Sports memorabilia authentication kit

• US 5,306,049 A
• Filed: 09/13/1993
• Issued: 04/26/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John W. Schireck
• Original Assignee: John W. Schireck
• Inventors: Schireck, John W.
• Primary Examiner(s): PAYER, HWEI SIU CHOU
• Application Number:
  US08/119,305
• Time in Patent Office: 225 Days
• Field of Search: 283/74, 283/78, 283/56, 283/117, 283/68, 283/69, 206/579, 206/575, 206/232, 273/60 R, 273/60 A, 273/72 R, 40/327
• US Class Current: 283/74
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/00 Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means medals or badges A44C3/00; making labels B31D1/02; sheets temporarily attached together B42F; labelling B65C; labels on record carriers G11B23/38, G11B23/40; Seals; Postage or like stamps

Abstract

A sports memorabilia authentication kit in which a collectable sports item is marked with an original thumbprint of the sports figure associated with the item and an authentication card having a duplicate original print together with other identifying indicia to identify the sports figure.

Claims

1. A sports memorabilia authentication kit comprising:

a sport collectable item, wherein the sport collectable item has a discernable fingerprint from a notable sports individual thereon,

a sports certification card, wherein the sports certification card has a substantially identical fingerprint from the notable sports individual thereon, wherein the certification card includes additional indicia identifying the sports individual.

2. The sports memorabilia kit of claim 1 wherein the certification card includes numerical indicia indicative of an edition run and indicia indicating the rank of the collectable item in the edition run.

3. The sports memorabilia kit of claim 1 wherein the certification card includes the signature of the sports individual who placed his fingerprint on the collectable item and the certification card.

4. The sports memorabilia kit of claim 1 wherein the fingerprint is a thumbprint.

5. The sports memorabilia kit of claim 1 wherein the certification card includes a unique identification number thereon.

6. The sports memorabilia kit of claim 1 wherein the collectable item and the certification card are mounted on a decorative plaque.

7. The sports memorabilia kit of claim 1 wherein the certification card includes indicia thereon indicative of the source of the card.