EXTRUDED CARD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

• Main Authors: SZUMSKI, Daniel Mark, CRAWFORD-TAYLOR, Shannon K
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.06.2017
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A method of manufacturing a card assembly includes extruding a film of a core layer for the card assembly, co-extruding a film of a blocking layer for the card assembly, and bonding the film of the core layer and the film of the blocking layer. The card assembly can be separated from the film of the core layer and the film of the blocking layer that are bonded together. A card assembly includes a core layer having opposite first and second sides, and a blocking layer having opposite first and second surfaces. The second surface of the blocking layer can be bonded to the first side of the core layer such the first surface of the blocking layer is visible. The blocking layer can have a relatively thin thickness, such as no more than two mils (or another dimension), while preventing color of the core layer from being visible through the first surface of the blocking layer.