Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composite form and a method of printing the form. The composite form has a paper component and a flexible magnetic sheet component that are adhered to one another. The magnetic component is able to adhere to a ferromagnetic surface but does not adhere to other composite forms having a magnetic component through use of a shielding layer when the forms are provided in a stacked configuration for feeding into a printer. The composite form may be fed through a printer without jamming or magnetic attraction to components within the printer. The composite form is constructed to facilitate printing by having a single thickness entering the printer with a small area of overlap between the paper component and magnetic sheet component or the magnetic component may be inlaid into an opening in the paper component.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     This invention concerns a composite form including a carrier component of paper or other nor-magnetic material and a magnetic component connected thereto whereby the magnetic component and the carrier component may be initially and subsequently imprinted individually and sequentially in automated feeding without carrying additional forms stacked-thereon, into the infeed site of the printer. The magnetic component includes a card portion which is separable from the carrier component for further use. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     Flexible magnetic material has been available for a variety of uses, and provides a convenient way to display information or attach papers to surfaces such as iron, steel, nickel or the like and,capable of magnetic connection. Such uses have included business cards and “refrigerator magnets” where the flexible magnetic material has been capable of holding paper to a steel surface. Further, paper overlays have been adhesively attached to flexible magnetic backings to provide calendars or perforated redeemable coupons. 
     These uses of flexible magnetic material have met with certain limitations. While generally capable of imprinting by itself, the flexible magnetic material has not been provided in such a way as to provide for imprinting as an integrated component of a composite element or form. Thus, when paper overlays or the like have been provided with the flexible magnetic material, they have been separately printed and then attached. Moreover, magnetic attraction between the cards and the steel components of printing presses causes the magnetic cards to interfere with the feeding and printing processes of ordinary desktop printers like laser jet printers and ink jet printers. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention provides improved capabilities for the use of magnetic cards by the incorporation of the magnetic card into a composite business form. This not only increases the convenience of distribution of the cards, but permits complemental printing on the magnetic cards and a carrier component of a non-magnetic material with specific information for the recepient when the form is printed. By facilitating the customization of the magnetic card, incorporation of the card into a business form, and securing the magnetic material to a carrier component of the business form, the objects of achieving a high rate of printing, customized printing by the user of both the carrier component and the flexible magnetic component, and convenience to the end user are achieved. No longer need the magnetic component be separately imprinted from the non-magnetic carrier component, both when initial printing is done at the time of manufacturing and when recipient-specific information is printed on each form. 
     Broadly speaking, the present invention provides a composite form which includes a sheet of non-magnetic material such as plastic, cardboard, paper or the like to provide a carrier component and magnetic component of a normally thicker sheet of magnetic material which is connected to the carrier component. All or a part of the magnetic component may be provided as a card or other component which may be separated from the form along a separation line, which as used herein includes die cuts, perforation lines and score lines. Preferably, the magnetic material is positioned and connected so that at least one edge or side, or alternatively all of the edges of the magnetic material have the carrier component extending therefrom. In some of the embodiments hereof, the magnetic component is inlaid into and thus surrounded by the carrier component, whereby no edges of the magnetic material are exposed beyond the margins of the paper component. The carrier component may include multiple sheets of paper, film or metallic foil in overlying relationship to provide labels or carbonless transfer components to provide multiple plies, or may be of a single thickness. The magnetic material may include lines of weakness such as score lines or perforations, or lines of separation to separate the magnetic material into subparts which may be separated from one another. Because the magnetic component normally has a greater thickness than the carrier component, the attachment therebetween may include not only joining the sheets by overlapping, but also beveling or skiving the magnetic component along the margin adjacent to the carrier component to facilitate feeding the form through a printer for providing customized indicia thereon. In addition, the magnetic component may be positioned within the margins of the carrier component so that it is in an inlaid orientation with respect to the carrier component. 
     As a result, the composite form hereof is provided in an extremely useful configuration for business applications. The composite form may be used as a business form for custom imprinting on a printer, such as a laser or ink jet printer to which printing, colors or designs may be printed on the form to customize its use for different recipients. The placement and manner of attachment of the magnetic sheet to the business form greatly facilitates the subsequent printing of both the carrier component and the magnetic component. Especially beneficial is the arrangement and construction of the magnetic material, and its magnetic configuration, which retains the ability of the magnetic material to be retained on a ferromagnetic surface such as iron, nickel or cobalt, without improperly carrying of more than one form at a time into the infeed site of the printer. Moreover, the magnetic component may be configured for separation into subcomponents for alternative uses, such as a support for a calendar and a separate magnetic card by the provision of selective lines of weakening. Finally, the carrier component may be imprinted for use as an invoice or the like, or provided with labels with pressure sensitive adhesive whereby alternate labels may be placed on the magnetic component, thereby providing a form which has its carrier component complemental to the magnetic component. 
    
    
     These and other advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art with reference to the drawings and description which follow. 
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a composite form in accordance with the present invention showing a carrier component of paper or the like and a magnetic component, the magnetic component including a first segment with an adhesive strip and covering strip and a second segment with a detachable rectangular card portion; 
     FIG. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  2 — 2  of FIG. 1 showing a first alternative connection between the carrier component and the magnetic component with the carrier component overlapping the magnetic component and joined by adhesive, the line of weakness for separating the card from the surrounding magnetic material being provided by perforations; 
     FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  2 — 2  of FIG.  1  and similar to FIG. 2, showing a second alternative attachment of the carrier component and the magnetic component of the form of FIG. 1 wherein the magnetic component and the carrier component are beveled along their adjacent margins and joined together by adhesive, the line of weakness for separating the card from the surrounding magnetic material being provided by perforations; 
     FIG. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  2 — 2  of FIG.  1  and similar to FIG. 2, showing a third alternative attachment of the carrier component and the magnetic component of the form of FIG. 1, showing skiving of the magnetic component to receive the carrier component along their adjacent margins and joined together by adhesive, the line of weakness for separating the card from the surrounding magnetic material being provided by a score line; 
     FIG. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  2 — 2  of FIG.  1  and similar to FIG. 2, showing a fourth alternative attachment of the carrier component and the magnetic component of the form of FIG. 1, wherein the carrier component and the magnetic component abut one another along their adjacent margins and are connected together by a strip of tape provided with adhesive whereby the magnetic component is hinged to the carrier component, the line of weakness for separating the card from the surrounding magnetic material being provided by a score line; 
     FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a composite form in accordance with the present invention, with the magnetic component provided as a rectangular card received within the margins of the carrier component and secured thereto by adhesive tape; 
     FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  7 — 7  of FIG. 6 showing the carrier component as two overlapping sheets and the positioning of the magnetic component inlaid into one of the sheets; 
     FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a third embodiment of a composite form in accordance with the present invention, wherein the carrier component is provided as a single sheet with the magnetic card inlaid therein; 
     FIG. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  9 — 9  of FIG. 8 showing the magnetic card inlaid into the carrier component and secured thereto by adhesive tape; 
     FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment of a composite form of the present invention similar to FIG. 8 but wherein the magnetic component is secured to the carrier component by intermittent tape patches applied to span across the circumscribing gap between the side borders of the magnetic component and the surrounding carrier component as well as elongated tape strips spanning across the gap along top and bottom borders of the magnetic component; 
     FIG. 11 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  11 — 11  of FIG. 10 showing the inlaid magnetic component attached by the tape strips and patches to the carrier component; 
     FIG. 12 is a front elevational view of a fifth embodiment of the composite form of the present invention similar to that shown in FIG. 10 but wherein a patch extends across the back side of the magnetic component in spanning relationship across the circumscribing gap surrounding the magnetic component to connect the magnetic component to the carrier component; 
