Patent ID: 9382052
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A47F,B65D,G06Q,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A collectible item for acquiring and displaying an autograph, the collectible item comprising: a plaquette having a laminated bonded construction without through holes, the plaquette defining a minor thickness that extends between a major front side, a stiffening layer, and an opposite major back side, wherein the minor thickness is ⅛ inch to ¼ in magnitude, and wherein the major front side and major back side are bonded to the stiffening layer; the plaquette having a round planform; the major front side of the plaquette including a front surface suitable for receiving an autograph thereon, the front surface having a textured portion that emulates baseball leather, wherein the front surface is configured to receive the autograph on the textured portion the major front side having raised baseball stitches that feel like baseball stiches to the touch; the major back side including a rear surface defining an area for recording autograph information, wherein the rear surface includes at least one line for recording the autograph information; and a plastic display case for receiving and protecting the plaquette, the display case being flat, rigid, and transparent, wherein the plastic display case has a round planform that conforms to the round planform of the plaquette, wherein the plastic display case includes mating front and back pieces between which the plaquette is received, wherein the plastic display case has a thickness substantially similar to the minor thickness of the plaquette, and wherein the plastic display case includes a UV protectorate.