WO2000073087A1 - Open-out transformable card such as a postcard - Google Patents

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WO2000073087A1
WO2000073087A1 PCT/FR2000/001351 FR0001351W WO0073087A1 WO 2000073087 A1 WO2000073087 A1 WO 2000073087A1 FR 0001351 W FR0001351 W FR 0001351W WO 0073087 A1 WO0073087 A1 WO 0073087A1
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Benjamin Hensel
Marie-Claude Hensel
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
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  • Deployable and transformable card such as for example postcard.
  • the present invention relates to a quadrangular card such as for example postcard, greeting card, ..., transformable into a three-dimensional object of hexahedral or parallelepiped shape.
  • the present invention provides another type of card, with no particular practical vocation, having an essentially humorous, decorative, playful or advertising interest.
  • the deployable and transformable card according to the invention consists of two rigid or semi-rigid faces or panels of quadrangular shape, assembled by means of a bellows attached to the periphery of said panels, so that said card can pass from a flattened configuration according to which the two panels are applied one against the other, to a three-dimensional parallelepipedal configuration delimiting an interior volume more or less large according to the size of the panels and of the bellows, when the two panels are separated manually on the other, and when the bellows is stretched to its maximum. Openings in at least one of the panels and / or in the bellows allow the entry or evacuation of air to allow the deployment or folding of the card. - 2 -
  • the card according to the invention when it is in its folded state, is preferably, although in no way limiting, of size and thickness substantially equal to or slightly greater than a conventional postcard, so that said card can easily be accepted and routed by postal services.
  • Said card can, in this way, receive on the external face of the lower panel, the message or messages of the sender (s), while the external face of the upper panel can receive the coordinates of the recipient.
  • This card can therefore be sent without requiring the use of an envelope.
  • the recipient Upon receipt, the recipient can unfold the card to discover the entertaining, decorative, playful, humorous or advertising purpose of the object then adopting the form of a package.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the card according to the invention in its folded state
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of this card in its maximum deployment state
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the deployable card illustrated in Figure 2, before its complete deployment;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the card according to the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the deployable card illustrated in Figure 4 before its complete deployment
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the card according to the invention, which can be executed so as to constitute a dark room;
  • FIG. 7 is a view in longitudinal section of the deployable card shown in FIG. 6. Reference is made to said drawings to describe interesting, although in no way limiting, embodiments of the deployable card according to the invention.
  • This card consists of two quadrangular panels 1 and 2, preferably of identical dimensions, made of a rigid or semi-rigid material such as for example cardboard, Bristol board, etc. These two panels, which are designated below by the expressions “upper panel” and “lower panel”, respectively, to distinguish them from one another, are assembled by means of a bellows 3.
  • the visible external face 1a of the upper panel 1 can be reserved, for example, for the recording of the coordinates (name, first names and address) of the recipient of the card.
  • the visible external face 2a of the lower panel 2 can be intended for the writing of the message of the sender.
  • the external faces can also be coated with a simple decoration, a pre-printed message, etc.
  • each panel are, preferably, equal to or substantially equal to the conventional dimensions and commonly used for the production of ordinary postcards (example: 150 mm x 105 mm). These preferential dimensions can of course be infinitely declined, but advantageously allow a reduced cost during the manufacture of said panels (no particular cutting) and good acceptance of the card by the postal services.
  • the panels 1 and 2 are assembled by means of a bellows 3 made integral with these, preferably by gluing the ends of said bellows over the entire periphery of the upper and lower panels 1 and 2, for example on the edges of the two internal faces 1b, 2b of the latter, respectively.
  • the bellows 3 is preferably shaped so as to closely match the size and shape of the panels in their lengths and widths, in the folded state of the card.
  • it can be produced in a flexible, even semi-rigid material such as kraft paper, or according to the desired effect, in any other opaque, transparent or translucent material having properties of flexibility sufficient to allow folding, and sufficient stiffness properties for support the weight of the upper panel 1 when the card according to the invention is unfolded to its maximum and rests on a surface by means of its panel 2, to maintain the assembly in the state of a parallelepiped.
  • a flexible, even semi-rigid material such as kraft paper, or according to the desired effect, in any other opaque, transparent or translucent material having properties of flexibility sufficient to allow folding, and sufficient stiffness properties for support the weight of the upper panel 1 when the card according to the invention is unfolded to its maximum and rests on a surface by means of its panel 2, to maintain the assembly in the state of a parallelepiped.
