Check and magnetic strip arrangement

Claim 1

A negotiable instrument comprising a check including, in combination, a forward face is defined overlying a rear face wherein said forward face is further defined by a right side edge, a left side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge, and said forward face includes a first signature endorsement line spaced above said bottom edge and adjacent the right side edge, and the rear face includes a second signature line spaced adjacent the left side edge, and a magnetic strip means is integrally secured to said rear face for storing information regarding the negotiable instrument, and wherein said magnetic strip means includes a first magnetic strip positioned coextensively with the right side edge intersecting a second magnetic strip positioned adjacent the bottom edge underlying the first signature endorsement line, and wherein the first magnetic strip is spaced adjacent the right side edge spaced from the first and second signature endorsement lines, and wherein the second magnetic strip extends along the bottom edge to a position substantially medially of the length of the bottom edge to space the first and second magnetic strips from the first signature endorsement line, and wherein the first and second magnetic strips each includes a scuff coat to protect the first and second magnetic strips from debris, and wherein the first and second magnetic strips include identical information to provide backup information on the negotiable instrument and enable directing either the bottom edge or the right side edge through a magnetic strip reading device.