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US 5,997,680 AGranted
Method of producing printed media
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorGhanshyam H. Popat
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Abstract
Two pairs of parallel substantial-cut or scored lines extend the length of a card stock sheet and short through-cut lines extend between each of the pairs to define two columns of business card blanks on the sheet. The sheet is passed through a laser or ink jet printer, printing the desired identifying or other indicia on the blanks. The blanks are then separated along the substantial-cut and through-cut lines and the waste sheet portions at the ends, sides, and between the columns are disposed of. The business cards separate cleanly along the substantial-cut lines, superior to the microperforated business card separation lines. Even with the substantial-cut and full-cut lines, the card stock sheets have enough integrity to reliably pass through the printer without breaking apart.
Claims28
A method of producing printed media, comprising the steps of:
- providing a single-sheet construction printable sheet;
- forming a plurality of weakened separation lines on the single-sheet construction printable sheet to divide the single-sheet construction printable sheet into a plurality of connected sheet portions, said forming step including forming at least some of the separation lines as substantial-cut lines in the single-sheet construction printable sheet, the substantial-cut lines extending through a substantial portion of a thickness of the single-sheet construction printable sheet and thereby forming thin uncut intact sheet portions;
- after said forming step, passing the single-sheet construction printable sheet through a printer or copier and thereby printing indicia on the sheet portions;
- and
- after said printing, separating the sheet portions along the separation lines to form a plurality of individual printed media;
- wherein the thin uncut intact sheet portions collectively comprise the sole means for keeping the sheet portions together during said passing step and thereby maintain the integrity of the single-sheet construction printable sheet until said separating step.
3 more elements
A method of producing printed media, comprising the steps of:
- providing a single-sheet construction printable sheet;
- forming a plurality of separation lines on the single-sheet construction printable sheet to divide the single-sheet construction printable sheet into a plurality of connected sheet portions, said forming step including forming at least some of the separation lines as substantial-cut lines in the single-sheet construction printable sheet, the substantial-cut lines extending through a substantial portion of a thickness of the single-sheet construction printable sheet and thereby forming thin uncut intact sheet portions;
- after said forming step, passing the single-sheet construction printable sheet through a printer or copier and thereby printing indicia on the sheet portions;
- and
- after said printing, separating the sheet portions along the separation lines to form a plurality of individual printed media;
- wherein the thin uncut intact sheet portions collectively comprise the sole means for keeping the sheet portions together during said passing step and thereby maintain the integrity of the single-sheet construction printable sheet until said separating step;
- and
- wherein the single-sheet construction printable sheet comprises 10 mil thick cardstock.
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A method of producing printed media, comprising the steps of:
- providing a single-sheet construction printable sheet;
- forming a plurality of separation lines on the single-sheet construction printable sheet to divide the single-sheet construction printable sheet into a plurality of connected sheet portions, said forming step including forming at least some of the separation lines as substantial-cut lines in the single-sheet construction printable sheet, the substantial-cut lines extending through a substantial portion of a thickness of the single-sheet construction printable sheet and thereby forming thin uncut intact sheet portions;
- after said forming step, passing the single-sheet construction printable sheet through an inkjet printer and thereby printing indicia on the sheet portions;
- and
- after said printing, separating the sheet portions along the separation lines to form a plurality of individual printed media;
- wherein the thin uncut intact sheet portions collectively comprise the sole means for keeping the sheet portions together during said passing step and thereby maintain the integrity of the single-sheet construction printable sheet until said separating step.
3 more elements
A method of producing printed media, comprising the steps of:
- providing a single-sheet construction printable sheet;
- forming a plurality of separation lines on the single-sheet construction printable sheet to divide the single-sheet construction printable sheet into a plurality of connected sheet portions, said forming step including forming at least some of the separation lines as substantial-cut lines in the single-sheet construction printable sheet, the substantial-cut lines extending through a substantial portion of a thickness of the single-sheet construction printable sheet and thereby forming thin uncut intact sheet portions;
- after said forming step, passing the single-sheet construction printable sheet through a laser printer and thereby printing indicia on the sheet portions;
- and
- after said printing, separating the sheet portions along the separation lines to form a plurality of individual printed media;
- wherein the thin uncut intact sheet portions collectively comprise the sole means for keeping the sheet portions together during said passing step and thereby maintain the integrity of the single-sheet construction printable sheet until said separating step.
3 more elements
A method of producing printed media, comprising the steps of:
- providing a single-sheet construction printable sheet having a plurality of weakened separation lines formed thereon which divide the single-sheet construction printable sheet into a plurality of connected sheet portions, at least some of the separation lines are substantial-cut lines extending through a substantial portion of a thickness of the single-sheet construction printable sheet and thereby defining thin uncut intact sheet portions;
- passing the single-sheet construction printable sheet through a printer or copier and thereby printing indicia on the sheet portions;
- and
- after said printing, separating the sheet portions along the separation lines to form a plurality of individual printed media;
- wherein the thin uncut intact sheet portions collectively comprise the sole means for keeping the sheet portions together during said passing step and thereby maintain the integrity of the single-sheet construction printable sheet until said separating step.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.