  • the bellows 3 of the card according to the invention comprises on each of its two opposite longitudinal faces 3a and 3b, a re-entrant median fold line 4, parallel to the longitudinal edges of the two panels 1 and 2.
  • the bellows 3 also comprises at each end two opposite faces 3c and 3d, of quadrangular shape, arranged perpendicular to the faces
  • the fold lines 5a, 5b and, 5c, 5d follow the two diagonals of each quadrilateral and intersect at the center of the latter.
  • the bellows 3 comprises on each face 3c and 3d, a median outgoing fold line, parallel to the transverse edges of the panels 1 and 2, this outgoing fold line consisting of two sections 6a, 6b connecting the center of the quadrilateral to the lines of respective lateral folds 4.
  • One or more orifices 7 may be provided in different locations of the deployable card according to the invention, for example on at least one of the two panels 1 or 2 or, preferably, on at least one of the longitudinal faces 3a or 3b or transverse 3c or 3d of the bellows 3, depending on the decor used, so that said orifices appear as discreetly as possible.
  • These orifices or holes 7 allow rapid entry and evacuation of air, allowing deployment or folding, respectively, of the deployable card.
  • the arrangement of the fold lines 4, 5 and 6 of the bellows 3 allows the folding of the panel-bellows assembly so that the two panels 1 and 2 are applied one against the other when the folding of the card according to the invention is total.
  • the bellows 3 is completely folded back so that it is completely hidden by the two panels 1 and 2 (FIG. 1).
  • the deployable card according to the invention is in this state, of a reduced bulk.
  • the panels 1 and 2 are of dimensions equal or substantially equal to those of a postcard standard, the insertion of said card according to the invention in an ordinary envelope commonly used for mailing is possible.
  • pads or dots of self-adhesive or self-adhesive substances 11, for example of the repositionable adhesive type, are arranged on at least two opposite external surfaces of the bellows 3, to allow the maintaining the card in its maximum folding state during transport, while allowing the deployment of said card by a slight traction exerted simultaneously on the two panels 1 and 2, and tending to spread them apart.
  • the orifices 7 allow rapid air entry so as to facilitate the deployment of the card according to the invention. Conversely, when pressure is exerted on each of the two panels 1 and 2, the air contained in the card is compressed and can quickly and easily escape through said orifices 7.
  • one or more sides of the bellows 3 can or can be made, in whole or in part, in a translucent or transparent material making it possible to perceive a message, a wish, a symbol, a decoration, etc., placed at the inside the volume delimited by said bellows or printed or otherwise attached to the internal surface of one or more sides of the latter.
  • one of the longitudinal faces 3a or 3b of the bellows 3 executed in an opaque material has a cutout 8, for example of rectangular shape, of variable dimensions, closed or not by a sheet of transparent material, so that the interior of the card is made visible when it is fully deployed.
  • a decoration 9 constituted by the representation of an object, a character, an animal, a symbol, etc. can be suspended by a wire, an elastic band or fixed by gluing or otherwise to the internal face 1b of the upper panel 1.
  • These decorations 9 can, on the other hand, be fixed both to the internal face 1b of the upper panel 1 and on the inner face 2b of the lower panel 2 (as illustrated in FIGS.
  • the orifices 7 are not necessary since the air inlet and outlet are made possible by said opening formed on one of the longitudinal faces 3a or 3b of the bellows 3.
  • one of the transverse faces 3c or 3d of the bellows 3 has at its center, a small opening 10, for example of circular shape, to allow an observer to approach his eye and visualize the inside of the "box" formed by the deployed card.
  • An illustration, photograph, etc. may for example be affixed to the internal face of the transverse face 3c or 3d of the bellows 3 opposite the face comprising the opening.
  • the bellows may have one or more openings allowing light to enter the interior of the enclosed space. In this way, an observer can visualize the interior scene, when it is not visible to other people.
  • the transverse side opposite the side provided with the opening 10 can be made of a transparent or translucent material, so that the deployable card can be used, in the deployed state, as a dark room.

Abstract

A transformable card such as a postcard, characterized in that it comprises two surfaces or rigid/semi-rigid quadrangular panels (1,2) which are assembled using a gusset (3) which is attached to the periphery of said panels, whereby the card can be transformed from a flattened configuration, wherein both panels are applied against each other, into a parallelepipedal configuration defining an inner space when said panels are moved apart, whereby at least one wall of said parallelepiped has at least one air hole (7) enabling the card to be opened out or folded.

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Carte déployable et transformable, telle que par exemple carte postale.Deployable and transformable card, such as for example postcard.
