A visual image display board according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a horizontal base and a display board. The display board includes a front surface, a back surface, a left side, a right side, an upper side and a bottom side. The bottom side of the display board is coupled to the horizontal base. An adhesive layer is disposed between the bottom side of the display board and the horizontal base. The adhesive layer couples the display board to the horizontal base. One or more photographs are conformally disposed on the front surface of the display board. A shape of the one or more photographs substantially corresponds with a shape of the display board.

A business card comprises front and back sides and a flap permanently attached to the business card. The flap comprises front and back sides and an adhesive on at least a portion of the flap's back side. The adhesive is capable of removably and reusably adhering to objects. The flap is foldable with respect to the business card such that the flap can be placed in at least two configurations. In a first configuration, the adhesive adheres to a portion of the back side of the business card, so that the business card is non-adhesive and can be used like a convention business card. In a second configuration, the flap aligns at least approximately with the business card, thereby presenting the flap's adhesive to be able to adhere to another object such that the front side of the business card faces outward from said another object.

A printable blank sheet includes a sheet with defined separation lines, a first layer with cuts running through the first layer along the defined separation lines, and a second layer attached to a bottom side of the first layer, with perforations running through the second layer along the defined separation lines. A method for creating custom print cards includes running a printable blank sheet through a printer to print on defined print areas, wherein the sheet includes slit-over-perforation lines defining a periphery of an object in the sheet, bending the sheet along the slit-over-perforation lines to weaken and separate the slit-over-perforation lines, and detaching the object from the sheet.

The present invention is directed to a gift article having a front panel, the front panel, and a rear panel. Each the front panel and the rear panel having an outer face and an inner face. The front panel and the rear panel having a common edge, the common edge configured as a fold line permitting the folding of the first panel against the second panel. The gift article further comprises a gift holder having a front wall and a rear wall, the front wall and the rear wall having at least three edges bonded to form an enclosure, the enclosure having an opening for receiving a gift item, the opening is configured with a fastener for closing access into the interior of the enclosure through the opening.

A foldable article having a sliceform removably secured to one or more panels of the foldable article. A tab having a retaining portion may extend from at least one of the one or more panels of the foldable article. The tab may pass through an opening in the sliceform and the retaining portion may be wider than the width of the opening. The retaining member may be manipulated to pass through the opening to removably secure the sliceform to, and/or detach the sliceform from, the foldable article.

A decorative greeting article comprising a sheet of paper having a written inscription inscribed upon its center portion, readable in an unrolled position, and formable into a rolled cylinder having a hollow interior and an opening in a rolled position. The opening of the cylinder can receive a decorative member which can be a natural or an artificial flower or a bouquet of flowers or other novelty item, and a stem part that extends into the hollow interior of the cylinder. A securing means, optionally decorative, including an adhesive surface, releasably secures the sheet of paper in the rolled, cylinder position. A user can grasp and pull a pull tab to release the securing means from the cylinder, releasing the sheet to be unrolled and viewed by the user.

An apparatus for dispensing small objects is disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame forming an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The frame supports a rotatable barrel that is disposed between the chambers. The barrel is constructed from a folded rectangular sheet that forms a chamber with an opening. The rotatable barrel is oriented with the opening facing upward to receive objects from the upper chamber into the barrel's chamber, such that when the handle is rotated about a horizontal axis the barrel turns to orient the opening downward and deposit objects in the barrel's chamber into the lower chamber.

The present invention relates to an article (C) configured for reproducing a predetermined image with three-dimensional effect. Said article (C) comprising a succession of sheets (1,2,3) and said succession of sheets (1,2,3) comprising at least a first sheet (1) having a first surface (1A) on which a first part (11) of said predetermined image is shown, and a second surface (1B), opposite to said first surface (1A), as well as a second sheet (2) having a first surface (2A), on which a second part (12) of said predetermined image is shown, and a second surface (2B), opposite to said first surface (2A), where said second part (12) of said predetermined image comprising a first portion (12A) showing a first image reproducing said first part (11) of said predetermined image in shadow, and a second portion (12B) showing a second image, different from said first image. Said first sheet (1) has at least one opening or portion of transparent material (100) having predetermined dimensions, and said article (C) is configured in such a way that, when in use, said second sheet (2) is parallel or substantially parallel to said first sheet (1) and is aligned to said first sheet (1) along an axis (A), said axis (A) being perpendicular to said first sheet (1) and to said second sheet (2), said first surface (2A) of said second sheet (2) is at a predetermined first distance from the second surface (1B) of said first sheet (1), said at least one opening or portion of transparent material (100) is arranged with respect to the first surface (2A) of said second sheet (2) in such a way that said second portion (12B) of said second part (12) is visible from the outside and the projection along said axis (A) of said first part (11) of said predetermined image shown on the first surface (1A) of said first sheet (1) falls on the first surface (2A) of said second sheet (2) substantially in correspondence of said first portion (12A) of said second part (12). The present invention relates also to a method for producing said article.

The present invention relates to an article (C) configured for reproducing a predetermined image with three-dimensional effect. Said article (C) comprising a succession of sheets (1,2,3) and said succession of sheets (1,2,3) comprising at least a first sheet (1) having a first surface (1A) on which a first part (11) of said predetermined image is shown, and a second surface (1B), opposite to said first surface (1A), as well as a second sheet (2) having a first surface (2A), on which a second part (12) of said predetermined image is shown, and a second surface (2B), opposite to said first surface (2A), where said second part (12) of said predetermined image comprising a first portion (12A) showing a first image reproducing said first part (11) of said predetermined image in shadow, and a second portion (12B) showing a second image, different from said first image. Said first sheet (1) has at least one opening or portion of transparent material (100) having predetermined dimensions, and said article (C) is configured in such a way that, when in use, said second sheet (2) is parallel or substantially parallel to said first sheet (1) and is aligned to said first sheet (1) along an axis (A), said axis (A) being perpendicular to said first sheet (1) and to said second sheet (2), said first surface (2A) of said second sheet (2) is at a predetermined first distance from the second surface (1B) of said first sheet (1), said at least one opening or portion of transparent material (100) is arranged with respect to the first surface (2A) of said second sheet (2) in such a way that said second portion (12B) of said second part (12) is visible from the outside and the projection along said axis (A) of said first part (11) of said predetermined image shown on the first surface (1A) of said first sheet (1) falls on the first surface (2A) of said second sheet (2) substantially in correspondence of said first portion (12A) of said second part (12). The present invention relates also to a method for producing said article.

The following invention represents a postcard, comprising a laminar body adapted to be decorated externally with at least one predefined illustration. Said body has an opening for access to an internal recess, said opening is normally closed by a removable cover. The recess accommodates at least one seed and a substrate, and that at least one seed is arranged on the top of the substrate and directed toward said opening, for the sprouting of a plant after the removal of the cover and the addition of water into the recess. The seed is normally being retained on the top of said substrate by a laminar containment element, which is made of water-soluble material and is interposed between the substrate and the cover.