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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1986
James E Engel, Lombard, IL (US);
Sidney Diamond, Chicago, IL (US);
Diamond Publishing, Niles, IL (US);
Abstract
An album includes a full color cover and a number of pages secured therein. Also secured within the album is a removable cardboard viewer including a tinted transparent filter. A flap is provided that serves as a handle for the viewer. The viewer also includes a tear away area containing a check list with numbers corresponding to each sticker that may be collected and secured in the album. Printed throughout the album pages are sequentially numbered boxes corresponding in size and number to full color, self adhesive stickers which are purchased separately from the album. A story line is also printed under a number of the designated boxes describing a story portrayed on the sticker. Printed within a number of these boxes is a photographic half tone image of the full color images on a corresponding sticker. All the photographic half tone images throughout the album are printed in a first color. Printed over all the half tone images in a second color is a patterned design which has the effect of camouflaging or obscuring the photographic half tone images. The tinted filter is similar in color to the second color. When the filter is placed over the photograhic half tone image, the image appears for viewing. In addition to the photographic half tone images throughout the album, a number of puzzles or other activities that work by use of the viewer are placed throughout the pages of the album therefore making the album an activity book in addition to a sticker collection album.