storage volume while maintaining individual card accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The card system is divided into multiple discrete cards with individual pockets, allowing each card to function independently while contributing to the overall nested structure. This segmentation enables flexible assembly and disassembly while achieving compact storage through the enclosed relationship between segmented components.
2Volume of moving object
If cards are arranged in descending size order with pockets, then compact storage is achieved, but the ease of operation decreases due to nested assembly and disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The pockets are pre-formed and positioned on each card before assembly, with openings oriented to facilitate insertion. The descending size order is predetermined in the design, allowing users to simply slide cards into the next larger card's pocket without requiring complex alignment or adjustment during assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The nested structure follows a straightforward sequence where each card is designed to fit into the next larger card's pocket in descending size order. This predetermined nesting sequence simplifies the assembly process to a series of simple insertion motions, reducing operational complexity despite the nested configuration.
3Ease of manufacture
If pop-up displays with intersecting slice-form elements are added, then decorative features are enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pop-up display mechanism is merged with the card structure itself, where intersecting slice-form elements are integrated into the card panels. These elements are positioned at fold lines and work together to create the pop-up effect when the card is opened, combining the decorative function with the structural components rather than adding separate elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The intersecting slice-form elements create curved and angled surfaces that form three-dimensional pop-up shapes when the card is opened. The slice elements are arranged to intersect at angles that generate arches, domes, or other curved decorative forms, adding visual complexity through geometric curvature while maintaining structural integration.
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AI summary
Implementations described and claimed herein provide a card system. In one implementation, includes a plurality of cards in an enclosed relationship. At least one of the plurality of cards includes a pocket configured to respectively receive a corresponding card of the plurality of cards.