Business accessory article with graphic image and method of making

A method of making an article with a printed image thereon, said article comprising one of a portfolio, desk folder, binder, wallet, luggage tag, memo pad or keyfob having a cover part formed of a flexible and indentable material, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a member formed of said flexible and indentable material and comprising at least a portion of said cover part of said article;
• providing a sheet of flexible plastic material adapted to be receptive to multiple printed images on one side of said sheet of flexible plastic material;
• transferring an image to be applied to said sheet of flexible plastic material to a processor;
• causing said processor to control a printer for printing multiple images on said sheet of flexible plastic material;
• cutting multiple image sheets from said sheet of flexible plastic material along predetermined contours of said images, respectively;
• placing at least one of said image sheets in contact with said member;
• and
• bonding said at least one image sheet to said member by engaging said at least one image sheet with a debossing die and applying RF energy to bond said at least one image sheet to said member at a planar indentation formed in said member whereby said at least one image sheet is disposed in a debossed planar window area formed in said member having a depth at least about equal to the thickness of said image sheet.

A method of making an article with a printed image thereon, said article comprising one of a portfolio, desk folder, binder, wallet, luggage tag, or keyfob having a cover part formed of a flexible and indentable material, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a member formed of said flexible and indentable material and comprising at least a portion of said cover part of said article;
• providing an image sheet of a flexible material to be bonded to said member;
• printing an image on said image sheet on a first side thereof;
• debossing said member to form a substantially planar indentation therein having a depth at least about equal to the thickness of said image sheet;
• placing a second and opposite side of said image sheet in contact with said member within said indentation;
• and
• bonding said image sheet to said member within said indentation by pressing said image sheet to said member and applying RF energy to adhere said image sheet to said member.

A method of making an article with a printed image thereon, said article comprising one of a portfolio, desk folder, binder, wallet, luggage tag, or keyfob having a cover part formed of a flexible and indentable material, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a member formed of said flexible and indentable material and comprising at least a portion of said cover part of said article;
• providing an image sheet of a flexible material to be bonded to said member;
• printing an image on said image sheet on a first side thereof;
• providing a substantially planar debossing die and placing said image sheet on said debossing die
• placing said member in engagement with said image sheet at a second and opposite side of said image sheet;
• and
• bonding said image sheet to said member by pressing said image sheet and said member together while supported on said debossing die and applying RF energy to adhere said image sheet to said member while forming a substantially planar indentation in said member.

A method of making an article with a printed image thereon, said article selecting from a group consisting of a portfolio, desk folder, binder, wallet, and memo pad having a cover part formed of a flexible material, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a member formed of said flexible material and comprising at least a portion of said cover part of said article;
• providing a sheet of flexible plastic material adapted to be receptive to multiple printed images on one side of said sheet of flexible plastic material;
• transferring an image to be applied to said sheet of flexible plastic material to a processor;
• causing said processor to control a printer for printing multiple images on said sheet of flexible plastic material;
• cutting multiple image sheets from said sheet of flexible plastic material along predetermined contours of said images, respectively;
• placing at least one of said image sheets in contact with a substantially planar surface of said member;
• and
• bonding said at least one image sheet to said member by engaging said at least one image sheet with a substantially planar die and applying RF energy to bond said at least one image sheet to said member whereby a substantially planar image is presented on said member.