Patent ID: 7087131

Claim:
A method for producing a card-shaped information carrier, comprising the steps of: placing at least one card template which is to be sized into a hollow mold; subjecting the template to a simultaneous action of pressure and heat for a predetermined time so that the template placed into the hollow mold is heated over at least one large area by heating plates; and enclosing a peripheral, narrow, outer boundary region of the inserted template with a peripheral frame consisting of a material which is one of substantially non-heat-conducting and reflects heat and also concentrates heat back onto an inserted laminate, the frame having internal dimensions that correspond to final dimensions of the card-shaped carrier, so that quantities of heat flowing off per se there are retained, blocked in, reflected and concentrated back onto the template, wherein the enclosing step includes enclosing the peripheral, narrow, outer boundary region of the inserted template with a peripheral frame having a reduction in material in a transitional edge region in order to increase specific contact pressure between a frame border edge and the upper heating plate.