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US 10,946,565 B2Granted
Molded pocket in transaction card construction
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorsCarl Alexander Cepress, Elwin Ching Yee Ong
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed methods and apparatuses may be used to form a transaction card frame within a mold. The transaction card frame may include one or more recessed portions formed within a first surface of the transaction card frame. The one or more recessed portions may be configured for affixing one or more electronic components.
Claims16
A mold for molding a transaction card, comprising:
- a first plate and a second plate, wherein when the first plate and the second plate are joined together, the first plate and the second plate forming a cavity for receiving a material for forming a transaction card frame,
- wherein the first plate and the second plate of the mold include structures that define a shape and dimension of at least one recessed portion to be formed within a surface of the transaction card frame, the at least one recessed portion configured for affixing at least one electronic component,
- wherein the first plate includes a protrusion structure that defines the shape and dimension of the at least one recessed portion, wherein the protrusion structure includes a protrusion portion protruding a distance from a surface of the first plate,
- wherein the first plate includes a gate for receiving the material for forming the transaction card frame, the gate disposed on the protrusion portion at a location corresponding to a location of the at least one recessed portion to be formed.
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A mold for molding a transaction card, comprising:
- a first plate and a second plate, wherein the first plate and the second plate are joinable, the first plate and the second plate forming a cavity, when joined, for receiving a material for forming a transaction card frame,
- wherein the first plate and the second plate of the mold include structures that define a shape and dimension of at least one recessed portion, including a recessed surface, to be formed on the transaction card frame, the at least one recessed portion configured for affixing at least one electronic component,
- wherein the first plate includes a protrusion structure that defines the shape and dimension of the at least one recessed portion,
- wherein the protrusion structure includes a protrusion portion protruding a distance from a surface of the first plate, and
- wherein the first plate includes a gate for receiving the material for forming the transaction card frame, the gate disposed on the protrusion portion at a location corresponding to a location of the at least one recessed portion to be formed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.