EP1468838A3 - Card with illuminating means - Google Patents

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EP1468838A3
EP1468838A3 EP04008674A EP04008674A EP1468838A3 EP 1468838 A3 EP1468838 A3 EP 1468838A3 EP 04008674 A EP04008674 A EP 04008674A EP 04008674 A EP04008674 A EP 04008674A EP 1468838 A3 EP1468838 A3 EP 1468838A3
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card
illuminating means
light
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translucent
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Karsten Köhler
Kurt KÖHLER
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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
    • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
    • B42D15/02—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
    • B42D15/022—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets combined with permanently fastened sound-producing or light-emitting means or carrying sound records

Abstract

Eine Leuchtkarte mit einer Grundschicht (1), auf der wenigstens ein Licht emittierendes Element (4) angeordnet ist, und einer Deckschicht (2), welche wenigstens einen Licht durchlässigen Bereich (7) hat, ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Deckschicht (2) aus einer lichtdurchlässigen Folie besteht, welche bis auf den lichtdurchlässigen Bereich (7) mit einer lichtundurchlässigen Farbe bedruckt ist.

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An illuminated card with a base layer (1), on which at least one light-emitting element (4) is arranged, and a cover layer (2), which has at least one light-transmitting region (7), is characterized in that the cover layer (2) consists of a translucent film, which is printed with the exception of the translucent area (7) with an opaque color.
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EP04008674A 2003-04-16 2004-04-10 Card with illuminating means Withdrawn EP1468838A3 (en)

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DE10317467A DE10317467A1 (en) 2003-04-16 2003-04-16 postcard
DE10317467 2003-04-16

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EP1468838A2 EP1468838A2 (en) 2004-10-20
EP1468838A3 true EP1468838A3 (en) 2006-09-27

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