Mailable photo holder and card

Abstract

A photo album and card allows the mailing of more than one photo with writing surfaces for greetings that can be displayed if desired. The album includes one or more pages that can hold photos and provide a surface for writing notes. A mailer is provided that can be used to secure the album in a self-mailing configuration.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of copending U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 534,009, filed Jan. 2, 2004, by the same inventor.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to greeting cards, photo albums, picture frames and other types of devices and articles for holding one or more pictures, and, more particularly, to a photo album or picture holder that is particularly adapted to be mailed. [0003] People generally like to share special memories and stories about events such as the birth of a baby or pictures of children, a religious ceremony, a graduation, a birthday, an anniversary, a travel experience, a holiday celebration, a new pet or gift, or thoughts of a friend with loved ones or friends who are far away. Typically, they will send writings and photos or photo greeting cards to in an attempt to convey the story. In the case of photo greeting cards, the recipient often likes to display the card for ot...

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Benefits of technology

[0005] The present invention provides a photo holder that encourages the giving of photos along with the sharing of memories in written form. The invention offers in a mailable holder and card format ample room for more than one picture and room to tell a story with pictures and writings about a special event. The invention can optionally frame the photos with a decorative sturdy border such that the product can be displayed as a framed work of art. The invention differs from other products in that the invention provides a photo holder that is designed to hold more than one picture and to provide space to write about the photo or experience in an easy to mail format.

[0006] Thus, the present invention provides a mailable photo holder, or album, and card that allows the mailing of more than one photo and provides writing surfaces for greetings that can be displayed if desired. Thus, the present invention provides the ability to tell a story associated with the photos stored and displayed in the invention in a form that is conveniently mailable and adapted to be displayed by the recipient.

Problems solved by technology

A letter with accompanying loose photos is not always effective in readily and clearly conveying information about specific subjects in the photo and, in any event, they cannot be displayed effectively for others to see.

Though photo greeting cards are easier to display for others, they are not suited for conveying a story since they can accommodate only a single photograph and, if a writing surface is provided, it is not positioned across from the pictured subject in a way that notes can be taken and associated with specific parts of the photo.

However, the album is suitable only for collecting and storing photos, and not for conveying the story associated with the photos because the album provides no surface for recording notes and thoughts in a way that the notes can be readily associated with a particular photo.

The album is not intended, and is not suited, to function as a greeting card.

Further, the material from which the plastic pages are made is not suitable for displaying the photo when the album is standing upright due to the flexibility of the pages.

Therefore, unless the album is lying on a flat surface, it is not suitable for displaying the photos for others to see.

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