     FIG. 13 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  13 — 13  of FIG. 12 showing the placement of the patch and adhesive adjacent the back side of the magnetic component and connected to both the carrier component and the magnetic component; 
     FIG. 14 is fragmentary rear elevational view of a sixth embodiment of the composite form of the present invention similar to that shown in FIG. 6, wherein the magnetic cards are inlaid into the carrier component and provided with an adhesive backing overlaid by a release sheet, the magnetic cards being coupled to the surrounding carrier component by intermittently applied adhesive tape spanning the gap between the side edges of the magnetic cards and the carrier component; 
     FIG. 15 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  15 ‥ 15  of FIG. 14 showing the release sheet and adhesive layer along a portion of the back side of one of the magnetic cards; 
     FIG. 16 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of a seventh embodiment of the composite form of the present invention similar to that shown in FIG. 14, wherein the magnetic cards are inlaid into the carrier component and coupled thereto by upper and lower tape strips arranged along the top and bottom borders of the magnetic cards and extending convergently along a portion of the side borders of the magnetic cards to span a portion of the gap between the side borders and the adjacent carrier component; 
     FIG. 17 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  17 — 17  of FIG. 16 showing the release sheet and adhesive layer along a portion of the back side of one of the magnetic cards; 
     FIG. 18 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of an eighth embodiment of the composite form of the present invention, wherein the carrier component and the magnetic component are layered and connected by adhesive, and a plurality of magnetic cards are die cut into the magnetic component and positioned in adjacency along columns, with the magnetic cards coupled to the surrounding portion of the magnetic component by elongated tape strips; and 
     FIG. 19 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view taken along line  19 — 19  of FIG. 18 showing the tap strips adhesively connecting the magnetic cards to adjacent cards and to the surrounding portion of the magnetic component. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Referring now to the drawings, a composite form  20  in accordance with the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1-5 and broadly includes a carrier component  22  connected to a magnetic sheet component  24 . The carrier component  22  is non-ferromagnetic and may be a single sheet  26  of cardboard, paper, synthetic resin film, or foil of a non-magnetic material or may be provided to include additional plies such as labels  28  having an adhesive backing such as pressure sensitive adhesive with corresponding opposed portions of sheet  26  having a silicone release coating, carbonless transfer paper sheets, or plain paper sheets. 
     In greater detail, the sheet  26  has external margins including a top margin  30 , bottom margin  32 , and side margins  34  and  36 , and has a front side  38  and a rear side  40  and is preferably provided in thickness ranging from about 3 mils to about 8 mils. The paper sheet  26  may be provided with a silicone release coating  42  along a portion of its front side  38  in order to receive labels  28  with a coating of adhesive  44  applied on the back side of the labels  28 . Alternatively, the labels may be provided with a full coating of an low adhesion adhesive or a pattern coating of adhesive  44  with the silicone release coating  42  omitted to control release during manufacture. The sheet  26  may be alternatively connected to the magnetic component  24  as variously illustrated by FIGS. 2,  3 ,  4  and  5 . As shown in FIG. 2, the magnetic sheet component  24  is attached by a lap joint in overlapping relationship to the paper sheet  26  in an overlap area  46  by adhesive  44 . FIG. 3 illustrates an alternative connection to reduce the total thickness of the form  20  and improve feeding of the magnetic component  24  when the form  20  passes through a printer. In FIG. 3, the magnetic component  24  has a top edge  48  which includes a beveled edge  50 , and optionally the sheet  26  of the carrier component  22  may have a beveled edge  52  at its bottom margin  32  to increase the area for adhesive connection by adhesive  44 . In the alternative connection shown in FIG. 4, the overlap area  46  is provided by a skived area  54  adjacent the top edge  48  of the magnetic sheet component  24  which reduces the thickness of the magnetic sheet component  24  therealong by an thickness approximately equivalent to the thickness of paper sheet  26  and adhesive  44 . Thus, where the thickness of the paper sheet  26  is 6 mil. and the thickness of the magnetic sheet component is 10.5 mil., the magnetic sheet component is skived approximately 7 mil. to accommodate the paper and the adhesive  44 . FIG. 5 illustrates a further alternative way of attaching the magnetic component  24  to the carrier component  22 , wherein the top edge  48  of the magnetic component abuts the bottom margin  32  of the sheet  26  of the carrier component, with a tape strip  56  connecting the top edge  48  and the bottom margin  32  along either the front side  38  or the back side  40  to provide a hinge  58  as illustrated in FIG. 5, thereby facilitating folding of the magnetic component  24  over the carrier component  26  to reduce the overall area of the form  20  for mailing. 
