Patent ID: 6758936
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B41M,B42D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a plastic card, the method comprising the steps of:providing a sheet of lenticular lens material having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface including a series of cylindrically shaped projections, and the second surface being substantially flat; printing the second surface with a filmed lithographic image; providing a plastic backing layer having a front surface facing the second surface of the lenticular lens material and a rear surface; providing a protective removable film over the first surface of the lenticular lens material, wherein the protective removable film has a softening point lower than a softening point of the lenticular lens material; providing a sheet of backing film over the rear surface of the plastic backing layer; assembling and collating the sheet of lenticular lens material with the protective removable film, the plastic backing layer, and the sheet of the backing film; and laminating the assembled, collated sheets with heat and pressure.