Patent ID: 6093273
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B32B,B44F,Y10T

Abstract:
A manufacturing process of metal foil card, comprising the steps of:(a) pressing a metal piece to form a thin metal foil piece and cutting said metal foil piece to a predetermined size and shape;(b) overlapping said metal foil piece with a cover sheet;(c) placing said overlapped metal foil piece and said cover sheet between a first and a second plastic laminating sheet each having a size larger than said metal foil piece, wherein at least said first plastic laminating sheet is made of transparent plastic material;(d) heating and pressing said two plastic laminating sheets with said metal foil piece and said cover sheet positioned therebetween simultaneously until an outer surface of said metal foil piece is integrally attached to an interior surface of said first plastic laminating sheet and an outer surface of said cover sheet is integrally attached to an interior surface of said second plastic laminating sheet, so that a rigid laminated card is formed; and(e) cutting said laminated card along said edges of said cover sheet, wherein said metal foil piece having said outer surface integrally attached with said first plastic laminating sheet is separated from said cover sheet having said outer surface integrally attached with said second plastic laminating sheet to form a metal foil card having a metal surface and a transparent plastic surface.