     The magnetic sheet component  24  is cut from a sheet of flexible magnetic material well known to those skilled in the art, such as the imprintable flexible magnetic sheets manufactured by Magnetic Specialties Incorporated of Marietta, Ohio and available from PWC of Dayton, Ohio, the magnetic sheet component including and identified as a thickness of 10 mil flexible magnetic material  59  with a 2 mil polyester laminate coating  61 , the laminate coating  61  being positioned on the front face  60  of the magnetic sheet component. The magnetic sheet component is cut to desired shapes and sizes from stock sheets, which are preferably provided in thicknesses of typically ranging from about 0.010 inches to 0.035 inches and in any event slightly thicker than the carrier thickness. As noted, the magnetic sheet component  24  may be provided in two layers with a synthetic resin such as polyester or vinyl top laminate  61  on its front face  60  for imprinting thereon, and the back face  62  is not necessarily adapted for receiving imprinting thereon. The back face  62  of the magnetic sheet component may also receive printed indicia applied thereto whereby both sides of the form  20  and both sides of the magnetic sheet component may be printed in successive passes through a printer or in a single pass through a duplex printer. The magnetic sheet component  24  is especially magnetically influenced in the present invention, whereby it has been found that a particularly beneficial construction of the aforementioned 10 mil magnetic sheet with 2 mil synthetic resin laminate when used as the magnetic material component is obtained by passing the magnetic sheet component  24  past a magnetic influencer with an air gap of 0.005 to 0.010 inch between the influencer and the magnetic sheet component  24 , and thereby creating a magnetic field in the magnetic sheet component with a magnetic density of 14 poles per inch and a resulting field strength of 85 gauss for each pole when measured at a distance of 0.004 inches from the back face  62 ,  75  gauss when measured at a distance of 0.0065 inches from the back face  62 , and  65  gauss when measured at a distance of 0.015 inches when measured from the back face  62 . The laminate adhered onto the front face  60  acts as a shield and thus results in a very low and almost undetectable magnetic field strength when measured from the laminate on the front face  60 . In addition to top edge  48 , the magnetic component includes a bottom edge  64  and side edges  66  and  68 . The magnetic component  24  may be further divided by cut lines  70  such as lines of weakness or lines of separation into subparts  72  and  74 . As shown in FIG. 1, the magnetic component includes as a line of weakness a score line  76  separating the first and second subparts and a separation line  78  provided as a perforation which defines a magnetic card  80 . As an alternative to perforation line as shown in FIGS. 1,  2  and  3 , the separation line  78  may be provided as a circumscribing score line  82  may be used to define and permit separation of the magnetic card  80  from the remaining part of second subpart  74  as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. When perforated magnetic card  80  is thus connected by tabs  84  to the surrounding remainder portion  86  of the second subpart  74 , whereby the magnetic card  80  is retained in place during printing but subsequently detachable for separate application to a ferromagnetic surface. The first subpart  72  may be provided with a transfer tape  88  along one of the borders, the transfer tape  88  including a removable release liner  90  having silicone release coating  42  thereon and adhesive  44  which remains on the first subpart  72  of the magnetic component  24  when the release liner  90  is removed. In this way, a sheet or pad of paper may be attached to the adhesive  44  remaining on the first subpart  72  when the first subpart  72  is separated from the second subpart  74  along score line  76  and from the carrier component  22 . 
