Method of making a foil faced financial transaction card having graphics printed thereon and card made thereby
DCFirst Claim
1. A foil faced financial transaction card having graphics printed thereon, which card meets ANSI/ISO specifications for the characteristics of a financial transaction card, said card comprising:
- a rigid plastic sheet substrate layer;
a metal containing foil layer adhesively bonded on its back surface to a surface of said substrate layer, a front surface of said foil layer having a printable layer thereon;
printed ink graphics overlying the front surface of the printable layer;
a clear protective overlay adhesively bonded on the surface of the card over it said graphics thereon;
wherein the component layers of material that form the foil faced card are bonded to one another to the extent that any layer possesses a minimum peel strength of 3.4 lbf/in to resist delamination of said card.
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Abstract
An improved method of manufacturing a foil faced financial transaction card, particularly a secure card, and the card made thereby, wherein the card meets ANSI/ISO specifications for the characteristics of a financial transaction card including the specification for resistance to delamination while allowing graphics to be printed on the foil faced card using offset litho presses. Ultraviolet ink security graphics can also be applied. The method includes providing a plastic substrate layer and a metal containing foil layer having a front surface with a printable top coat layer thereon. The foil layer is mounted by its back surface on a surface of the substrate layer. A layer of an adhesive is applied to the printable top coat layer of the foil layer. Graphics are printed on the adhesive layer and a clear protective overlay provided on the front surface of the adhesive layer over the graphics thereon.
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30 Claims
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1. A foil faced financial transaction card having graphics printed thereon, which card meets ANSI/ISO specifications for the characteristics of a financial transaction card, said card comprising:
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a rigid plastic sheet substrate layer;
a metal containing foil layer adhesively bonded on its back surface to a surface of said substrate layer, a front surface of said foil layer having a printable layer thereon;
printed ink graphics overlying the front surface of the printable layer;
a clear protective overlay adhesively bonded on the surface of the card over it said graphics thereon;
wherein the component layers of material that form the foil faced card are bonded to one another to the extent that any layer possesses a minimum peel strength of 3.4 lbf/in to resist delamination of said card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of making a foil faced financial transaction card having graphics printed thereon, which card meets ANSI/ISO specifications for the characteristics of a financial transaction card, said method comprising:
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providing a rigid plastic sheet substrate layer and a metal containing foil layer having a front surface with a printable layer thereon;
mounting said metal containing foil layer by way of its back surface on a surface of said substrate layer;
printing ink graphics over a front surface of the metal containing foil layer;
providing a clear protective overlay on the front surface of the metal containing foil layer over said graphics thereon;
wherein the component layers of material that form the foil faced card are bonded to one another to the extent that any layer possesses a minimum peel strength of 3.4 lbf/in to resist delamination of said card. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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