Patent · US Expired

Double-sided magnet with graphical image on each side

US6484428B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 2000
Grant dateNov 26, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 11, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F7/04
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a magnetic piece having outwardly facing first and second sides, each side with a different image disposed thereon. In a first embodiment, the magnetic piece has an image on first and second sides, wherein each image comprises a different expression of an object, with the object having at least one differing characteristic in each image. In a second embodiment of the present invention, a thick magnetic piece has a thickening layer between two magnetic layers. The magnetic piece is comprised of a single layer of magnetic material sandwiched between two layers of a printing medium. Alternatively, the magnetic piece is comprised of a thickening layer sandwiched between two magnetic layers, with a layer of printing medium annexed to the exterior surface of each magnetic layer. Each magnetic layer may be comprised of magnetic striping bands.

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