La présente invention concerne une carte quadrangulaire telle que par exemple carte postale, carte de voeux, ..., transformable en un objet tridimensionnel de forme hexaédrique ou parallélépipédique.The present invention relates to a quadrangular card such as for example postcard, greeting card, ..., transformable into a three-dimensional object of hexahedral or parallelepiped shape.
On trouve, dans les librairies, papeteries, carteries, etc., toute sorte de cartes postales dépliables. On connaît, par exemple, des cartes de forme quadrangulaire, type cartes postales, associées à des sacs ou paquets par fixation de l'un des bords latéraux desdites cartes à l'un des bords latéraux desdits sacs (WO 93/23254). Le but de ce type de cartes est d'obtenir un ensemble pratique constitué d'une carte telle que carte de voeux où un message peut être inscrit, et d'un paquet destiné à recevoir un objet ou présent quelconque. Le principal intérêt de cet article est que la carte de voeux et le paquet ou sac sont maintenus solidaires et ne sont donc pas séparables par inadvertance. L'envoi par courrier postal de ces cartes reste difficile, hasardeux, voire impossible.There are all kinds of foldable postcards in bookstores, stationery stores, card shops, etc. There are known, for example, cards of quadrangular shape, postcard type, associated with bags or packets by fixing one of the side edges of said cards to one of the side edges of said bags (WO 93/23254). The purpose of this type of card is to obtain a practical set consisting of a card such as a greeting card where a message can be written, and a packet intended to receive any object or present. The main advantage of this article is that the greeting card and the package or bag are held together and are therefore not inadvertently separable. Sending these cards by postal mail remains difficult, hazardous and even impossible.
La présente invention propose un autre type de carte, sans vocation pratique particulière, ayant un intérêt essentiellement humoristique, décoratif, ludique ou publicitaire.The present invention provides another type of card, with no particular practical vocation, having an essentially humorous, decorative, playful or advertising interest.
La carte déployable et transformable selon l'invention est constituée de deux faces ou panneaux rigides ou semi-rigides de forme quadrangulaire, assemblés par l'intermédiaire d'un soufflet rattaché à la périphérie desdits panneaux, de sorte que ladite carte peut passer d'une configuration aplatie selon laquelle les deux panneaux sont appliqués l'un contre l'autre, à une configuration tridimensionnelle parallélépipédique délimitant un volume intérieur plus ou moins grand selon la taille des panneaux et du soufflet, lorsque les deux panneaux sont écartés manuellement l'un de l'autre, et lorsque le soufflet se trouve étiré à son maximum. Des orifices ménagés dans au moins l'un des panneaux et/ou dans le soufflet, autorisent l'entrée ou l'évacuation d'air pour permettre le déploiement ou le repliement de la carte. - 2 -The deployable and transformable card according to the invention consists of two rigid or semi-rigid faces or panels of quadrangular shape, assembled by means of a bellows attached to the periphery of said panels, so that said card can pass from a flattened configuration according to which the two panels are applied one against the other, to a three-dimensional parallelepipedal configuration delimiting an interior volume more or less large according to the size of the panels and of the bellows, when the two panels are separated manually on the other, and when the bellows is stretched to its maximum. Openings in at least one of the panels and / or in the bellows allow the entry or evacuation of air to allow the deployment or folding of the card. - 2 -
La carte selon l'invention, lorsqu'elle se trouve dans son état replié, est de façon préférentielle quoique nullement limitative, de taille et d'épaisseur sensiblement égale ou légèrement supérieure à une carte postale classique, de sorte que ladite carte peut aisément être admise et acheminée par les services postaux. Ladite carte peut, de la sorte, recevoir sur la face externe du panneau inférieur, le ou les messages du ou des expéditeurs, tandis que la face externe du panneau supérieur peut recevoir les coordonnées du destinataire. Cette carte peut ainsi être expédiée sans nécessiter l'utilisation d'enveloppe. A sa réception, le destinataire peut déplier la carte pour découvrir la finalité divertissante, décorative, ludique, humoristique ou publicitaire de l'objet adoptant alors la forme d'un paquet.The card according to the invention, when it is in its folded state, is preferably, although in no way limiting, of size and thickness substantially equal to or slightly greater than a conventional postcard, so that said card can easily be accepted and routed by postal services. Said card can, in this way, receive on the external face of the lower panel, the message or messages of the sender (s), while the external face of the upper panel can receive the coordinates of the recipient. This card can therefore be sent without requiring the use of an envelope. Upon receipt, the recipient can unfold the card to discover the entertaining, decorative, playful, humorous or advertising purpose of the object then adopting the form of a package.
