Printing – Embossing or penetrating – Selective machines
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-15
2001-11-27
Colilla, Daniel J. (Department: 2854)
Printing
Embossing or penetrating
Selective machines
C083S073000, C083S076100, C463S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06321647
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is directed to a machine which perforates paper, such as paper money and similar paper or paperlike sheet material, in a manner that the original purpose of the paper is not lost, but when it is held to the light, a light pattern representing the novelty is seen. Thus, a paper money bill can be perforated with a selected pattern to form a novelty item, such as an outline picture of the area in which the perforating machine is situated.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Paper currency is a well known monetary medium, and is the intention of this invention to utilize common paper currency and change it into a novelty without destroying the paper money value thereof.
Deforming coinage into novelties is known, but when so deformed, the coinage no longer has its monetary value. Perforating is known, but perforating paper monetary units such as dollar bills to add the function of being a novelty item, is new.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to aid in the understanding of this invention, it can be said in essentially summary form that it is directed to a novelty perforating machine wherein one or more cutters are actuated at the same time or successively to perforate a pattern of holes in a paper monetary unit so that the perforations therein create a novelty pattern without destroying the monetary value.
It is thus a purpose and advantage of this invention to provide a novelty perforating machine which perforates a pattern of holes in a paper monetary unit so that the paper monetary unit becomes a memorabilia in novelty as well as paper money.
It is another purpose and advantage of this invention to punch a series of holes in a paper monetary unit by moving a single cutter relative to the paper monetary unit to successively cut the holes.
It is another purpose and advantage of this invention to have such a perforating machine which has a memory therein which provides control of perforating to perforate any one of a selected group of holes representing different memorabilia so that the same perforating machine and setup can do the perforating of different punch patterns to represent different memorabilia.
It is a further purpose and advantage of this invention to provide a novelty perforating machine which has a plurality of punches therein so that, when selected ones of the plurality of punches are actuated, they reduce the memorabilia of punch pattern holes in one stroke.
It is another purpose and advantage of this invention to provide a novelty perforating machine which does not require the addition of supplies thereto because the buyer of the novelty memorabilia supplies his own material, preferably in the form of paper money, to serve as the carrier for the memorabilia.
Other purposes and advantages of this invention will become apparent from a study of the following portion of the specification, including the drawings, specification and claims.
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Colilla Daniel J.
Dicke, Jr. Allen A.
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