ID cards for impact and non-impact printers

• US 5,413,532 A
• Filed: 03/29/1993
• Issued: 05/09/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Barry Fiala
• Original Assignee: Moore Business Forms Inc.
• Inventors: Raby, James M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fridie, Willmon
• Application Number:
  US08/038,632
• Time in Patent Office: 771 Days
• Field of Search: 283/81, 283/100, 283/101, 462/2, 462/6, 462/7, 462/18, 462/900, 281/2, 281/5
• US Class Current: 462/2
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 5/027 Sheets or cards attached to a carrier strip or web shipping forms B42D15/006
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/914 Transfer or decalcomania
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 462/90 Adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1486 Ornamental, decorative, pattern, or indicia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/149 Sectional layer removable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1495 Adhesive is on removable layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24736 Ornamental design or indicia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24942 including components having same physical characteristic in differing degree
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24959 of adhesive layers

Abstract

An identification card assembly, made from an intermediate, comprises a carrier sheet with at least one ID card mounted on, and having smaller dimensions than, the carrier sheet. The ID card is connected to repositional adhesive, which in turn is connected through a tie coat to paper label stock, in turn connected by permanent adhesive to the paper carrier sheet. The assembly is constructed from an intermediate which includes a roll of release material on which are provided a number of spaced ID cards and associated adhesive. The carrier sheet is fed through a non-impact printer for variably imaging indicia on the top face of the ID card. A carrier sheet can be made into a mailer.

Claims

1. An identification card assembly, comprising:

a plurality of identification cards each having top and bottom faces;

indicia imaged on each said card top face; and

an intermediate carrier for said cards, comprising;

a release material web;

permanent adhesive disposed on a first face of said release material web;

stock having first and second faces, said stock first face operatively disposed on said permanent adhesive; and

a repositional

adhesive operatively associated with said stock second face, said repositional adhesive engaging a face of each of said cards;

said repositional adhesive having greater affinity for said cards than said permanent adhesive has for said release material web; and

said repositional adhesive having greater affinity for said stock second face than said repositional adhesive has for the faces of each of said cards engaged thereby.

2. An assembly as recited in claim 1 further comprising a tie coat between said repositional adhesive and said stock second face.

3. An assembly as recited in claim 2 wherein said stock is paper label stock.

4. An assembly as recited in claim 3 wherein said permanent adhesive, stock, tie coat, and repositional adhesive are provided in spaced discrete areas on said release material web, only under each of said cards.

5. An assembly as recited in claim 4 wherein said release material web in a roll.

6. An assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said permanent adhesive, stock, and repositional adhesive are provided in spaced discrete areas on said release material web, only under each of said cards.

7. An assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said release material web in a roll.

8. An assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said stock is paper label stock, and said cards are plastic.

9. An assembly as recited in claim 3 wherein said cards are plastic.

10. An assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said cards as plastic.

11. An assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said stock is paper label stock.

12. An assembly as recited in claim 6 wherein said stock is paper label stock, and said cards are plastic.

13. An assembly as recited in claim 1 further comprising indicia imaged on each said card bottom face.

14. An assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said indicia imaged on each said card top face includes a name and an identifying number.

15. An assembly as recited in claim 13 wherein said stock is paper label stock, and said cards are plastic.

16. An assembly as recited in claim 14 wherein said stock is paper label stock, and said cards are plastic.

17. An assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said repositional adhesive engages said bottom faces of said cards.

18. An assembly as recited in claim 17 wherein said indicia imaged on each said card top face includes a name and an identifying number.

19. An assembly as recited in claim 18 wherein said stock is paper label stock, and said cards are plastic.