Les buts, caractéristiques et avantages ci-dessus et d'autres encore, ressortiront mieux de la description qui suit et des dessins annexés dans lesquels:The aims, characteristics and advantages above and others still will emerge more clearly from the description which follows and from the appended drawings in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue en perspective de la carte selon l'invention dans son état replié ;- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the card according to the invention in its folded state;
- la figure 2 est une vue en perspective de cette carte dans son état de déploiement maximum ;- Figure 2 is a perspective view of this card in its maximum deployment state;
- la figure 3 est une vue en coupe transversale de la carte déployable illustrée à la figure 2, avant son complet déploiement ;- Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the deployable card illustrated in Figure 2, before its complete deployment;
- la figure 4 est une vue en perspective d'un autre exemple de réalisation de la carte selon l'invention ;- Figure 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the card according to the invention;
- la figure 5 est une vue en coupe transversale de la carte déployable illustrée à la figure 4 avant son complet déploiement ;- Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the deployable card illustrated in Figure 4 before its complete deployment;
- la figure 6 est une vue en perspective d'un troisième exemple de réalisation de la carte selon l'invention, lequel peut être exécuté de façon à constituer une chambre noire ;- Figure 6 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the card according to the invention, which can be executed so as to constitute a dark room;
- la figure 7 est une vue en coupe longitudinale de la carte déployable représentée à la figure 6. On se réfère auxdits dessins pour décrire des exemples de réalisation intéressants, quoique nullement limitatifs, de la carte déployable selon l'invention.FIG. 7 is a view in longitudinal section of the deployable card shown in FIG. 6. Reference is made to said drawings to describe interesting, although in no way limiting, embodiments of the deployable card according to the invention.
Cette carte est constituée de deux panneaux 1 et 2 quadrangulaires, de préférence de dimensions identiques, réalisés dans un matériau rigide ou semi- rigide tel que par exemple carton, bristol, etc. Ces deux panneaux que l'on désigne ci-après par les expressions "panneau supérieur" et "panneau inférieur", respectivement, pour les distinguer l'un de l'autre, sont assemblés par l'intermédiaire d'un soufflet 3.This card consists of two quadrangular panels 1 and 2, preferably of identical dimensions, made of a rigid or semi-rigid material such as for example cardboard, Bristol board, etc. These two panels, which are designated below by the expressions “upper panel” and “lower panel”, respectively, to distinguish them from one another, are assembled by means of a bellows 3.
La face externe visible 1 a du panneau supérieur 1 peut être réservée, par exemple, à l'inscription des coordonnées (nom, prénoms et adresse) du destinataire de la carte. De la même manière, la face externe visible 2a du panneau inférieur 2 peut être destinée à la rédaction du message de l'expéditeur. Les faces externes peuvent également être revêtues d'un simple décor, d'un message pré-imprimé, etc.The visible external face 1a of the upper panel 1 can be reserved, for example, for the recording of the coordinates (name, first names and address) of the recipient of the card. In the same way, the visible external face 2a of the lower panel 2 can be intended for the writing of the message of the sender. The external faces can also be coated with a simple decoration, a pre-printed message, etc.
Les dimensions de chaque panneau sont, de manière préférée, égales ou sensiblement égales aux dimensions conventionnelles et couramment employées pour la réalisation des cartes postales ordinaires (exemple : 150 mm x 105 mm). Ces dimensions préférentielles peuvent bien entendu être déclinées à l'infini, mais permettent avantageusement un coût réduit lors de la fabrication desdits panneaux (pas de découpe particulière) et une bonne admission de la carte par les services postaux.The dimensions of each panel are, preferably, equal to or substantially equal to the conventional dimensions and commonly used for the production of ordinary postcards (example: 150 mm x 105 mm). These preferential dimensions can of course be infinitely declined, but advantageously allow a reduced cost during the manufacture of said panels (no particular cutting) and good acceptance of the card by the postal services.
