Print media products with enhanced realism
First Claim
1. Print media with enhanced realism via a three-dimensional effect comprisinga sheet having on a first surface thereof a background picture, anda foreground picture of a person or object on a substrate which is cut to form a profile of the person or object and forming a profile edge substantially all of which is adhered directly to the first surface of the sheet, the foreground picture being on a surface slightly spaced by the substrate from the background picture, and the substrate providing a substantially continuous profile edge aligned with the profile of the person or object which is substantially perpendicular to the first surface of the sheet and which, when illuminated, provides a shadow around the foreground picture to provide a three-dimensional effect.
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Abstract
There is disclosed herein a new form of print media product which provides enhanced realism through a three-dimensional effect. It includes a master sheet or card having a background picture, along with a picture of a person or an object printed or disposed on a substrate and which substrate is directly adhered to the surface of the card to provide a substantially continuous profile edge around the picture and which edge preferably is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the background picture. This arrangement enables a shadow to exist along this profile edge and to give an enhanced three-dimensional effect. In the case of a trading card, the reverse side preferably has detailed biographical information and detailed life sports statistics. In alternative embodiments, the profile item formed by the picture and its substrate can be removable from another object such as a magazine cover. In other embodiments, the profile can have an opening therein, or be in the form of a box or the like, to allow a material object to be inserted and removed therefrom. In each instance, the profile (picture and its substrate) is relatively thin and flexible to allow the object (e.g., trading card, post card, magazine cover, etc.) to be flexed without destroying or deteriorating the combination of the profile and underlying card or other object.
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1. Print media with enhanced realism via a three-dimensional effect comprising
a sheet having on a first surface thereof a background picture, and a foreground picture of a person or object on a substrate which is cut to form a profile of the person or object and forming a profile edge substantially all of which is adhered directly to the first surface of the sheet, the foreground picture being on a surface slightly spaced by the substrate from the background picture, and the substrate providing a substantially continuous profile edge aligned with the profile of the person or object which is substantially perpendicular to the first surface of the sheet and which, when illuminated, provides a shadow around the foreground picture to provide a three-dimensional effect.
- 19. A profile print media cover comprising an image adhered to a magazine or book cover having a background, the image comprising an image of an action photograph of a sports player, the image being bonded on a substrate, and the image and the substrate being cut around a profile of the player, the edge of the image and the substrate being substantially aligned and perpendicular to the surface of the image and forming a substantially continuous profile edge, the thickness of the image and substrate being within the range of three to twenty thousandths of an inch thickness per one inch of length measured at the longest points.
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21. Print media with enhanced realism via a three-dimensional effect comprising
a sheet having on a first surface thereof a background picture, a foreground picture of a person or object on a substrate which is cut to form a profile of the person or object and forming a profile edge substantially all of which is adhered directly to the first surface of the sheet, the foreground picture being on a surface slightly spaced by the substrate from the background picture, and the substrate providing a substantially continuous profile edge aligned with the profile of the person or object which is close to perpendicular to the surface of the sheet and which, when illuminated, provides a shadow around the foreground picture to provide a three-dimensional effect, the substrate is bonded directly over and aligned with a picture of a person or object in the background which is substantially identical to the foreground picture, the profile edge is perpendicular to the first surface of the sheet, and the thickness of the foreground picture and substrate is within the range of three to twenty thousandths of an inch thickness per one inch of length measured at the longest points.
- 24. A profile product comprising an image adhered to a product having a background, the image comprising an image of an action photograph of a sports player, the image being bonded on a substrate, and the image and the substrate being cut around the profile of the player, the edge of the image and the substrate being substantially coincidental and perpendicular to the surface of the image and forming a substantially continuous profile edge, the thickness of the image and substrate being within the range of three to twenty thousandths of an inch thickness per one inch of length measured at the longest points.
- 27. A profile card comprising an image adhered to a card having a background, the image comprising an image of an action photograph of a sports player, the image being bonded on a substrate, and the image and the substrate being cut around the profile of the player, the edge of the image and the substrate being substantially coincidental and perpendicular to the surface of the image and forming a substantially continuous profile edge, the thickness of the image and substrate being within the range of three to twenty thousandths of an inch thickness per one inch of length measured at the longest points.
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