Patent ID: 7618034
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: B29C,B42C,B42D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A blank printable within a high-heat printer, said blank comprising: a first portion formed from a first paper web; a second portion formed from a second flexible web, so that the blank is capable of passing through the printer, said first portion including a printable top surface, said second portion being formed of multiple layers, an uppermost one of which includes a printable top face being positioned substantially coplanar with the printable top surface of the first portion, said second portion including a lowermost carrier layer and a plurality of intermediate layers between the uppermost layer and the lowermost layer, said second portion including at least one die cut that projects from the printable top face of the uppermost layer and extends at least substantially through the intermediate layers, said die cut defining a support section and a removable section within the second portion, with said removable section being at least partially circumscribed by the support section, said first portion being positioned in a non-overlapping edge-to-edge relationship with said second portion to define a seam therebetween, with any spacing between the portions along the seam being from zero to less than one-sixty-fourths of an inch, said first and second webs being positioned in contact with each other along at least part of the seam, said printable top surface of the first portion and said printable top face of the second portion being positioned in contact with each other along at least part of the seam; and tape retaining said first and second portions in said edge-to-edge relationship, said tape being affixed to said first and second portions and thereby overlying said seam, said tape being heat resistant such that said tape is capable of maintaining adhesion and thereby substantially retaining said first and second portions in said edge-to-edge relationship without fracturing at all ambient temperatures between the ranges of one-hundred and one-hundred and seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit.