EP0790140B1 - Document comportant au moins une région de surface cachée - Google Patents
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- EP0790140B1 EP0790140B1 EP97102256A EP97102256A EP0790140B1 EP 0790140 B1 EP0790140 B1 EP 0790140B1 EP 97102256 A EP97102256 A EP 97102256A EP 97102256 A EP97102256 A EP 97102256A EP 0790140 B1 EP0790140 B1 EP 0790140B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
- B42D15/02—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
- B42D15/025—Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets with peel-away layer hiding information
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- the present invention relates to a document having at least one concealed surface region, particularly for using services and the like.
- a covering strip is currently used to keep covered the region where the secret code or the like is located; the strip is placed on the card face that bears the secret code and the card is inserted in a first envelope which is in turn inserted in a second envelope, so that the user, when purchasing the intact package, can be sure that the code has not been seen by other people.
- This type of protection i.e., the use of envelopes and covering strips, not only leads to complexity in the production of the document but also makes it impossible to distribute the document by means of conventional vending machines for cards and the like.
- the user is not certain that the packages constituted by the envelopes have not been opened fraudulently and then cleverly resealed.
- a principal aim of the invention is to solve the above problems by providing a document with at least one concealed surface region, particularly for using services and the like, which allows to ensure secrecy of the information provided on the document without having to resort to envelopes or the like to contain the document before sale.
- a particular object of the invention is to provide a document which by having no apparent structural or dimensional change can be distributed by means of conventional card vending machines.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a document wherein any fraudulent attempt to view the secret code or the secret indication before the sale of the document can be detected immediately, since in order to access the region where the secret information is located it is necessary to permanently modify the document, thus clearly exposing the fraudulent attempt.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a document which can be easily obtained starting from commonly commercially available elements and materials and also has a very low cost.
- a document having at least one concealed surface region, particularly for using services and the like which comprises a sheet-like element having, on at least one first face, at least one region where secret indications and the like are applied, characterized in that it comprises at least one covering element which is rigidly coupled to said first face, at least at said region, with the interposition of a layer of peel-off material for the separation of at least part of said covering element from said sheet-like element so that it is impossible to restore the coupling without clearly showing that separation has already occurred.
- the document having at least one concealed surface region comprises a sheet-like element 1, advantageously provided by means of a PVC layer, which preferably but not necessarily has the typical dimensions of a card, i.e., the so-called credit-card size.
- At least one region 3 where secret indications are printed or otherwise placed; the indications can be constituted by code numbers or by any other element.
- a covering element 10 which is also provided by means of an optically opaque PVC layer applied to the sheet-like element by lamination.
- the important characteristic of the invention resides in the fact that a layer 20 of peel-off material is interposed between the covering element 10 and the sheet-like element 1 and allows to provide, during lamination, merely a temporary adhesion of the covering element 10, which can be removed by a tearing action which in practice peels the document, allowing to remove the covering element 10, which is opaque and therefore permanently hide from view the region or regions 3 where the secret indications are provided.
- a grip corner designated by the reference numeral 30, which is delimited by a scoring line 31 with respect to the remaining part of the document, so that the user, by folding the corner 30, has the grip element which allows him to separate the covering element 10 and to gain visual access to the secret indications.
- the grip element can also be obtained by means of a median flap, designated by the reference numeral 35 in figure 7, which is semicircular but is also delimited by a scoring line, again designated by the reference numeral 31, so as to allow to perform separation.
- the covering element 10 which as mentioned is opaque, allows to apply representations of any kind to the face that remains visible; therefore, there are in practice three usable surfaces whereon one may print, namely the face of the covering element 10, the second face of the sheet-like element 1, and the first face of the covering element 10 where the secret code is provided.
- the covering element 10 is completely removed from the sheet-like element 1; however, as shown in figures 8 and 9, the covering element 10 may also be firmly bonded in some regions to the sheet-like element 1 and the peel-off layer 2 may be interposed exclusively at the region 3 where the secret code is provided, so that when the covering element is removed, only part of the covering element is removed, partially tearing it along lines 40 which delimit the region or regions 3.
- a code or the like which, for example, can be used to identify the document but which most of all tears when the covering element separates from the sheet-like element, thus helping to even more clearly show that secrecy has been violated.
- the particular structure used i.e., the coupling of PVC elements by lamination, makes it impossible to resume the same characteristics if one attempts to reapply the removed covering element, so that the previous separation and consequent violation of the secrecy of the secret indications is externally evident; the permanent deformation affecting the surface layer is also evident.
- the materials employed, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions may be any according to the requirements.