     In use, the composite form  20  may be provided as cut sheets as shown. The form  20  may be individually fed through a printer, such as a laser or ink-jet printer, to receive indicia such as printing or artwork on the front side of the paper component  22  and also on the front face of the magnetic component  24 , even though multiple forms  20  may be stacked in a feed tray of the printer. The form  20  hereof is especially adapted for use in laser and ink jet printers by virtue of the manner in which the magnetic component is coupled to the carrier component, and by the manner of magnetization of the magnetic component. In this way, the indicia may be customized for each intended recipient as it is applied to the paper sheet  26 , labels  28 , and first subpart  72  and second subpart  74  of the magnetic component  24 . The forms  20  thus may be initially printed at the time of production or assembly to include indicia which is generalized for all recipients, and then customized by individualized printing for an individual recipient. After printing, the form  20  may be distributed to a recipient. The composite form  20  has the advantage of allowing a business communication such as an invoice to be included on the paper component  22  along with a useful or promotional item which may be retained by the user, such as a pad holder on the first subpart  72  and a magnetic card  80  detachable from the second component  74 . In addition, the provision of removable labels  28  on the sheet  26  permits different labels  28  to be transferred by the user from the paper component  22  onto either the first subpart  72  or a web attached thereto along the adhesive  44  left by transfer tape  88 , or to the magnetic card  80 , to the remainder of the second subpart  74 , or to other substrates. 
     A second embodiment of the composite form  20 A is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, wherein like numbers are used to indicate like features to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 through 5. Form  20 A includes a carrier component  92  provided as a joined web permitting different types or thicknesses of sheets of cardboard, paper, synthetic resin, or foil, or combinations thereof, to be utilized in either a first carrier section  94  and/or a second carrier section  96 . The first carrier section  94  is connected to the second carrier section  96  along overlap area  98  by adhesive  44 . The first carrier section includes a top margin  100 , a bottom margin  102 , and side margins  104  and  106 , while the second carrier section  96  includes a top border  108 , bottom border  110 , and side borders  112  and  114  which are preferably co-extensive with respective side margins  104  and  106 . The second carrier section  96  has a separation line  78  provided as a die cut to provide an opening  116  die cut therein and positioned entirely interiorly of the borders  108 ,  110 ,  112  and  114  of the second carrier section  96 . 
     The form  20 A also includes a magnetic component  118  provided of magnetic sheet material as described above and cut to a desired shape, such as a card which is preferably complemental to the shape of the opening  116 . The magnetic component  118  is shown as a rectangular magnetic card  120  having a top edge  122 , a bottom edge  124 , and side edges  126  and  128  is shown, but it may be appreciated that the magnetic component can be cut to any desired shape. The magnetic card  120  thus has a periphery  130  provided by the edges  122 ,  124 ,  126  and  128  which is preferably only slightly smaller in dimensions than that of the opening  116  so that a narrow gap  132 , shown exaggerated in the drawings, is provided between the magnetic card  120  and the surrounding portion of the second carrier section  96  of the carrier component  92 , the magnetic card  120  thus being inlaid into the opening as illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7. Tape  134 , preferably of thin film such as b  1  or 2 mil thickness synthetic resin provided with adhesive  44 , spans the gap  132  along the top edge  122  and the bottom border  124  so as to interconnect the magnetic card  120  with the first carrier section  94 . The adhesive  44  holds the magnetic card  120  in position during printing and transmittal by mail or the like, but remains on the tape  134  when the card  120  is removed from the second carrier section  96 . Form  20 A may be provided as either a cut sheet or as a separable form in a continuous web. When provided as a continuous web, the side margins  104  and  106  and side borders margin  112  and  114  are defined by lines of weakening such as perforations with additional forms  20 A removably attached thereto by the tabs of the perforations which pass through not only the carrier component  92  but also the tape  134 . It may be appreciated that the second carrier section  96  may be provided with several openings  116 , each provided with a magnetic card  120  inlaid therein, as illustrated in FIG.  1 . 
