Patent · US Expired

Laminator peel-off bar

US6554044B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 26, 2001
Grant dateApr 29, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2486
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A reverse image printer that has a backing web carrying a laminate layer upon which a reverse image is printed. The laminate layer is laminated onto a card. The backing web carrying the transfer layer is separated from the laminate layer after the laminate layer and card have been laminated together using a peel-off assembly that guides the backing web at a selected desired separation angle relative to the plane of movement of the card and the laminate layer after lamination. The peel-off assembly uses two guide members to maintain the desired separation angle regardless of changes in diameter of a take-up roller used for the backing web.

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