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US 5,683,763 AGranted
Decorative pin and method for reproducing a photographic image directly onto a metal surface
OwnerMichael David Shillan, Alan Zoltieinventors
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Abstract
A decorative pin having a surface made of metal for displaying a high quality color photographic image having a high degree of image resolution reproduced directly onto a metal surface and a method for reproducing a high quality photographic image directly onto a metal surface are disclosed. The decorative pin of the present invention comprises a base member made of brass having an upper surface for displaying a photographic image that is reproduced directly onto the upper surface and a lower surface having means for removably attaching the decorative pin to a garment.
Claims6
A decorative item comprising:
- a metal base member having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface having at least a portion that is flat;
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- a reproduction of at least one color photographic image reproduced directly onto at least a portion of said upper surface of said metal base member, said reproduction comprising a plurality of color layers applied directly onto said upper surface, said plurality of color layers corresponding to the original color tones of said photographic image and preserving the original color tones of said photographic image.
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