Weighted transaction card
AssigneeCPI Card Group—Colorado, Inc.
InventorBarry Mosteller
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Abstract
Weighted transaction cards and methods of manufacturing the same. The weighted transaction cards may include a tungsten member that comprises at least a portion of a layer of the transaction card. The tungsten member may be encapsulated and/or disposed in an opening of a surround to define an inlay. The inlay may be laminated with one or more additional layers according to traditional card manufacturing techniques (e.g., a hot lamination process). The weighted transaction cards may have a weight significantly greater than traditional plastic transaction cards.
Claims29
An inlay for use in the manufacture of a transaction card having indicium indicative of an account associated with the transaction card, comprising:
- a single-piece metallic member;
- a surround comprising a polymeric material and having an opening in which the metallic member is inlayed wherein the opening is shaped in corresponding relation to a shape of the metallic member;
- an encapsulant surrounding the metallic member and securing the tungsten member to the surround within the opening of the surround, wherein the encapsulant has a hardness that is at least about 30% and less than about 95% of a hardness of the metallic member;
- and,
- a film layer applied to a first side of the surround over the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.