Patent ID: 7578447
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: B42D

Abstract:
1. A mechanically ablated removable element carrying business communication, comprising: a) a substrate in the form a substantially planar sheet of printable material having first and second portions, with each of said portions having a thickness, first and second transversely extending edges, first and second longitudinally extending sides and top and bottom faces; b) said first and second portions being placed in an abutting relationship with one another and secured together along one of said first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides; c) at least one mechanically ablated depression formed in said top face of said second portion and spaced inwardly from each of said first and second transversely extending edges and first and second longitudinally extending sides, said depression having a selected shape and extending from said top face toward said bottom face but without penetrating said bottom face; d) a removable element sized and configured to fit substantially within said depression and having a shape substantially equivalent to said shape of said depression; and e) a temporary bonding agent disposed within said depression to temporarily hold said removable element in said depression; f) wherein said removable element has a top surface such that when said removable element is placed within said depression, said top surface of said card is substantially coplanar with said top surface of said second portion.