Identity card with incorporated fibrids
First Claim
1. An identity card comprising:
- (a) at least one outer transparent covering layer and(b) a thermoplastic core,said core being produced from a core material comprising fusible thermoplastic fibrids having a specific surface of at least 1 m2 per gram measured by the BET method;
said core material being printable by printing techniques wherein a toner image is produced thereon;
said core further comprising a reinforcing layer which is perforated with holes and is dimensionally stable at a temperature at which said core material is fusible;
said core material being laminated through the holes in said reinforcing layer;
said reinforcing layer providing dimensional stability for said fusible core material during laminating;
(c) said card carrying at suitable points on at least one of the component parts thereof information serving to identity the cardholder and security markings for protecting against forgeries.
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Abstract
An identity card comprising at least one outer transparent thermoplastic covering layer and a thermoplastic core layer; said card carrying at suitable points on at least one layer information which serves to identify the cardholder; said card further carrying security markings, such as guilloche figures, as a protection against forgeries; said core layer comprising incorporated fibrids. In a preferred embodiment, the core layer is a paper felt enriched with at least 80% by weight fibrids of a polyolefin, such as polyethylene, and comprising from 8 to 14% by weight pigment material, such as titanium dioxide. The core layer may also be provided with a reinforcing layer, such as a randomly perforated paper or polyester film, which is dimensionally stable during lamination of the layers under pressure at elevated temperatures of up to 180° C.
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1. An identity card comprising:
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(a) at least one outer transparent covering layer and (b) a thermoplastic core, said core being produced from a core material comprising fusible thermoplastic fibrids having a specific surface of at least 1 m2 per gram measured by the BET method;
said core material being printable by printing techniques wherein a toner image is produced thereon;said core further comprising a reinforcing layer which is perforated with holes and is dimensionally stable at a temperature at which said core material is fusible;
said core material being laminated through the holes in said reinforcing layer;
said reinforcing layer providing dimensional stability for said fusible core material during laminating;(c) said card carrying at suitable points on at least one of the component parts thereof information serving to identity the cardholder and security markings for protecting against forgeries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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