{
  "patent_number": "US RE46627",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How a Handheld Punch Creates Custom Jewelry Display Cards",
  "original_title": "USRE46627E1 - Hand held punches for use in making individual jewelry display cards and kit encompassing same",
  "summary": "A specialized handheld punch tool that cuts precise holes and slots into cardstock, allowing jewelry makers to create custom display cards for earrings, necklaces, and other accessories.",
  "what_it_does": "This device functions like a heavy-duty hole puncher designed specifically for jewelry display. It uses a U-shaped frame holding two aligned templates that guide sharp, elongate cutting elements through a piece of cardstock. When the user presses the activation lever, the cutting elements pass through the templates to punch out specific shapes, such as slots for necklace chains or holes for earring posts. The device also includes a built-in collection area to catch the small waste pieces of paper created during the punching process.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover general-purpose hole punches that lack the specific U-shaped frame and dual-template alignment system.",
    "Does not cover electronic or automated die-cutting machines that use digital files rather than physical templates.",
    "Does not cover punches designed to cut shapes out of materials other than cardstock, such as metal or heavy plastic."
  ],
  "filed": "2015-06-25",
  "granted": "2017-12-12",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Individual",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/individual",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Aleathia G. Hunter",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/aleathia-g-hunter"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 1,
  "tags": [
    "mechanical",
    "consumer_electronics"
  ],
  "abstract": "Personal cutting devices in the form of hand held punches for producing jewelry display cards include two aligned templates having identical patterns of apertures and being securely mounted in a frame such that a space between the templates accommodates a piece of cardstock. There is a spring biased movable member having elongate cutting elements designed to pass through the apertures in both templates, and an activation lever on which indicia is printed to show the aperture patterns produced by the punches. A housing protects the mechanism. Each punch is specifically designed to produce a display card that can hold and display a single article of jewelry such as a pair of earrings, a necklace or a brooch. The punches vary in size according to the template patterns. The punches enable the jewelry designer to use any card stock, including a business card, to display an article of jewelry.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/RE46627/aubagio-teriflunomide",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/RE46627/aubagio-teriflunomide/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/USRE46627",
  "relatedPatents": []
}