Foil laminate credit card and method of producing foil laminate credit card with double-sided printing
First Claim
1. A multi-surfaced foil laminate having printed indicia visible on both sides through a clear plastic over-laminating film, said indicia printed in at least one color on the outer visible surfaces of said laminate, said printed indicia by lithography offset 133 to 300 line screen halftone printing wherein spray powder coated on the printed surfaces helps dry the printing inks, provides space for drying, wherein said multi surfaced foil laminate comprises two printed surfaces exteriorly visible through an exterior transparent plastic film, one printed surface comprising a printed plastic film sheet substrate and a second printed surface comprising metal foil adhering to a plastic film sheet substrate, said metal foil printed on the non-adherent side and serving an outside printed surface, said surfaces providing identifying indicia through said exterior transparent plastic film, said plastic film sheet substrate and said exterior transparent plastic film comprising PVC, said metal foil selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gold, silver and bronze, said multi-surfaced foil laminate severed into predetermined segments.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a multi-surfaced foil laminate comprising an improved credit card and identification card having printed indicia visible on both sides through a clear plastic over-laminating film, the foil laminate comprising two printed surfaces, both surfaces printed by conventional lithography offset halftone printing. Alternative embodiments comprise a foil laminate with a printed metal foil outside surface and a printed plastic film outside surface and a foil laminate with two printed foil outside surfaces.
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- 1. A multi-surfaced foil laminate having printed indicia visible on both sides through a clear plastic over-laminating film, said indicia printed in at least one color on the outer visible surfaces of said laminate, said printed indicia by lithography offset 133 to 300 line screen halftone printing wherein spray powder coated on the printed surfaces helps dry the printing inks, provides space for drying, wherein said multi surfaced foil laminate comprises two printed surfaces exteriorly visible through an exterior transparent plastic film, one printed surface comprising a printed plastic film sheet substrate and a second printed surface comprising metal foil adhering to a plastic film sheet substrate, said metal foil printed on the non-adherent side and serving an outside printed surface, said surfaces providing identifying indicia through said exterior transparent plastic film, said plastic film sheet substrate and said exterior transparent plastic film comprising PVC, said metal foil selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gold, silver and bronze, said multi-surfaced foil laminate severed into predetermined segments.
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14. A multi-layered foil laminate comprising a foil laminate having printed indicia visible on both sides through a clear plastic over laminating film, said indicia printed in at least one color on the outer visible surfaces of said laminate, said indicia printed on a first plastic surface comprising a plastic film material, said indicia printed on a metal foil as a second surface, said printed indicia by lithography offset halftone printing, said clear plastic over-laminating film and said plastic film material comprising PVC and said metal foil comprising aluminum, said multi-layered foil laminate severed into predetermined segments.
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