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US 9,058,547 B2Granted
Metal payment card and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeHyundai Card Co., Ltd.
InventorsJoon Sik Oh, Won Seok Choi
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Abstract
Provided are a metal payment card and a method of manufacturing the same. The metal payment card of the present disclosure has a main body made from at least one of a liquid metal alloy, aluminum alloy and copper alloy. The main body has a tangible pattern region.
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A metal payment card comprising:
- a main body made from at least one of a liquid metal alloy, an aluminum alloy or a copper alloy, the main body including a tangible pattern region made from at least one of a liquid metal alloy, an aluminum alloy or a copper alloy;
- an auxiliary body joined at a front surface thereof to a back surface of the main body;
- a guide portion formed at an edge of the back surface of the main body;
- and
- an insertion portion formed at an edge of the auxiliary body and correspondingly inserted to the guide portion of the main body,
- wherein the main body and the pattern region are integrally formed by injection molding and the guide portion of the main body is integrally formed together with the main body by injection molding.
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A method of manufacturing a metal payment card, comprising:
- forming a main body from at least one of a liquid metal alloy, an aluminum alloy or a copper alloy;
- providing a tangible pattern region in the main body, the tangible pattern region being made from at least one of a liquid metal alloy, an aluminum alloy or a copper alloy;
- forming a guide portion at an edge of a back surface of the main body integrally together with the main body by injection molding;
- providing an auxiliary body and forming an insertion portion at an edge of the auxiliary body, the insertion portion being correspondingly inserted to the guide portion of the main body;
- and
- joining a front surface of the auxiliary body to a back surface of the main body,
- wherein the main body and the pattern region are integrally formed by injection molding or a sheet having the pattern region is processed separately and is then attached to the main body.
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A metal payment card comprising:
- a main body made from at least one of a liquid metal alloy, an aluminum alloy or a copper alloy, the main body including a tangible pattern region made from at least one of a liquid metal alloy, an aluminum alloy or a copper alloy;
- an auxiliary body joined at a front surface thereof to a back surface of the main body;
- a guide portion formed at an edge of the back surface of the main body;
- and
- an insertion portion formed at an edge of the auxiliary body and correspondingly inserted to the guide portion of the main body,
- wherein the guide portion of the main body is integrally formed together with the main body by injection molding, and
- wherein a sheet having the pattern region is processed separately and is attached to the main body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.