Imitation wax seal
OwnerZoltan Soproniinventor
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Abstract
An imitation wax seal suitable for application to a document, package or container is injection-molded out of a semi-rigid plastic, then coated in the back with an adhesive temporarily protected by a peelable film. The fabrication mold accepts a variety of substitutable center escutcheon that can carry a variety of letters, symbols, and logo types. The seal is flexible enough to pass through post office automatic sorting and canceling equipment without breaking or coming loose. The seal is impregnated with a bee-wax scent or other pleasant fragrance.
Claims8
An imitation wax seal which comprises:
- a slug of molded synthetic material shaped and dimensioned to resemble a stamped glob of hot wax, said slug having a top face embossed with a sign, a substantially flat bottom face and a thickness of no more than 1.58 millimeters;
- and
- means for securing said bottom face on a receiving surface without heating said slug.
The combination of a document with an imitation wax seal wherein said imitation wax seal comprises:
- a slug of molded synthetic material shaped and dimensioned to resemble a stamped glob of hot wax, said slug having a top face embossed with a sign, a substantially flat bottom face and a thickness of no more than 1.58 millimeters;
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- means for securing said bottom face on said document without application of heat to said slug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.