Hidden message apparatus

Claim 2

An article of manufacture comprising a first element, said first element having a first surface, a first message zone on said first surface, a first message disposed in said first message zone, removable opaque means in said first message zone covering said first message therein so that it cannot be determined, said opaque means in said first message zone being selectively removable therefrom to reveal said first message, a carrier, means for releasably coupling said first element to said carrier, a second message zone in said carrier, a second message disposed in said second message zone, and said first and second messages being the same so that the content of said first message will be known until said first element is separated from said carrier.

Claim 3

An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 incluDing adhesive means for coupling said first element to said carrier.

Claim 4

An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 wherein said carrier is larger than said first element and has an aperture therein, said first element being disposed in said aperture and said second message zone is adjacent said aperture.

Claim 5

An article of manufacture as defined in claim 3 wherein said first element is substantially the same size as said aperture.

Claim 6

An article of manufacture as defined in claim 3 including a second element, said second element being disposed in mutually facing relation to said first element and said carrier so that said first and second message zones are visible, and said means for releasably coupling said first element to said carrier comprises a layer of adhesive disposed between said first element and said carrier, and said second element.

Claim 7

An article of manufacture comprising a plurality of first elements, each of said first elements having a first surface, each of said first surfaces having a first message zone therein, a first message disposed in each of said first message zones, removable opaque means in each of said first message zones covering said first messages so that they cannot be determined, each of said opaque means being selectively removable from its respective first message zone to reveal said first message therein, a carrier, means for releasably coupling said first elements to said carrier, a plurality of second message zones on said carrier, a second message disposed in each of said second message zones, said first messages being the same as said second messages and being in correspondence therewith so the content of said first messages will be known until its respective first element is separated from said carrier.

Claim 8

An article of manufacture comprising a plurality of first elements, each of said first elements having a first surface, each of said first surfaces having a first message zone therein, a first message disposed in each of said first message zones, removable opaque means in each of said first message zones covering said first messages so that they cannot be determined, each of said opaque means being selectively removable from its respective first message zone to reveal said first message therein, a carrier, means for releasably coupling said first elements to said carrier, a plurality of second message zones on said carrier, a second message disposed in each of said second message zones, said first messages being the same as said second messages and being in correspondence therewith so the content of said first messages will be known until its respective first element is separated from said carrier.

Claim 9

An article of manufacture as defined in claim 6 including adhesive means for coupling each of said first elements to said carrier.

Claim 10

An article of manufacture as defined in claim 6 wherein said second message zones are disposed adjacent those of said apertures in which a first element having the same message is disposed.

Claim 11

An article of manufacture as defined in claim 6 wherein said carrier has a plurality of apertures therein, said apertures being in spaced relation to each other, and one of said first elements being disposed in each of said apertures.

Claim 12

An article of manufacture as defined in claim 9 including a second element, said second element being disposed in facing relation to said first element and and said carrier so that said first and second message zones are visible, and said means for releasably coupling said first elements to said carrier comprises a layer of adhesive disposed between said first element and said carrier, and said second element.

Claim 13

An article of manufacture as defined in claim 9 where at least two of said first message zones contain different messages.