Embossed metal trading card and container therefore
US5363964A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D25/107
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collectible trading card made of embossed metal, and a boxed set of such cards. The card advantageously combines two mediums, metal for appearance and durability, and cardboard which affords high quality printing. In particular, the card includes a generally rectangular metal substrate having front and rear sides, and a cardboard insert sheet adjacent the rear side. The metal substrate includes a central main portion, four edge marginal portions terminating in respective substrate edges, and four corner marginal portions. The marginal portions surround the central main portion, sharing respective boundaries therewith, and are rolled towards the substrate rear side and around such that the substrate edges contact the insert sheet so as to hold the insert sheet in position. The rolled marginal portions together define a continuous bead around the periphery of the card without any exposed sharp edges. A boxed set includes a plurality of such trading cards, received in a storage tin within which there are a lower card support member having a plurality of channels for receiving the lower edges of the trading cards, and a pair of side card support members, each also having correspondin…
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