IP Library Patent Application 11228246
Patent Application
App. No. 11/228,246

System for making a photograph with a separable border portion

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Patent No.
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App. No.
11/228,246
Abstract

A system for making a photograph comprises a photograph substrate having a photographic image printable surface. The photograph substrate has a main image receiving portion for receiving the photographic image and a relatively thin border portion releasably attached along an entire peripheral edge of the main portion. The border portion is manually separable. A method for making a photograph comprises: (a) providing a system comprising a photograph substrate having a photographic image printable surface, the photograph substrate having a main image receiving portion and a relatively thin border portion releasably attached along an entire peripheral edge of the main portion, the border portion being manually separable from the main portion; (b) printing an image on the photographic image printable surface at least on the main image receiving portion; and (c) manually separating the relatively thin border portion from the entire peripheral edge of the main image receiving portion.

Claims (25)

1 . A system for making a photograph comprising:

a photograph substrate having a photographic image printable surface onto which a printer can print a photographic image;

the photograph substrate having a main image receiving portion for receiving the photographic image and a relatively thin border portion releasably attached along an entire peripheral edge of the main portion, the border portion being manually separable from the main portion.

2 . A system according to claim 1 , wherein the border portion and the main image receiving portion are separated by a structurally weakened portion of the photograph substrate extending around the main image receiving portion.

3 . A system according to claim 2 , wherein the structurally weakened portion of the photograph substrate includes a frangible connection extending around the main image receiving portion.

4 . A system according to claim 3 , wherein the frangible connection includes a series of spaced apart perforations extending around the main image receiving portion.

5 . A system according to claim 3 , wherein the frangible connection is a continuous score line extending around the main image receiving portion.

6 . A system according to claim 1 , wherein the photograph substrate is generally rectangular in shape.

7 . A system according to claim 6 , wherein the main image receiving portion is also generally rectangular in shape.

8 . A system according to claim 6 , wherein the photograph substrate is about 4 inches by 6 inches.

9 . A system according to claim 7 , wherein the photograph substrate is about 4 inches by 6 inches, wherein the border portion is in the range of 1/16 inch to 3/16 inch.

10 . A system according to claim 1 , wherein the border portion is the range of 1/16 inch to 3/16 inch.

11 . A method for making a photograph:

(a) providing a system comprising a photograph substrate having a photographic image printable surface onto which a printer can print a photographic image, the photograph substrate having a main image receiving portion and a relatively thin border portion releasably attached along an entire peripheral edge of the main portion, the border portion being manually separable from the main portion;

(b) printing an image on the photographic image printable surface at least on the main image receiving portion; and

(c) manually separating the relatively thin border portion from the entire peripheral edge of the main image receiving portion.

12 . A system according to claim 11 , wherein the border portion and the main image receiving portion are separated by a structurally weakened portion of the photograph substrate extending around the main image receiving portion, and wherein manually separating the border portion includes breaking the structurally weakened portion around the main image receiving portion.

13 . A system according to claim 12 , wherein the structurally weakened portion of the photograph substrate includes a frangible connection extending around the main image receiving portion, and wherein manually separating the border portion includes breaking the frangible connection around the main image receiving portion.

14 . A system according to claim 13 , wherein the frangible connection includes a series of spaced apart perforations extending around the main image receiving portion, and wherein manually separating the border portion includes breaking the connection around the main image receiving portion along the perforations.

15 . A system according to claim 13 , wherein the frangible connection is a continuous score line extending around the main image receiving portion, wherein manually separating the border portion includes breaking the connection around the main image receiving portion along the score line.

16 . A system according to claim 11 , wherein the photograph substrate is generally rectangular in shape.

17 . A system according to claim 16 , wherein the main image receiving portion is also generally rectangular in shape.

18 . A system according to claim 16 , wherein the photograph substrate is about 4 inches by 6 inches.

19 . A system according to claim 17 , wherein the photograph substrate is about 4 inches by 6 inches, wherein the border portion is in the range of 1/16 inch to 3/16 inch.

20 . A system according to claim 11 , wherein the border portion is the range of 1/16 inch to 3/16 inch.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2007
From: INVISION ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: BLAZER TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 018989/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2005
From: NEUBURGER, CARL D.
To: INVISION ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 017016/0508 →