COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR PEN

• US 20100067776A1
• Filed: 01/05/2009
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dri Mark Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Dri Mark Products Incorporated
• Inventors: DOBBS, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 8,406,499 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/135
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 31/22 using chemical indicators G01N31/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 7/12 Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 7/128 Viewing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 7/14 using chemical means

Abstract

A counterfeit currency detector including a tubular body having a forward end and a rearward end, a contact assembly mounted at the forward end of the tubular body, and a counterfeit solution applicator mounted at the rearward end of the tubular body. The contact assembly includes an ultraviolet light source.

Claims

1. A counterfeit currency detector, comprising:

a detector body having a forward end and a rearward end and a middle body by which the detector is configured to be held by in a user'"'"'s hand;

an ultraviolet light source assembly mounted at the forward end of the detector body; and

a counterfeit solution applicator mounted at the rearward end of the detector body, to enable the user to use either or both of the ultraviolet light source assembly and the solution application to test currency.

2. The counterfeit currency detector according to claim 9, wherein the contact assembly comprises a rotatable skirt, the ultraviolet light source assembly being fixedly mounted within the rotatable skirt.

3. The counterfeit currency detector according to claim 2, wherein the rotatable skirt of the contact assembly is rotatably insertable into the forward end of the detector body.

4. The counterfeit currency detector according to claim 2, wherein the contact assembly further comprises a battery secured to the rotatable skirt.

5. The counterfeit currency detector according to claim 4, wherein the forward end of the detector body comprises a switch and wherein the rotatable skirt is selectively rotatable to bring the battery in contact with the switch closing an electrical circuit of the ultraviolet light source to turn the ultraviolet light source on.

6. The counterfeit currency detector according to claim 1, wherein the counterfeit solution applicator is impregnated with a test solution configured to change color when applied to a counterfeit currency.

7. The counterfeit currency detector according to claim 1, wherein the detector body is tubular and has a pen shaped construction.

8. The counterfeit currency detector according to claim 1, wherein the pen provides a tubular cylindrical body.

9. The counterfeit currency detector according to claim 1, further including a contact assembly which is configured to connect the ultraviolet light source assembly at the forward end of the detector body.

10. The counterfeit currency detector according to claim 1, wherein the detector body is tubular.