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- Credit Cards Or The Like (AREA)
- Road Signs Or Road Markings (AREA)
- Facsimile Transmission Control (AREA)
- Surface Treatment Of Glass (AREA)
- Treatments Of Macromolecular Shaped Articles (AREA)
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Claims (8)
- Document possédant au moins une zone de surface dissimulée, en particulier pour utiliser des services et analogues, comprenant un élément en forme de feuille qui possède sur au moins une première face, au moins une zone où des indications secrètes et analogues sont appliquées, ledit document comprenant au moins un élément de recouvrement qui est relié rigidement à ladite première face, au moins dans ladite première zone, avec interposition d'une couche de matière pelable pour la séparation d'au moins une partie dudit élément de recouvrement dudit élément en feuille, de telle sorte qu'il soit impossible de rétablir la liaison sans clairement montrer que la séparation s'est déjà produite.
- Document selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un coin de saisie qui est délimité, sur ledit élément en forme de feuille, par une ligne de découpe affectant ledit élément en forme de feuille et une feuille pour protéger la seconde face dudit élément en forme de feuille.
- Document selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément en forme de feuille est constitué de PVC et ledit élément de recouvrement est constitué par une feuille de PVC qui est optiquement opaque et calandrée sur ledit élément en forme de feuille.
- Document selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un volet de saisie réalisé dans une partie médiane d'un côté dudit élément en forme de feuille et délimité par une ligne de découpe.
- Document selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des zones portant des indications secrètes appliquées sur les deux faces dudit élément en forme de feuille, un élément de recouvrement respectif étant prévu sur deux desdites faces et étant relié rigidement à une couche de matière pelable interposée au moins dans la zone munie desdites indications secrètes.
- Document selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce qu'il possède sur ledit élément de recouvrement, des lignes de déchirure qui délimitent ladite zone portant des indications secrètes pour le déchirement dudit élément de recouvrement afin d'accéder à ladite zone portant les indications secrètes.
- Document selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une pluralité de zones séparées portant des indications secrètes, ledit élément de recouvrement étant délimité par des lignes de déchirure dans chaque zone.
- Document selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend, entre ledit élément de recouvrement et ledit élément en forme de feuille, un code qui peut se déchirer lorsque ledit élément de recouvrement est séparé dudit élément en forme de feuille.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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IT96MI000291A IT1282632B1 (it) | 1996-02-15 | 1996-02-15 | Documento con almeno una zona superficiale nascosta,particolarmente per la fruizione di servizi e simili |
ITMI960291 | 1996-02-15 |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0790140A2 EP0790140A2 (fr) | 1997-08-20 |
EP0790140A3 EP0790140A3 (fr) | 1998-06-10 |
EP0790140B1 true EP0790140B1 (fr) | 2001-11-07 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP97102256A Expired - Lifetime EP0790140B1 (fr) | 1996-02-15 | 1997-02-12 | Document comportant au moins une région de surface cachée |
Country Status (7)
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EP (1) | EP0790140B1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE208287T1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69707938T2 (fr) |
DK (1) | DK0790140T3 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2164946T3 (fr) |
IT (1) | IT1282632B1 (fr) |
PT (1) | PT790140E (fr) |
Families Citing this family (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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AUPP931399A0 (en) * | 1999-03-16 | 1999-04-15 | Documotion Research, Inc. | Improved tamper-evident form |
FR2806032B1 (fr) * | 2000-03-10 | 2002-09-13 | Leroux Gilles Sa | Carte a message masquable |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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SE375729B (fr) * | 1973-08-28 | 1975-04-28 | S E Sanden | |
US4740016A (en) * | 1986-06-27 | 1988-04-26 | Bingo Press & Specialty Ltd. | Lottery ticket |
US5257823A (en) * | 1992-08-31 | 1993-11-02 | Papercrafters, Inc. | Personalizable paper product and method |
FR2704182A1 (fr) * | 1993-04-22 | 1994-10-28 | Touzot Jean Marc | Dispositif à surfaces d'information dont une amovible. |
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1996
- 1996-02-15 IT IT96MI000291A patent/IT1282632B1/it active IP Right Grant
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1997
- 1997-02-12 DE DE69707938T patent/DE69707938T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-02-12 ES ES97102256T patent/ES2164946T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-02-12 DK DK97102256T patent/DK0790140T3/da active
- 1997-02-12 PT PT97102256T patent/PT790140E/pt unknown
- 1997-02-12 AT AT97102256T patent/ATE208287T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1997-02-12 EP EP97102256A patent/EP0790140B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0790140A3 (fr) | 1998-06-10 |
DE69707938D1 (de) | 2001-12-13 |
ITMI960291A0 (fr) | 1996-02-15 |
EP0790140A2 (fr) | 1997-08-20 |
ATE208287T1 (de) | 2001-11-15 |
ITMI960291A1 (it) | 1997-08-15 |
DK0790140T3 (da) | 2002-02-25 |
IT1282632B1 (it) | 1998-03-31 |
DE69707938T2 (de) | 2002-06-06 |
ES2164946T3 (es) | 2002-03-01 |
PT790140E (pt) | 2002-04-29 |
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