Method and apparatus for card image transformation and content securing

摘要

A display system is disclosed having a casing, a drawer and a stopping mechanism. The drawer is inserted into the casing and a hidden section of the drawer is alternately hidden from view and then displayed when the system transitions between retracted and extended positions respectively. The drawer may optionally include an insert that is displayed when the display is in the extended position. In one aspect, the stopping mechanism may be a flexible membrane attached to the inside of the casing and the drawer back. Alternatively, the casing may include a crossbar section disposed within said drawer where fasteners within said drawer prevent drawer extension beyond the crossbar thereby providing the stopping mechanism. Functionally, the display system may serve as a greeting card where images on the casing and drawer are drawn apart on drawer extraction to reveal extended images on the hidden section and the insert.

主权项

1. A display system comprising:
a casing having a casing front and a casing back, said casing front and casing back affixed to one another and creating an envelope within said casing, said casing having an opening at one end for accessing said envelope; a drawer having a drawer front, a drawer back and a hidden section, said drawer back affixed to said drawer front and said hidden section such that said drawer front and said hidden section are displayed as a front surface of said drawer, said hidden section of said drawer being capable of insertion into said casing through said opening such that said display system hides said hidden section when said hidden section is fully inserted into said casing; a stopping mechanism attached to said casing and said drawer, said stopping mechanism preventing said drawer from being removed from said casing through said opening when said drawer is pulled to an extended display position, said hidden section being displayed between said casing front and said drawer front in said extended display position; and wherein said stopping mechanism is a foldable membrane, said membrane affixed at one end to an inner surface of said casing within said envelope and affixed at another end of said drawer, said foldable membrane being folded between said inner surface of said casing and said drawer back in said retracted position, said foldable membrane being extended to a fully extended position when said drawer back is in said extended position.