Card overlay trimmer
AssigneeDataCard Corporation
InventorsRichard C. NUBSON, David A. ADKINS, Timothy J. FLITSCH
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Abstract
Systems and methods for utilizing a trimming device to trim an edge of a plastic card having round corners, are provided. The plastic card has an overlay laminated on a major surface of the plastic card. The periphery of the overlay overhangs the edge of the plastic card. The trimming device trims the overhanging part of the laminated overlay by moving the trimming device along the edge of the personalized document in a direction generally parallel to the major surface of the plastic card.
Claims24
A method comprising:
- positioning a trimming device with respect to a personalized document that has a major surface and an edge being a periphery of the major surface;
- and
- trimming, via the trimming device, at least a portion of the edge of the personalized document by moving the trimming device along the edge of the personalized document in a direction generally parallel to the major surface.
A system for preparing a personalized document, comprising:
- a trimming unit configured to trim an edge of the personalized document, the trimming unit including:
- a trimming device;
- a mounting mechanism configured to mount the personalized document in an XY plane and positioning the personalized document with respect to the trimming device;
- and
- a manipulating mechanism configured to manipulate the trimming device and/or the personalized document so that the trimming device moves along the edge of the personalized document in a direction parallel to the XY plane to trim at least a portion of the edge thereof.
A trimming system for trimming an edge of a personalized document, the personalized document including a major surface, the edge being a periphery of the personalized document, the trimming system comprising:
- a trimming device;
- a mounting mechanism configured to mount the personalized document and positioning the personalized document with respect to the trimming device;
- and
- a manipulating mechanism configured to manipulate the trimming device and/or the personalized document so that the trimming device moves along the edge of the personalized document in a direction generally parallel to the major surface to trim at least a portion of the edge thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.