Patent ID: 11880733
Assignee: INTERACTIVE CARDS, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A transaction card having a metal surface, comprising:
a rear layer;
a metal insert including a main body and a lip extending perpendicularly away from the surface of an edge of the main body, the metal insert including a surface area that is smaller than a surface area of the rear layer; and
a molded polymer material sandwiched between the rear layer and the metal insert, the molded polymer material including an edge that extends around the metal insert, such that the lip of the metal insert extends perpendicularly into an indentation of the molded polymer material that is defined by the edge of the molded polymer material, the molded polymer material including a surface area that is equal to the surface area of the rear layer;
wherein the metal insert is configured to be retained by a planar interlocking relationship between the metal insert and the molded polymer material via the lip of the metal insert and the indentation of the molded polymer material, so as to prevent delamination of the metal insert from the molded polymer material.