Punch and Die for Punching Out Laminates

A rectangular, square or rhomboid-shaped die having four sides with dimensions substantially identical to those projected by the first, second, third and fourth edges of a rectangular, square or rhomboid-shaped punch having at least five edges optionally with at least one of the four points at which two edges meet having a rounded edge at said point, said at least five edges consisting of a first parallel pair of edges having a first and second edge describing a first plane, said first parallel pair of edges being capable of first contacting an object being punched out therewith, a second parallel pair of edges having a third and a fourth edge, and at least one further edge parallel to said first plane and substantially parallel to and between said first and said second edges, but not in the same plane and recessed in said punch in respect of said first and second edges, wherein said object is substantially flat and has substantially uniform thickness and said first parallel pair of edges and said second parallel pair of edges delineate the shape of said punched out object on the first plane thereof for use in co-operation with said rectangular, square or rhomboid-shaped punch.

A process using a rectangular, square or rhomboid-shaped punch having at least five edges optionally with at least one of the four points at which two edges meet having a rounded edge at said point, said at least five edges consisting of a first parallel pair of edges having a first and second edge describing a first plane, said first parallel pair of edges being capable of first contacting an object being punched out therewith, a second parallel pair of edges having a third and a fourth edge, and at least one further edge parallel to said first plane and substantially parallel to and between said first and said second edges, but not in the same plane and recessed in said punch in respect of said first and second edges, wherein said object is substantially flat and has substantially uniform thickness and said first parallel pair of edges and said second parallel pair of edges delineate the shape of said punched out object;

• in co-operation with a rectangular, square or rhomboid-shaped die having four sides with dimensions substantially identical to those projected by the first, second, third and fourth edges of said rectangular, square or rhomboid-shaped punch for punching out laminated cards.