Patent ID: 8490866
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: B42D

Abstract:
1. A payment card with a length and width, the payment card comprising a foil layer comprising a first material, a first layer, and a second layer, the foil layer having a length and a width and being fixedly secured between the first layer and the second layer by lamination, characterized in that the card comprises a plastic plate having a length and a width, a magnetic strip secured to the first layer, an adhesive layer securing an insert to the plastic plate, the insert comprising a thickness greater than that of the foil layer and comprising the same material as the foil layer, an ornamental element fixed within the insert, and an outer surface of the ornamental element being flush with both an outer surface of the insert and second layer, the outer surfaces of the ornamental element, insert, and second layer define a single plane, the outer surface of the ornamental element and the outer surface of the insert are devoid of the second layer, the insert and ornamental element being fixed in the plastic plate by the adhesive layer, and the length and the width of the foil layer being less than the corresponding length and width of the plastic plate, the length and width of the plastic plate is equal to the length and the width of the payment card.