US2006043679A1PendingUtilityA1

Manufacturing component trading card

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Assignee: UPPER DECK COMPANY LLCPriority: Aug 25, 2004Filed: Aug 24, 2005Published: Mar 2, 2006
Est. expiryAug 25, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Joe FallonGregg KohnVincent Morales
B42D 15/00A63F 2001/022
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Abstract

A collectible trading card ( 10 ) includes a manufacturing component ( 12 ) that is used in the manufacture of a collectible item ( 16 ), and a card body ( 14 ) that retains the manufacturing component ( 12 ). The manufacturing component ( 12 ) includes a component image ( 18 ) that is transferred to the collectible item ( 16 ) and the card body ( 14 ) includes a card image ( 230 ) that is similar to the component image ( 18 ). The manufacturing component ( 12 ) is embedded into the card body ( 14 ). The card body ( 14 ) includes a viewing region ( 20 ) for exposing the manufacturing component ( 12 ). The card body ( 14 ) includes a first body section ( 22 ) and a second body section ( 24 ) and the manufacturing component ( 12 ) is positioned between the body sections ( 22 ) ( 24 ). The manufacturing component ( 12 ) can be a lithography plate.

Claims

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1 . A first trading card comprising: 
 a manufacturing component used in the manufacture of a collectible item; and    a card body that retains the manufacturing component.    
   
   
       2 . The first trading card of  claim 1  wherein the manufacturing component includes a component image that is transferred to the collectible item.  
   
   
       3 . The first trading card of  claim 2  wherein card body includes a card image that is similar to the component image.  
   
   
       4 . The first trading card of  claim 1  wherein the manufacturing component is embedded into the card body.  
   
   
       5 . The first trading card of  claim 4  wherein the card body includes a viewing region for exposing the manufacturing component.  
   
   
       6 . The first trading card of  claim 4  wherein the card body includes a first body section and a second body section and the manufacturing component is positioned between the body sections.  
   
   
       7 . The first trading card of  claim 1  wherein the collectible item is a second trading card.  
   
   
       8 . The first trading card of  claim 1  wherein the manufacturing component is a lithography plate.  
   
   
       9 . The first trading card of  claim 1  wherein the manufacturing component is a press plate.  
   
   
       10 . A first trading card comprising: 
 a manufacturing component used to manufacture a collectible item having an item image, the manufacturing component including a component image that has been transferred to the collectible item to make the item image; and    a card body that encloses the manufacturing component, the card body including a viewing region that exposes the component image.    
   
   
       11 . The first trading card of  claim 10  wherein card body includes a card image that is similar to the component image.  
   
   
       12 . The first trading card of  claim 10  wherein the manufacturing component is embedded into the card body.  
   
   
       13 . The first trading card of  claim 12  wherein the card body includes a first body section and a second body section and the manufacturing component is positioned between the body sections.  
   
   
       14 . The first trading card of  claim 10  wherein the manufacturing component is a lithography plate.  
   
   
       15 . The first trading card of  claim 10  wherein the manufacturing component is a press plate.  
   
   
       16 . A method for making a first trading card comprising the steps of: 
 providing a manufacturing component that is used in the manufacture of a collectible item; and    retaining the manufacturing component with a card body.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the step of providing includes the step of providing a manufacturing component that includes a component image that is transferred to the collectible item.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the step of retaining includes the step of embedding the manufacturing component into the card body.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the step of providing includes providing a manufacturing component that is a lithography plate.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the step of providing includes providing a manufacturing component that is a press plate.

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