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US 5,328,207 AGranted
Autographed photograph and method
OwnerWilliam M. Hannahinventor
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Abstract
An autographed photograph of a baseball player or other person and method of making the autographed photograph. The autographed photograph has a standard photograph and has a signature sheet affixed to the standard photograph. The signature sheet is at least one of a plurality of separable clear flexible plastic material sheets having an adhesive layer on a back surface thereof to attach to any memento.
Claims4
An autographed memento comprising:
- a base member having an outer surface;
- a separate signature sheet attached to the base members outer surface;
- said signature sheet having a front surface and a rear surface;
- said front surface having an original signature of a person related to said base member;
- and
- said rear surface having an adhesive layer which joins said sheet to said base member wherein the memento is an autographed photograph;
- the person is a celebrity;
- and the base member is a photograph of the celebrity.
5 more elements
A method of making an autographed memento, including the steps of:
- forming a memento related to a person;
- affixing by the person of their original signature to a front face of a separate signature sheet made of clear, flexible plastic material;
- forming an adhesive on a rear surface of the signature sheet;
- and
- joining the adhesive to the memento on its front surface.
2 more elements
The method of claim 4, including the steps of:
- separating the signature sheet from a multi-sheet assembly before joining the adhesive to the memento;
- and
- removing a backup paper disposed over the adhesive before joining the adhesive to the memento.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.