Identification card intermediate and method
AssigneeWallace Computer Services, Inc.
InventorRonald R. Garrison
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Abstract
An intermediate from an I.D. card and method in which paper equipped with a patch of release material is combined with a film carrying pressure sensitive adhesive. The paper is die-cut in a generally rectangular configuration and so also is the film in a fashion so as to permit folding of the film on itself to encapsulate the card.
Claims7
An identification card intermediate comprising a ply of paper having one face coated with a generally rectangular patch of release material, a transparent film equipped with pressure sensitive adhesive on one surface thereof, said film one surface being adhesively secured to said paper one face over said patch, a generally rectangular die-cut in said paper and patch forming an identification card and patch portion, said identification card and patch portion occupying slightly less than one half of said patch and said identification card being located adjacent to one side of said generally rectangular patch portion, a generally rectangular die-cut in said film forming a cover for said identification card, said cover being slightly greater than twice the size of said identification card to provide a U-shaped connective portion when said film cover is folded on itself to encapsulate said identification card.
A method of preparing an identification card comprising:
- providing an identification card intermediate including a ply of paper having one face coated with a patch of release material, a transparent film equipped with pressure sensitive adhesive on one surface thereof, said film one surface being adhesively secured to said paper one face over said patch, an identification card die-cut in said paper occupying slightly less than one half of said patch, a die-cut in said patch forming a patch portion which is located adjacent to said identification card, a die-cut in said film slightly greater than twice the size of said paper die-cut to provide a cover for said identification card;
- substantially simultaneously detaching said paper and said patch which is not adjacent to said identification card from said film and identification card and folding said film on itself to encapsulate said identification card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.