Point of sale counterfeit detection apparatus
OwnerWin Ericksoninventor
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Abstract
A counterfeit detection apparatus for analyzing paper to detect counterfeits thereof is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a structure and a foot mounted below the structure. A first lens is mounted atop the structure while the paper is mounted in the bottom of the structure above the foot. A ultraviolet light and at least one top light are mounted on the structure between the first lens and the paper while a back light is mounted in the foot below the paper. The apparatus includes a control circuit in electrical communication with the ultraviolet light, the at least one top light and the back light which sequentially activates the ultraviolet light, the at least one top light and the back light.
Claims16
A counterfeit detection apparatus for analyzing paper to detect counterfeits thereof, the apparatus comprising:
- a structure;
- a foot mounted below the structure;
- a first lens mounted atop the structure;
- means for mounting the paper in the bottom of the structure above the foot;
- a ultraviolet light mounted on the structure between the first lens and the paper,
- at least one top light mounted on the structure between the first lens and the paper,
- a back light in the foot below the paper;
- and
- a control circuit in electrical communication with the ultraviolet light, the at least one top light and the back light, the control circuit sequentially activating the ultraviolet light, the at least one top light and the back light.
A counterfeit detection apparatus for analyzing paper to detect counterfeits thereof, the apparatus comprising:
- a structure;
- a foot mounted below the structure, the bottom of the foot being slanted to tilt the structure forwardly whereby a user views the paper from an upright position;
- a lensing platform mounted atop the structure, the lensing platform having a first lens having about a 2.times. magnification mounted thereon;
- a viewing platform comprising a stationary viewer pivotally connected to a mounting frame, the stationary viewer and the mounting frame having an open position for placing the paper therebetween, the stationary viewer and the mounting frame having a closed position securing the paper therebetween, the mounting frame and stationary viewer being biased to the closed position, the viewing platform being mounted proximate to the bottom of the structure above the foot;
- a lighting platform mounted between the lensing platform and the paper, the lighting platform comprising a horizontally oriented U-shaped support frame having two legs which extend forwardly from a base,
- a second lens rotatably and slidably mounted between the lighting platform and the viewing platform, the second lens in combination with the first lens increasing the magnification to greater that that of the first lens alone,
- a ultraviolet light mounted underneath the base,
- two top lights underneath the legs,
- a back light in the foot below the paper;
- and
- a control circuit in electrical communication with the ultraviolet light, the at least one top light and the back light, the control circuit sequentially activating the ultraviolet light, the at least one top light and the back light, the control circuit being mounted on the structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.