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Weird Patent of the Day

Sun tatoo form

Official drawing from US 2,851,805, Sun tatoo form

US 2,851,805 · September 16, 1958

A means for causing a temporary tattoo on the human skin. A mask is placed over any desired portion of a person's body, and the surrounding skin is exposed to actinic rays such as the sun's rays or the rays of an ultraviolet lamp.

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office, www.uspto.gov. Official PDF: USPTO patent PDF. Also at Google Patents. The drawing on this page is a reduced copy of the official figure; see the original drawing.