Les panneaux 1 et 2 sont assemblés par l'intermédiaire d'un soufflet 3 rendu solidaire de ceux-ci, de préférence par collage des extrémités dudit soufflet sur toute la périphérie des panneaux supérieur et inférieur 1 et 2, par exemple sur les bords des deux faces internes 1b, 2b de ces derniers, respectivement. Le soufflet 3 est, de préférence, façonné de manière à épouser rigoureusement la taille et la forme des panneaux dans leurs longueurs et largeurs, à l'état replié de la carte. De manière avantageuse, il peut être réalisé dans un matériau souple, voire semi-rigide tel que papier kraft, ou selon l'effet souhaité, en tout autre matériau opaque, transparent ou translucide ayant des propriétés de souplesse suffisantes pour permettre un pliage, et des propriétés de rigidité suffisantes pour supporter le poids du panneau supérieur 1 lorsque la carte selon l'invention est dépliée à son maximum et repose sur une surface par l'intermédiaire de son panneau 2, pour maintenir l'ensemble à l'état de parallélépipède.The panels 1 and 2 are assembled by means of a bellows 3 made integral with these, preferably by gluing the ends of said bellows over the entire periphery of the upper and lower panels 1 and 2, for example on the edges of the two internal faces 1b, 2b of the latter, respectively. The bellows 3 is preferably shaped so as to closely match the size and shape of the panels in their lengths and widths, in the folded state of the card. Advantageously, it can be produced in a flexible, even semi-rigid material such as kraft paper, or according to the desired effect, in any other opaque, transparent or translucent material having properties of flexibility sufficient to allow folding, and sufficient stiffness properties for support the weight of the upper panel 1 when the card according to the invention is unfolded to its maximum and rests on a surface by means of its panel 2, to maintain the assembly in the state of a parallelepiped.
Le soufflet 3 de la carte selon l'invention comporte sur chacune de ses deux faces longitudinales opposées 3a et 3b, une ligne de pliage médiane rentrante 4, parallèle aux bords longitudinaux des deux panneaux 1 et 2. Le soufflet 3 comporte également à chaque extrémité deux faces opposées 3c et 3d, de forme quadrangulaire, disposées perpendiculairement aux facesThe bellows 3 of the card according to the invention comprises on each of its two opposite longitudinal faces 3a and 3b, a re-entrant median fold line 4, parallel to the longitudinal edges of the two panels 1 and 2. The bellows 3 also comprises at each end two opposite faces 3c and 3d, of quadrangular shape, arranged perpendicular to the faces
' longitudinales 3a et 3b, et sur chacune desquelles se trouvent deux lignes de pliage rentrantes, respectivement 5a, 5b sur la face 3c, et 5c, 5d sur la face 3d.'longitudinal 3a and 3b, and on each of which there are two re-entrant fold lines, respectively 5a, 5b on the face 3c, and 5c, 5d on the face 3d.
Les lignes de pliage 5a, 5b et, 5c, 5d suivent les deux diagonales de chaque quadrilatère et se croisent au centre de ce dernier. Enfin, le soufflet 3 comporte sur chaque face 3c et 3d, une ligne de pliage sortante médiane, parallèle aux bords transversaux des panneaux 1 et 2, cette ligne de pliage sortante étant constituée de deux tronçons 6a, 6b reliant le centre du quadrilatère aux lignes de pliages latérales 4 respectives.The fold lines 5a, 5b and, 5c, 5d follow the two diagonals of each quadrilateral and intersect at the center of the latter. Finally, the bellows 3 comprises on each face 3c and 3d, a median outgoing fold line, parallel to the transverse edges of the panels 1 and 2, this outgoing fold line consisting of two sections 6a, 6b connecting the center of the quadrilateral to the lines of respective lateral folds 4.
Un ou des orifices 7 peuvent être ménagés en différents emplacements de la carte déployable selon l'invention, par exemple sur au moins un des deux panneaux 1 ou 2 ou, de préférence, sur au moins l'une des faces longitudinales 3a ou 3b ou transversales 3c ou 3d du soufflet 3, selon le décor utilisé, de façon à ce que lesdits orifices apparaissent le plus discrètement possible. Ces orifices ou trous 7 autorisent une entrée et une évacuation rapides d'air, permettant le déploiement ou le repliement, respectivement, de la carte déployable.One or more orifices 7 may be provided in different locations of the deployable card according to the invention, for example on at least one of the two panels 1 or 2 or, preferably, on at least one of the longitudinal faces 3a or 3b or transverse 3c or 3d of the bellows 3, depending on the decor used, so that said orifices appear as discreetly as possible. These orifices or holes 7 allow rapid entry and evacuation of air, allowing deployment or folding, respectively, of the deployable card.
