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US 6,602,573 B2Granted
Ribbon seal for documents
AssigneeBaudville, Inc.
InventorDavid A. Pezzato
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Abstract
A pre-cut award ribbon including an inverted, generally V shaped unitary piece of ribbon stock which, when placed underneath a seal, gives the appearance of being two separate pieces of ribbon located under the seal.
Claims16
A ribbon and seal combination comprising:
- a unitary piece of ribbon which is generally “V” shaped in configuration, having a base area and legs extending away from said base area diverging away from one another as they do;
- a seal being positioned generally over said base area of said unitary piece of ribbon such that said legs extend from under said seal and appear to be two separate ribbons.
A method for making a ribbon and seal combination comprising:
- providing a unitary piece of ribbon which is generally “V” shaped in configuration, having a base area and legs extending away from said base area and diverging away from one another as they do;
- positioning a seal generally over said base area of said unitary piece of ribbon such that said legs extend from under said seal and appear to be two separate ribbons;
- adhering said base area of said unitary piece of pre-cut ribbon to the back of said seal, leaving a portion of the back of said seal exposed, giving the appearance that the ribbon and seal assembly comprise two separate pieces of ribbon located under said seal with ribbon legs extending out from said seal;
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- adhering said ribbon and seal assembly to a document such that the adhesively coated exposed back of said ribbon and seal assembly is releasably adhered to a document.
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