US 11,884,090 B1
Pivoting pop up article and method
William C. Bedinghaus, St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Assigned to SANDY ALEXANDER, INC., Clifton, NJ (US)
Filed by Sandy Alexander, Inc., Clifton, NJ (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/867,301.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/223,196, filed on Jul. 19, 2021.
Int. Cl. B42F 17/18 (2006.01); B42D 15/04 (2006.01); G09F 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC B42D 15/042 (2013.01) [G09F 1/08 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pivoting pop up article, comprising:
an exterior cover having a hinge fold positioned between a front cover and a rear cover for pivoting said front cover between a closed position and an open position;
said front cover having an obverse side and a reverse side;
said rear cover having an obverse side and a reverse side;
a displacement leaf including a base, a leg and a tab;
a base leaf couple securing said base of said displacement leaf to said reverse side of said front cover;
said base being offset relative to said hinge fold for defining a base offset dimension between said hinge fold and said base,
an interior leaf having an obverse side, a reverse side, an inner edge and an outer edge;
a first interior couple securing said reverse side of said interior leaf to said obverse side of said rear cover;
a second interior couple securing said reverse side of said interior leaf to said obverse side of said rear cover;
said first interior couple and said second interior couple defining a channel between said rear cover and said interior leaf; and
said base offset dimension causing said displacement leaf to be pivoted within said channel during pivoting said front cover between said closed position and said open position for extending, said tab above said rear cover.