De cette manière, on comprend que l'agencement des lignes de pliage 4, 5 et 6 du soufflet 3 permet le repliement de l'ensemble panneaux-soufflet de telle façon que les deux panneaux 1 et 2 sont appliqués l'un contre l'autre lorsque le repliement de la carte selon l'invention est total. Dans cette position, le soufflet 3 se trouve totalement replié de façon à ce qu'il soit complètement masqué par les deux panneaux 1 et 2 (figure 1). La carte déployable selon l'invention est dans cet état, d'un encombrement réduit. De plus, dans le cas où les panneaux 1 et 2 sont de dimensions égales ou sensiblement égales à celles d'une carte postale standard, l'insertion de ladite carte selon l'invention dans une enveloppe ordinaire couramment employée pour l'envoi postal est possible.In this way, it is understood that the arrangement of the fold lines 4, 5 and 6 of the bellows 3 allows the folding of the panel-bellows assembly so that the two panels 1 and 2 are applied one against the other when the folding of the card according to the invention is total. In this position, the bellows 3 is completely folded back so that it is completely hidden by the two panels 1 and 2 (FIG. 1). The deployable card according to the invention is in this state, of a reduced bulk. In addition, in the case where the panels 1 and 2 are of dimensions equal or substantially equal to those of a postcard standard, the insertion of said card according to the invention in an ordinary envelope commonly used for mailing is possible.
Selon une autre disposition caractéristique de la carte déployable selon l'invention, des pastilles ou points de substances autocollantes ou auto- adhésives 11 , par exemple du genre colle repositionnable, sont disposés sur au moins deux surfaces externes opposées du soufflet 3, pour permettre le maintien de la carte dans son état de repliement maximum pendant son transport, tout en autorisant le déploiement de ladite carte par une légère traction exercée simultanément sur les deux panneaux 1 et 2, et tendant à les écarter.According to another characteristic arrangement of the deployable card according to the invention, pads or dots of self-adhesive or self-adhesive substances 11, for example of the repositionable adhesive type, are arranged on at least two opposite external surfaces of the bellows 3, to allow the maintaining the card in its maximum folding state during transport, while allowing the deployment of said card by a slight traction exerted simultaneously on the two panels 1 and 2, and tending to spread them apart.
Lorsque les panneaux 1 et 2 sont écartés en direction opposée l'un par rapport à l'autre par une traction manuelle, les orifices 7 permettent une entrée d'air rapide de façon à faciliter le déploiement de la carte selon l'invention. A l'inverse, lorsque l'on exerce une pression sur chacun des deux panneaux 1 et 2, l'air contenu dans la carte est comprimé et peut rapidement et facilement s'échapper par lesdits orifices 7.When the panels 1 and 2 are separated in the opposite direction from each other by manual traction, the orifices 7 allow rapid air entry so as to facilitate the deployment of the card according to the invention. Conversely, when pressure is exerted on each of the two panels 1 and 2, the air contained in the card is compressed and can quickly and easily escape through said orifices 7.
Comme indiqué précédemment, un ou plusieurs côtés du soufflet 3 peut ou peuvent être exécutés, en totalité ou partiellement, dans un matériau translucide ou transparent permettant d'apercevoir un message, un souhait, un symbole, un décor, etc., placé à l'intérieur du volume délimité par ledit soufflet ou imprimé ou autrement rapporté sur la surface interne d'un ou plusieurs côtés de ce dernier.As indicated above, one or more sides of the bellows 3 can or can be made, in whole or in part, in a translucent or transparent material making it possible to perceive a message, a wish, a symbol, a decoration, etc., placed at the inside the volume delimited by said bellows or printed or otherwise attached to the internal surface of one or more sides of the latter.
Selon l'exemple de réalisation de la carte déployable illustré à la figure 4, l'une des faces longitudinales 3a ou 3b du soufflet 3 exécuté dans un matériau opaque, présente une découpe 8, par exemple de forme rectangulaire, de dimensions variables, fermée ou non par une feuille de matériau transparent, de façon à ce que l'intérieur de la carte soit rendu visible lorsque celle-ci est totalement déployée. Un décor 9 constitué par la représentation d'un objet, d'un personnage, d'un animal, d'un symbole, etc. peut être suspendu par un fil, un élastique ou fixé par collage ou autrement à la face interne 1b du panneau supérieur 1. Ces décors 9 peuvent, d'autre part, être fixés à la fois à la face interne 1b du panneau supérieur 1 et à la face intérieure 2b du panneau inférieur 2 (comme illustré aux figures 4 et 5), de manière à ce qu'une scène apparaisse à l'intérieur du parallélépipède formé par la carte déployée. Des inscriptions telles que "Joyeux anniversaire", "Bonne Fête", etc., peuvent également figurer sur la face interne du côté longitudinal du soufflet 3 opposé à celui qui comporte l'ouverture 8.According to the embodiment of the deployable card illustrated in FIG. 4, one of the longitudinal faces 3a or 3b of the bellows 3 executed in an opaque material, has a cutout 8, for example of rectangular shape, of variable dimensions, closed or not by a sheet of transparent material, so that the interior of the card is made visible when it is fully deployed. A decoration 9 constituted by the representation of an object, a character, an animal, a symbol, etc. can be suspended by a wire, an elastic band or fixed by gluing or otherwise to the internal face 1b of the upper panel 1. These decorations 9 can, on the other hand, be fixed both to the internal face 1b of the upper panel 1 and on the inner face 2b of the lower panel 2 (as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5), so that a scene appears at inside the parallelepiped formed by the deployed card. Inscriptions such as "Happy Birthday", "Happy Birthday", etc., can also appear on the internal face of the longitudinal side of the bellows 3 opposite to that which comprises the opening 8.