     A form  20 B as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is similar to form  20 A, with like numbers used to indicate the same features. The carrier component  92  is provided of a unitary sheet  136  of paper, cardboard, synthetic resin or foil, rather than as two joined sections. The sheet  136  thus has a top margin  138 , a bottom margin  140 , side margins  142  and  144 , and an opening  116  located interiorly of the surrounding margins. The opening  116  receives the inlaid magnetic component  118  which is shown as a rectangular card  120  of magnetic sheet material as described above. The shape of the opening  116  and the complementally shaped card  120  may be altered from a rectangular shape as noted above, with examples of such shapes including a star shape, pentagon, or arcuate shape as desired. Tape  134  temporarily secures the card  120  within the opening  116  and the adhesive thereon remains with the tape and does not transfer to the magnetic card  120  when it is removed from the form  20 B. The tape  134  is provided as two strips which extend across portions of the gap  132  between the magnetic card  120  and the carrier component, and as shown for the rectangular card  120 , extends along the top edge  122  and the bottom edge  124  to hold the magnetic card in an inlaid position within the opening  116 , thereby aiding feeding of the form  20 B through a printer. The attachment of the tape strips along the borders  114  and  116  leaves the front face  60  of the magnetic card fully available for printing as well as providing a large open area on the back face  62  of the magnetic card  120  in the event double sided printing of the form including both the paper component and the magnetic sheet component is desired. 
     A further form  20 C is shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 and is in all respects similar to the form  20 B with like numbers used to indicate like features except that in addition to the elongated tape strips  124 , tape patches  146  preferably of thin film adhesively backed tape are applied across the gap  132  at the side edges  126  and  128 . The tape patches  146  may be of different shapes, but as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, have their longitudinal axes oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the tape strips  134 . As with form  20 B, form  20 C may be provided as either cut sheets or as a continuous series of forms separated by transversely extending perforations along the side margins  142  and  144 , the continuous web thus providing several interconnected  30  forms positioned side-by-side as illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11. The attachment of the tape strips  134  along the top and bottom edges  122  and  124  and the tape patches  146  along the side edges  126  and  128  leaves a large open area on the rear face  62  of the magnetic card  120  in the event double sided printing is desired. 
     An additional alternative construction is provided by form  20 D as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13. Form  20 D is similar to form  20 C but differs in that a full-size adhesive patch  148  covers the back side of the opening  116  and extends onto the rear side  40  of the sheet  126  completely around and across the gap  132 , whereby the inlaid magnetic card  120  has a rear face  62  which is secured by the adhesive  44  on the patch  148  to hold the magnetic card  120  in position. The patch  148  is preferably of a thin film with adhesive backing. After printing, the card is peeled off of the patch  148  with the adhesive remaining attached to the patch and not transferring to the magnetic card  112 . This arrangement may be used where it is desired to print indicia on either the front side or the back side of the patch  148  or where a more aggressive adhesive connection is desired to hold the magnetic card  120  in position for high speed printing where the form  20 D passes over a number of rollers or the like which tend to separate the magnetic card  120  from the carrier component  22 . 
     A further alternative embodiment of the invention hereof is provided by form  20 E as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15. Form  20 E is similar to forms  20 A,  20 B,  20 C and  20 D with like numbers used to show like features, and is shown having a plurality of openings  116  which, as described above, may be provided to each receive a magnetic component  118  such as a magnetic card  120 . The magnetic cards  120  as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 are also of a slightly smaller overall area than the area of the openings  116  so that the magnetic card  120  is inlaid into the openings  116 . The cards  120  are held to the sheet  136  of the carrier component  22  by intermittently placed tape patches  150 ,  152  and  154  which span the gap  132  along the side edges  126  and  128  of the magnetic cards  120 . In addition, a portion of the rear face  62  of the magnetic cards  120  is provided with adhesive  44 , such as pressure sensitive adhesive, and a silicone release liner  156 . The provision of the adhesive  44  permits the cards  120  to receive thereon a further member such as a sheet of paper or business card so that the magnetic card  120  can magnetically attach to a ferromagnetic material as a substrate and then adhesively couple to the member. The embodiment shown as form  20 F of FIGS. 16 and 17 is similar to form  20 E, but uses contoured adhesive tapes  158  and  160  preferably of synthetic resin film provided with adhesive  44  as described above with respect to tape  134  to hold the inlaid magnetic cards  120  in position. The contoured tapes  158  and  160  each includes a plurality of lobes  162  which alternate with and extend in convergency from relatively narrow bands  164 . The bands  164  extend longitudinally along the top and bottom edges  122  and  124  of the magnetic card  120  while the lobes  162  extend over the corners  166  of the magnetic card  120  and along a portion, but not all, of the side edges  126  and  128 . Because the openings  116  and thus the magnetic cards  120  are aligned horizontally across the form  20 E, the tapes  158  and  160  may secure both cards  120  to the carrier component  22 , without extending substantially across the rear face  62  of the magnetic cards  120 . This, in turn, permits either a relatively large area for printing on the rear face  62 , or as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the use of adhesive  44  and a silicone release liner as describe with respect to form  20 E above. 
