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US 2010/0164216 A1Published application
System and Method for Tactile Currency Identification
OwnerGeorge Fracekinventor
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A tactile orientation indicator is positioned along the periphery of a bill, and a tactile denomination indicator is positioned elsewhere along the periphery of the bill. The user of the bill may then use their tactile senses to feel along the edges of the bill to orient the bill to a pre-determined orientation based on the location of the orientation indicator. The user then feels along the periphery of the bill to locate the denomination indicator. Using a predetermined system associating the location of the denomination indicator with a particular bill denomination, the user may then identify the denomination of the bill even if blind or otherwise visually impaired.
Currency for use as faux or legal tender, the currency comprising:
The currency of claim 14, wherein the warning indicator is comprised of multiple perforations.
A method for making the denomination of a bill identifiable by tactile feel, the bill for use as faux currency or legal tender, the bill having a front surface, a rear surface, an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, a right edge, and four corners, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.