Free form laminated cardstock assembly
US6294237A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24942
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An assembly for creating free form laminated objects, such as a throwing toys or napkin ring that can be printed or decorated by the use of printer or copier without jamming. The assembly includes a sheet of cardstock or thin printable sheet material, a sheet of transparent laminated plastic and intermediate adhesive layer that adheres the cardstock sheet and laminated sheet together. The cardstock sheet has a die cut outline configured to the desired shape of an object. The laminated sheet has a die cut outline substantially extending outside of the outline on the cardstock sheet, to allow laminated sheet to fold over and entirely cover the cardstock area within the cardstock die cut outline. The assembly has a substantially constant thickness and substantially flat upper and lower surfaces so that the assembly can pass through a printer or copier without jamming. Once a printer or copier has printed on the cardstock area, the cardstock area may be push through the assembly carrying the die cut plastic area, and the plastic sheet material may be folded over and bonded to the cardstock area. The final printed laminated configuration may either be flat or further configured to a thr…
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