Credit card and method of making the same
DCFirst Claim
1. A credit card comprising a plastic substrate in the form of a card, a metal containing layer in the form of a metallic foil overlayed on at least substantially all of a first surface of said plastic substrate and having printed ink graphics thereon formed of an ultraviolet curable ink, and a transparent film located on said metallic foil.
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Abstract
An improved credit card having a clear, unbroken metallized surface with printed graphics thereon which is scratch resistant and a method of making the same are disclosed. The method involves heat transferring a metallized foil to a first surface of a plastic substrate, silk-screen printing over the metallized foil with ultraviolet curable ink, drying the ink with ultraviolet light and overlaminating the printed foil with a clear polyester film coated with a heat-activated adhesive or coating it with an ultraviolet curable varnish which is cured by applying ultraviolet light to the coating. The plastic substrate is in the form of a large sheet from which a plurality of cards are die cut after the printing and application of the transparent film. A magnetic tape is then applied to the back of each card.
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- 1. A credit card comprising a plastic substrate in the form of a card, a metal containing layer in the form of a metallic foil overlayed on at least substantially all of a first surface of said plastic substrate and having printed ink graphics thereon formed of an ultraviolet curable ink, and a transparent film located on said metallic foil.
- 11. A method of making a credit card with a scratch resistant metallic surface comprising the steps of providing a plastic substrate, applying a metal containing layer in the form of a metallic foil to at least substantially all of a first surface of said plastic substrate, printing ink graphics with an ultraviolet curable ink on said metal containing layer, curing the ink graphics by applying ultraviolet light thereto and providing said printed metal containing layer with a transparent film over it to protect said metal containing layer without breaking said layer.
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