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US 2003/0116958 A1Published application
Set of postcards
OwnerSven-Goran Svenssoninventor
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The present invention relates to a kit to enable one to send a message with the help of a postcard or a similar postal item to visually impaired or blind persons who have the ability to read Braille characters produced with the help of a template which exhibits reversed dot-shaped holes corresponding to the characters in the Braille alphabet. Included in the kit are a sheet-shaped underlay consisting of cellular plastic or some other readily flexible material, a template of the aforementioned kind which exhibits reversed dot-shaped holes corresponding to the characters in the Braille alphabet, a number of sheet-shaped postcards consisting of a tough, plastic-containing material, and a hand-held pressure tool which is designed to execute the formation of the dots in the postcard, in conjunction with which the aforementioned pressure tool consist of a pointed impression part projecting from a holder.
Kit (1) to enable one to send a message with the help of a postcard (2) or a similar postal item to visually impaired or blind persons who have the ability to read Braille characters (3) produced with the help of a template (4) which exhibits reversed dot-shaped holes (5) corresponding to the characters in the Braille alphabet, characterized in that there is included in the kit (1) a sheet-shaped underlay (6) consisting of cellular plastic or some other readily flexible material, a template (4) of the aforementioned kind which exhibits reversed dot-shaped holes (5) corresponding to the characters in the Braille alphabet, a number of sheet-shaped post cards (2) consisting of a tough, plastic-containing material, and a hand-held pressure tool (7) which is designed to execute the formation of the dots (3) in the post card (2), in conjunction with which the aforementioned pressure tool (7) consists of a pointed impression part (8) projecting from a holder (9).
Kit in accordance with one or other of the above patent claims, characterized in that the template (4) is formed from plastic film material with a thickness (Z) between 0.4 and 0.6 mm, and in that it is so arranged as to carry a number of removable stamps (18) provided with adhesive and functioning as postal franking.
Kit in accordance with one or other of the above patent claims, characterized in that all the component parts in the kit (1) are packed in a common pouch or in some other similar wrapper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.