Method of manufacturing a plastic card with a lenticular lens therein
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1. A method of manufacturing a plastic card comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a sheet of lenticular lens material having a front side and a back side, the front side having an array of identical spherically curved surfaces embossed thereon, the back side being flat;
b. coating the back side of the sheet of lenticular lens material with a vinyl resin base;
c. printing over the vinyl resin base on the back side of the sheet of lenticular lens material with a filmed image;
d. coating the back side of the sheet of lenticular lens material with an adhesive after the printing;
e. providing a sheet of plastic having a front surface and a rear surface;
f. printing the rear surface of the sheet of plastic;
g. providing a sheet of clear PVC overlay film;
h. laminating magnetic material onto the sheet of clear PVC overlay film;
i. assembling and collating the sheet of lenticular lens material, the sheet of plastic and the sheet of clear PVC overlay film with laminated magnetic material so that the sheet of plastic is oriented in the middle of the three sheets; and
j. laminating the assembled, collated sheets of lenticular lens material, plastic and clear PVC overlay film laminated with magnetic material using a platen press laminator.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a plastic card comprises the steps of providing a sheet of lenticular lens material; coating the back side of the lens material with a vinyl resin base; printing the back side of the lens material with a composite lithographic image; coating the back side of the lens material with an adhesive such that it can adhere to a sheet of plastic which serves as the back of the plastic card; and laminating the sheets together.
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1. A method of manufacturing a plastic card comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a sheet of lenticular lens material having a front side and a back side, the front side having an array of identical spherically curved surfaces embossed thereon, the back side being flat;
b. coating the back side of the sheet of lenticular lens material with a vinyl resin base;
c. printing over the vinyl resin base on the back side of the sheet of lenticular lens material with a filmed image;
d. coating the back side of the sheet of lenticular lens material with an adhesive after the printing;
e. providing a sheet of plastic having a front surface and a rear surface;
f. printing the rear surface of the sheet of plastic;
g. providing a sheet of clear PVC overlay film;
h. laminating magnetic material onto the sheet of clear PVC overlay film;
i. assembling and collating the sheet of lenticular lens material, the sheet of plastic and the sheet of clear PVC overlay film with laminated magnetic material so that the sheet of plastic is oriented in the middle of the three sheets; and
j. laminating the assembled, collated sheets of lenticular lens material, plastic and clear PVC overlay film laminated with magnetic material using a platen press laminator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of manufacturing a plastic card comprising the steps of;
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a. providing a sheer of lenticular lens material having a front side and a back side, the front side having an array if identical spherically curved surfaces embossed thereon, the back side being flat;
b. coating the back side of the sheet of lenticular lens material with a vinyl resin base;
c. printing the back side of the sheet of lenticular lens material over the vinyl resin base with a filmed image;
d. coating the back side of die sheet of lenticular lens material with an adhesive after the printing;
e. providing a sheet of plasic having a front surface and a rear surface;
f. printing the rear surface of the sheet of plastic;
g. providing a sheet of clear PVC overlay film;
h. laminating magnetic material onto the sheet of clear PVC overlay film;
i. assembling and collating the sheet of lenticular lens material, the sheer of plastic and the sheer of clear PVC overlay film with laminated magnetic material so that the sheet of plastic is oriented in the middle of the three sheets;
j. laminating the assembled, collated sheets of lenticular lens material, plastic and clear PVC overlay film laminated with magnetic material using a platen press laminator;
k. applying a clear coating to the laminated, assembled sheets in a designated area where a hologram is to be stamped; and
l. stamping the hologan onto the designated area.
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