Patent ID: 6065885
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A flexible and reusable carrier for transporting at least one item of small size card media through a printer or copy machine having a feed mechanism normally intended to advance therethrough only standard size sheets of print media comprising:at least one piece of sheet material includinga base portion forming a generally rectangular planar base having outer dimensions suitable for cooperative engagement with the sheet feeder mechanisms of a standard sheet fed printer or copy machine, said base having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a pair of opposite side edges;a first side portion folded and affixed to said base portion and forming a first card media edge engaging and capturing means disposed proximate to and extending along at least a substantial portion of one side of said base; anda trailing edge portion folded and affixed to said base portion and forming a second card media edge engaging and capturing means disposed proximate to and extending along at least a substantial portion of said trailing edge of said base,an extremity of the folded first side portion and an extremity of the folded trailing edge portion respectively forming said first and second card media edge engaging and capturing means, said first and second card media edge engaging and capturing means, or extensions thereof, intersecting proximate a trailing edge of said base and defining a reference point on said base relative to said leading edge whereby an appropriately programmed printer controller will be capable of printing desired information and/or graphics on a card media carried by said carrier, anda first elongated resilient member affixed to said base forming portion and covered by said folded first side portion, said resilient member serving as a means for aiding in restoring the planarity of said base following any deformation thereof as it is passed through a printer or copy machine.