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Method of making a novelty jewelry pin
Assignee: Ace Novelty Co Inc
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Filing: 1991-10-15
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Granted: 1992-10-06
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Expires: 2011-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A novelty pin that has a photograph of a prominent individual such as sports figure directly printed on a metal plate in the shape of a silhouette of at least the head and upper body portion of the person. The photograph silhouette is slightly smaller than the metal plate body portion silhouette thereby enabling the metal body portion silhouette to outline the photograph silhouette. A coat of clear epoxy is placed over the printed photograph for protection thereof and a fastener is attached to the back of the pin to enable the pin to be attached to an object such as clothing.
Inventors
- 👤 Benjamin H. Mayers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:49
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C1/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49588; Y10T29/4959
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of forming a novelty pin comprising the steps of: printing a photograph of essentially a silhouette of at least a body portion of a person on a sheet of metal; die cutting said body portion from said metal sheet substantially identical to he shape of the silhouette of, but slightly larger than, the photograph silhouette to form a border thereby enabling the body portion silhouette to outline the photograph silhouette to create a striking visual effect; placing a coat of clear epoxy over said photograph for protecting said photograph; and attaching a fastener to a back portion of the pin for attaching the pine to an object.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of forming a novelty pin comprising the steps of: printing a photograph of essentially a silhouette of at least a body portion of a person on a sheet of metal; die cutting said body portion from said metal sheet substantially identical to he shape of the silhouette of, but slightly larger than, the photograph silhouette to form a border thereby enabling the body portion silhouette to outline the photograph silhouette to create a striking visual effect; placing a coat of clear epoxy over said photograph for protecting said photograph; and attaching a fastener to a back portion of the pin for attaching the pine to an object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 1 further including the step of printing a color photograph on said metal sheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 1 further comprising the step of polishing said metal to a high luster before printing the photograph thereon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as in claim 1 further including the step of forming said metal from the group consisting of brass, steel, aluminum, and copper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as in claim 1 including the step of using a photograph of a sports individual.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as in claim 5 further including the step of attaching a logo to the photograph that includes the name and team of the sports individual.
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