Laminated playing card
AssigneeThe United States Playing Card Company
InventorMichael Whalen-Shaw
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Abstract
Disclosed is a playing card (12) comprising a base layer (22) of a paper stock material. The base layer (22) is coated on opposite sides with opaque paper coatings (36, 38). The coatings (36, 38) are printed with graphics (18, 20). The base layer (22) is then laminated with top and bottom clear, plastic films (24, 26) on top of the printed coatings (36, 38). The films are high or medium gloss fills and provide a Tappi gloss in the range of about 85.degree. to 105.degree.. The films are mechanically embossed with embossments (48). The embossments (48) provide a static slip in the range of about 7.degree. to about 15.degree. and a Tappi gloss in the range of 50.degree. to 85.degree.. The embossments (48) reduce gloss without significant loss in ink density, color, or image distinctness.
Claims29
A playing card comprising:
- a base comprising indicia printing on one side;
- a high or medium gloss clear plastic fill laminated to said one side over said indicia printing;
- said fill being mechanically embossed to provide good static slip and a Tappi gloss in the range of about 50.degree. to about 85.degree. and, when so embossed, good image clarity.
A playing card comprising:
- (a) a base of paper stock material comprising opposite sides;
- (b) opaque paper coatings on said opposite sides of said base layer;
- (c) printing on said paper coatings;
- (d) a high gloss or medium gloss clear plastic film laminated to each of said opposite sides covering said coatings, the printing on one of said sides comprising indicia and the film on said one side being mechanically embossed to provide a static slip in the range of 7.degree. to 15.degree. and a Tappi gloss in the range of 50.degree. to 85.degree. and, when so embossed, good image clarity.
A playing card comprising:
- (a) a paper base comprising two plys adhered together by an adhesive, each ply having a basis weight in the range of 60 to 70 lbs/3,300 ft.sup.2 and a caliper in the range of 4.5 to 5.5 mills;
- (b) opaque paper coatings applied to opposite sides of said paper base;
- (c) printing applied to said paper coatings having a solid ink density in the range of about 1.8 to about 2.4;
- (d) medium or high gloss clear plastic films on said opposite sides adhered to said coatings;
- (e) a uniform repetitive pattern of closely spaced small embossments across the face of each of said plastic films, said embossments being effective to provide a Tappi gloss in the range of about 50.degree. to about 85.degree. and a retention of image ink density to a value of at least about 1.8;
- said card having a static slip in the range of about 7.degree. to about 15.degree. and good image clarity.
A method of making a playing card comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a paper base;
- (b) coating the opposite sides of said paper base with opaque paper coatings;
- (c) printing said opaque paper coatings;
- (d) adhering to said opposite sides over each of said paper coatings a medium or high gloss clear plastic film;
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- (e) mechanically embossing said films across the face of said films with a uniform repetitive pattern of closely spaced small embossments effective to reduce the gloss to a Tappi gloss in the range of about 50.degree. to about 85.degree..
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