Pop-up Card With Removable Notecard Pocket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pop-up cards lack an integrated and easily accessible pocket for holding notecards or other items, limiting user interaction and customization.
Innovation Solution
A pop-up card design featuring a foldable cover with a secured panel creating a pocket, incorporating intersecting slice-form elements for a 3-D display structure, and a removable notecard with a visible tab for easy detection and removal, allowing for personalized messages or items to be inserted and used.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a pop-up card is designed with traditional flat structure only, then the card structure is simple, but the user interaction and customization capability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a pocket structure nested within the card assembly, formed by the panel and cover section. This nested pocket allows the card to hold additional items (notecards, photos, etc.) while maintaining a compact overall structure. The nesting principle enables the card to provide enhanced functionality without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The card is divided into distinct functional segments: the cover with crease line for pop-up functionality, the panel for structural support and pocket formation, and the pocket itself for holding removable notecards. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while contributing to the overall enhanced user interaction capability.
2Quantity of substance
If a pocket is added to hold notecards, then the card can hold additional items, but the card structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The panel serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the pop-up display, forms the pocket structure for holding notecards, and creates the tab feature for easy removal. By making the panel multi-functional, the design increases the number of items the card can hold without adding separate dedicated components for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The pocket structure is merged with the existing panel and cover section assembly rather than being a separate added component. The tab feature is also merged into the panel structure. This merging approach allows the card to hold additional items while minimizing the increase in overall structural complexity.
3Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If a notecard is placed in the pocket without a visible indicator, then the card structure remains simple, but the detection and removal of the notecard becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The tab protruding from the pocket provides a visual indicator (analogous to color change principle) that signals the presence of a notecard. This simple visual feature allows users to easily detect whether a notecard is inserted and where to grasp it for removal, without requiring complex detection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The tab acts as an intermediary element between the notecard and the user. It provides a grasping point for removal and a visual signal for detection, mediating the interaction between the hidden notecard and the user without adding complex detection or manipulation mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
A pop-up card includes a notecard that can be inserted into and removed from a pocket formed between the cover of the card and a panel secured to and overlaying at least a portion of the cover.