US 5,045,144 AGranted

Apparatus for applying strips to cards

AssigneeBostec Systems, Inc.

InventorJaime Bonemi

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Abstract

An apparatus for applying a strip material to the surface of plastic card stock. Blank plastic card stock pieces are stored and then transferred in a downstream direction from the storage location. A predetermined length of strip material from a source is supplied in response to the transferral of card stock. The strip material is located in an overlay position on each of the plastic card stock pieces. Downstream of the supply process, strip material is cut to a predetermined length upon the card. Immediately downstream of this cutting, a spot tacking operating occurs in which the overlaid strip material is lightly adhered to the card stock surface. Finally, downstream of the tacking operation, the strip material is permanently adhered to each of the plastic card stock pieces. The strip material may be a paper-like surface suitable for signatures, and the adhering process may be performed by means of a moving lamination head that applies a high temperature and pressure to the area of the strip. The completed cards may then be cooled and finally stacked for output.

Claims37

Dependent claims

An apparatus for applying a strip material to the surface of plastic card stock comprising:

means for storing blank plastic card stock pieces;
means for transferring in a downstream direction plastic card stock from said means for storing;
means, positioned downstream of said means for transferring, for supplying a predetermined length of strip material from a source at an overlaid position on each of said plastic card stock pieces;
means, positioned downstream of said means for supplying, for cutting said strip material to a predetermined length;
means, positioned downstream of said means for cutting, for spot tacking said overlaid strip material to said card stock surface, said means for spot tacking operating prior to said means for cutting;
and
moving lamination head means, positioned downstream of said means for spot tacking, for adhering permanently said strip material to each of said plastic card stock pieces, said lamination head means being disposed to contact and withdraw from said surface of each plastic card stock piece to contact it with predetermined pressure for a predetermined time in the location of tacked and cut strip material while said card stock piece is stationarily positioned relative to said lamination head means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 07/535,134Filed 8 Jun 1990
Granted: 3 Sep 1991
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

B26D 1/085
Of the guillotine type: for thin material, e.g. for sheets, strips or the like
B26D 5/20
Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by…
B26D 7/0625
Arrangements for feeding or delivering work of other than sheet, web, or filamentary form: by endless conveyors, e.g. belts
B32B 37/0076
Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding: characterised in that the layers are not bonded on the totality of…