Dans ce type de réalisation et lorsque l'ouverture 8 n'est pas fermée par une feuille transparente, les orifices 7 ne sont pas nécessaires puisque l'entrée et la sortie d'air sont rendues possible par ladite ouverture ménagée sur l'une des faces longitudinales 3a ou 3b du soufflet 3.In this type of embodiment and when the opening 8 is not closed by a transparent sheet, the orifices 7 are not necessary since the air inlet and outlet are made possible by said opening formed on one of the longitudinal faces 3a or 3b of the bellows 3.
Selon un autre exemple de réalisation de la carte selon l'invention, l'une des faces transversales 3c ou 3d du soufflet 3 présente en son centre, une petite ouverture 10, par exemple de forme circulaire, pour permettre à un observateur d'approcher son œil et de visualiser l'intérieur de la "boîte" constituée par la carte déployée. Une illustration, photographie, ..., peut par exemple être apposée sur la face interne de la face transversale 3c ou 3d du soufflet 3 opposée à la face comportant l'ouverture. Dans ce cas, le soufflet peut comporter une ou plusieurs ouvertures permettant une entrée de lumière éclairant l'intérieur de l'espace clos. De cette manière, un observateur peut visualiser la scène intérieure, alors que celle-ci n'est pas visible des autres personnes.According to another exemplary embodiment of the card according to the invention, one of the transverse faces 3c or 3d of the bellows 3 has at its center, a small opening 10, for example of circular shape, to allow an observer to approach his eye and visualize the inside of the "box" formed by the deployed card. An illustration, photograph, etc. may for example be affixed to the internal face of the transverse face 3c or 3d of the bellows 3 opposite the face comprising the opening. In this case, the bellows may have one or more openings allowing light to enter the interior of the enclosed space. In this way, an observer can visualize the interior scene, when it is not visible to other people.
D'autre part, le côté transversal opposé au côté muni de l'ouverture 10 peut être exécuté en un matériau transparent ou translucide, de sorte que la carte déployable puisse être utilisée, à l'état déployée, comme une chambre noire. On the other hand, the transverse side opposite the side provided with the opening 10 can be made of a transparent or translucent material, so that the deployable card can be used, in the deployed state, as a dark room.

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1.- Carte transformable, telle que carte postale, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend deux faces ou panneaux quadrangulaires rigides ou semi-rigides (1 , 2) assemblés par l'intermédiaire d'un soufflet (3) rattaché à la périphérie desdits panneaux, de sorte que ladite carte peut passer d'une configuration aplatie selon laquelle les deux panneaux sont appliqués l'un contre l'autre, à une configuration de parallélépipède délimitant un espace intérieur lorsque lesdits panneaux sont écartés l'un de l'autre, l'une au moins des parois de ce parallélépipède présentant au moins un orifice de passage d'air (7) permettant le déploiement ou le repliage de la carte.1.- Transformable card, such as postcard, characterized in that it comprises two faces or rigid or semi-rigid quadrangular panels (1, 2) assembled by means of a bellows (3) attached to the periphery of said panels, so that said card can pass from a flattened configuration according to which the two panels are applied one against the other, to a parallelepiped configuration delimiting an interior space when said panels are spaced from each other , at least one of the walls of this parallelepiped having at least one air passage orifice (7) allowing the deployment or folding of the card.
2.- Carte transformable, telle que carte postale selon la revendication 1 , caractérisée en ce qu'un ou des orifices (7) sont ménagés sur au moins l'une des faces longitudinales (3a) ou (3b) ou transversales (3c) ou (3d) du soufflet (3).2.- transformable card, such as postcard according to claim 1, characterized in that one or orifices (7) are formed on at least one of the longitudinal faces (3a) or (3b) or transverse (3c) or (3d) of the bellows (3).
