Secure event tickets
First Claim
1. A piece of paper stock having a security feature, comprising:
- a piece of paper stock having first and second dimensions much greater than its thickness, including a dimension of elongation; and
a stretchable security thread disposed in said piece of paper stock and extending so that it is generally parallel to said dimension of elongation so that as the piece of paper stock is separated perpendicular to said dimension of elongation, said security thread does not initially separate, but provides a visual indication between the separated portions of the paper stock that it is there.
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Abstract
Tickets for concerts, conventions, sports, and like events, have a security feature to assist in preventing counterfeiting. A stretchable security thread is disposed in a piece of paper stock extending so that it intersects, with portions lying on either side of, a line of separation in the piece of paper stock (and/or is parallel to the length of the ticket). The line of separation typically is a perforation. The security thread is a stretchable material, such as polyester, and may have microprinting. When the ticket is detached at the line of separation, the security thread does not initially separate but rather stretches to provide a visual (and tactile) indication between the separated portions of the paper stock before it breaks. Such tickets are produced from a web of material having the security threads, which web is printed, and then cut into sheets for delivery to a customer who then can apply variable printing. If making perforations, care is taken not to make a perforation gap at the intersection of a security thread with a line of separation.
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17 Claims
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1. A piece of paper stock having a security feature, comprising:
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a piece of paper stock having first and second dimensions much greater than its thickness, including a dimension of elongation; and a stretchable security thread disposed in said piece of paper stock and extending so that it is generally parallel to said dimension of elongation so that as the piece of paper stock is separated perpendicular to said dimension of elongation, said security thread does not initially separate, but provides a visual indication between the separated portions of the paper stock that it is there. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A ticket for an event comprising a piece of paper stock having length and width dimensions, and a small thickness compared to the length and width dimensions, and top and bottom faces;
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indicia printed on at least the top face of the paper stock providing information relating to the event to which the ticket is related, or an agency distributing it; and a stretchable security thread disposed in said piece of paper stock and extending so that it is generally parallel to said length dimension so that as the piece of paper stock is separated perpendicular to said length dimension said security thread does not initially separate, but provides a visual indication between the separated portions of the paper stock that it is there. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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