Name badge with digitally produced image thereon

Abstract

A uniquely shaped plate may be transmitted through a card printer designed to print on only a card having a standard size and shape. The plate includes a laminate including a card having a sheet of backing material affixed thereto, preferably by an easy release adhesive. For example, the card may have a backing, such as release paper. If the plate is a flexible material, the backing material is a rigid sheet. The standard card is kiss cut through its thickness to form segments having contours for making said unique shape. However, the kiss cut does not cut the sheet of backing material, which continues to hold the segments in place. Therefore, the card retains its standard size and shape so that it may be sent through the card printer with the segments in place. Then, the segments are separated.

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       18 . A printing medium for producing badges comprising
 a plastic plate of a fixed size and shape, made of a card material;   the rear surface of the card material being covered by a first pressure sensitive adhesive;   the first pressure sensitive adhesive being covered by paper liner backing;   a second layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the underside of the paper liner; and   a rigid base adhered to the paper liner backing by the second layer of pressure sensitive adhesive,   whereby the card material, first pressure sensitive adhesive, and paper liner backing being kiss cut into segments of unique sizes and shapes, and   whereby the card material may be sent through a card printing machine while the second adhesive layer holds the segments in place on the rigid base and then the card material, the first pressure sensitive adhesive and paper liner backing may be pulled away from the rigid base.