Recovered plastic cards
AssigneeCPI Card Group—Colorado, Inc.
InventorsMaxmillian D. Michieli, James P. Colleran, Barry Mosteller
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Abstract
A laminated transaction card may comprise post-consumer polyethylene with a thickness of at least 30% of a thickness of the laminated transaction card. A first polymer-based layer comprising polyvinyl chloride is coupled to a first surface of the core layer by a first adhesive layer. A second polymer-based layer comprising polyvinyl chloride is coupled to a second surface of the core layer by a second adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer comprise an adhesive formulated to bond the post-consumer polyethylene and the polymer-based layers.
Claims14
A laminated transaction card comprising:
- a core layer comprising at least 50% recycled polyethylene by weight with a thickness of at least 30% of a thickness of the laminated transaction card;
- a first polymer-based layer comprising polyvinyl chloride coupled to a first surface of the core layer by a first adhesive layer;
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- a second polymer-based layer comprising polyvinyl chloride coupled to a second surface of the core layer by a second adhesive layer;
- wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer comprise an adhesive formulated to bond the recycled polyethylene and the polymer-based layers.
A method of producing a laminated transaction card, the method comprising:
- treating a first surface and a second surface of a core layer so as to increase the surface energy of the core layer, wherein the core layer comprises at least 50% recycled polyethylene by weight;
- positioning a first support layer and a second support layer on opposing sides of the core layer, wherein a first adhesive layer is positioned between the first polymer-based layer and the first surface of the core layer and a second adhesive layer is positioned between the second support layer and the second surface of the core layer;
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- activating the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer to bond the first support layer to the first surface of the core layer and to bond the second support layer to the second surface of the core layer.
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