     In each of the embodiments  20 A through  20 F described herein, a card of flexible magnetic sheet material is carried within a non-magnetic carrier component of the form extending the full length and width of the form. In this way, a small and separable flexible magnet article in a shape such as that of a card can be carried through a laser or ink jet printer and imprinted, either alone or with other usable parts of the composite form, without the card overlying the paper component on which it is carried. 
     A further alternative embodiment of the invention hereof is shown as form  20 G in FIGS. 18 and 19. Form  20 G includes a carrier component  22  which is preferably paper or synthetic resin and laminated onto the front face  60  of the magnetic component  24  thereby providing a layer or surface which may be readily imprinted and also shields the magnetic field. Adhesive  44  is provided between the carrier component  22  and the magnetic component  24 , and the carrier component can be provided with a silicone release coating on its rear side  40  receiving the adhesive thereon if desired in order to permit removal of the carrier component  22  to expose the adhesive. The magnetic component  24  and the carrier component  22  are die cut along cut lines  168  which provide beveled corners for cards  170  which include both the carrier component and the magnetic component. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, a plurality of cards  170  may be positioned in adjacency in columns. The cards  170  are secured to the remainder  172  of the magnetic component  24  by adhesive  44  on elongated tape strips  174  extending along two parallel edges  176  and  178  of the cards  170 . The cards  170  may be printed with indicia on their front face  60  prior to the application of adhesive. Indicia may also be printed on the rear face  62  between the tape strips  174 , and additionally, indicia may be applied on the front side  38  of the carrier component, either when the form  20 G is assembled or individually by, for example, a desktop printer such as a laser printer or an ink jet printer to print customized indicia on the cards  170 . The cards  170  may be individually removed from the remainder  172  and applied to a ferromagnetic surface. One use for such a construction may be to receive business cards thereon as a promotional item, and another may be for temporarily identifying parts for assembly, whereby the cards  170  may be used as tags and removably attached to the parts. 
     Advantageously, each of the forms  20  through  20 G hereof may be fed through a laser or ink jet printer to permit custom imprinting of both the carrier component and the magnetic component, in that the magnetization of the magnetic sheet component is sufficient to permit magnetic attachment to a ferromagnetic substrate without be so strong as to inhibit multiple sheet feeding through the printer. That is to say, multiple forms  20 ,  20 A,  20 B,  20 C,  20 D,  20 E,  20 F, and  20 G may be stacked for feeding into the printer one atop another, but each form will be individually fed into the printer without carrying another similar form with the magnetic component with it. Printing of the carrier component and the magnetic component may be accomplished in a single pass on one-sided printers on forms  20  through  20 F, and rear face  62  between the tape strips  174 . All of the forms  20  through  20 G and on duplex printers for all of forms  20  through  20 G. Additionally, the forms  20  through  20 G may be fully or partially preprinted on a high speed continuous printing press without separation of the magnetic component from the paper component, thereby providing an improved mechanism of delivery of the magnetic material as part of a composite form. 
     Although preferred forms of the invention have been described above, it is to be recognized that such disclosure is by way of illustration only, and should not be utilized in a limiting sense in interpreting the scope of the present invention. Obvious modifications to the exemplary embodiments, as hereinabove set forth, could be readily made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. 
     The inventors hereby state their intent to rely on the doctrine of Equivalents to determine and assess the reasonably fair scope of their invention as pertains to any apparatus not materially departing from but outside the literal scope of the invention as set out in the following claims.