3.- Carte transformable, telle que carte postale selon la revendication 1 , caractérisée en ce que des pastilles ou points de substances autocollantes ou auto-adhésives (11) sont disposés sur au moins deux surfaces externes opposées du soufflet (3).3.- Transformable card, such as postcard according to claim 1, characterized in that pads or dots of self-adhesive or self-adhesive substances (11) are arranged on at least two opposite external surfaces of the bellows (3).
4.- Carte transformable, telle que carte postale selon la revendication 1 , caractérisée en ce qu'un ou plusieurs côtés du soufflet (3) sont exécutés en totalité ou partiellement dans un matériau translucide ou transparent ou comportent une découpe (8) par exemple de forme rectangulaire, pour permettre d'apercevoir un décor (9) placé à l'intérieur du volume délimité par ledit soufflet et les panneaux opposés (1 , 2). - 8 -4.- Transformable card, such as postcard according to claim 1, characterized in that one or more sides of the bellows (3) are made wholly or partially in a translucent or transparent material or include a cutout (8) for example rectangular, to allow to see a decoration (9) placed inside the volume delimited by said bellows and the opposite panels (1, 2). - 8 -
5.- Carte transformable, telle que carte postale selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'un ou plusieurs côtés du soufflet (3) sont exécutés en totalité ou partiellement dans un matériau translucide ou transparent ou comportant une découpe (8) par exemple de type rectangulaire pour permettre d'apercevoir un décor imprimé (9) ou autrement rapporté sur la surface interne d'un ou plusieurs côtés de ce dernier.5.- Transformable card, such as postcard according to claim 1, characterized in that one or more sides of the bellows (3) are executed in whole or in part in a translucent or transparent material or comprising a cutout (8) for example rectangular type to allow to see a printed decoration (9) or otherwise attached to the internal surface of one or more sides of the latter.
6.- Carte transformable telle que carte postale selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que le décor (9) constitué par la représentation d'un objet, d'un personnage, d'un animal, d'un symbole, etc. est suspendu par un fil, un élastique ou fixé par collage ou autrement, ..., à la face interne6. A transformable card such as a postcard according to claim 4, characterized in that the decoration (9) constituted by the representation of an object, a character, an animal, a symbol, etc. is suspended by a wire, elastic or fixed by gluing or otherwise, ..., on the internal face
(1b) du panneau supérieur (1).(1b) of the upper panel (1).
7.- Carte transformable telle que carte postale selon les revendications 4 ou 6, caractérisée en ce que le décor (9) est fixé à la fois à la face interne (1b) du panneau supérieur (1) et à la face intérieure (2b) du panneau inférieur (2).7.- Convertible card such as postcard according to claims 4 or 6, characterized in that the decoration (9) is fixed both to the internal face (1b) of the upper panel (1) and to the internal face (2b ) from the lower panel (2).
8.- Carte transformable telle que carte postale selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'une des faces transversales (3c) ou (3d) du soufflet8.- transformable card such as postcard according to claim 1, characterized in that one of the transverse faces (3c) or (3d) of the bellows
(3) présente en son centre, une petite ouverture (10), par exemple de forme circulaire, pour permettre à un observateur d'approcher son œil et de visualiser l'intérieur de la boîte constituée par la carte déployée. - 9 -(3) has in its center, a small opening (10), for example of circular shape, to allow an observer to approach his eye and view the interior of the box formed by the deployed card. - 9 -
9.- Carte transformable telle que carte postale selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce qu'une illustration, photographie... est apposée sur la face interne de la face transversale (3c) ou (3d) du soufflet (3) opposée à la face comportant l'ouverture (10).9.- Transformable card such as postcard according to claim 8, characterized in that an illustration, photograph ... is affixed to the internal face of the transverse face (3c) or (3d) of the bellows (3) opposite to the face comprising the opening (10).
10.- Carte transformable telle que carte postale selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que le côté transversal opposé au côté muni de l'ouverture (10) est exécuté en un matériau transparent ou translucide, de sorte que la carte déployable puisse être utilisée à l'état déployée, comme une chambre noire. 10.- Transformable card such as postcard according to claim 8, characterized in that the transverse side opposite to the side provided with the opening (10) is made of a transparent or translucent material, so that the deployable card can be used in the deployed state, like a dark room.
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