U.S. patent application number 10/074716 was filed with the patent office on 2003-08-14 for card package assembly and method.
Invention is credited to Biller, Richard L..
Application Number | 20030150762 10/074716 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 27659940 |
Filed Date | 2003-08-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030150762 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Biller, Richard L. |
August 14, 2003 |
Card package assembly and method
Abstract
A card package assembly is disclosed having a carrier for
holding a card, a card having a back surface which has
account-related indicia thereon, the account-related indicia being
concealed by a scratch-off material layer adhered to an inner
region of the back surface of the card, wherein the scratch-off
material is removable to reveal the indicia. A dry-release adhesive
is used to adhere the elements of the assembly such that separation
of the elements exposes the scratch-off material and prevents
reassembling of the assembly using the same adhesive. A label is
preferably attached to the back of the card having at least two
layers, the scratch-off material being applied between the layers
on the first layer covering the indicia. The two layers are adhered
together using the dry-release adhesive, and the second layer is
preferably adhered to the carrier via a high tack adhesive. A
method for assembling the card package assembly by providing the
elements described above is also disclosed.
Inventors: |
Biller, Richard L.;
(Deerfield, IL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Mr. Marc D. Machtinger, Esq.
Law Office of Marc D. Machtinger, Ltd.
Suite 350
750 W. Lake Cook Road
Buffalo Grove
IL
60089-2073
US
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Family ID: |
27659940 |
Appl. No.: |
10/074716 |
Filed: |
February 13, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/461 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 73/0028
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/461 |
International
Class: |
B65D 073/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A card package assembly comprising: a carrier for holding a card
having a front surface, a card having a back surface which has
account-related indicia thereon, said account-related indicia being
concealed by a scratch-off material layer adhered to an inner
region of the back surface of said card, wherein said scratch-off
material is removable to reveal said indicia, wherein the back
surface of said card is removably adhered to the front surface of
said carrier via a dry-release adhesive placed between the back
surface of said card and the front surface of said carrier.
2. The card package assembly according to claim 1, wherein said
dry-release adhesive is placed adjacent an outer portion of the
back surface of said card which excludes the inner region of the
back surface of said card.
3. The card package assembly according to claim 2, wherein said
dry-release adhesive is placed in a pattern which covers only a
subset of the outer portion of the back surface of said card.
4. The card package assembly according to claim 1, wherein said
carrier further comprises secondary indicia on the front surface of
said carrier which is concealed by said card.
5. The card package assembly according to claim 1, wherein said
carrier further comprises a display hole for holding said assembly
on a display.
6. The card package assembly according to claim 1, wherein said
card is mounted to said carrier entirely interior to the outer
perimeter of said carrier.
7. The card package assembly according to claim 1, wherein the back
surface of said card further comprises account-related information
positioned on an exposable portion of the back surface of said card
wherein said exposable portion is exposable without detaching said
card from said carrier.
8. The card package assembly according to claim 7, wherein said
account-related information is in the form of a magnetic
stripe.
9. The card package assembly according to claim 7, wherein said
account-related information is in the form of a bar code.
10. The card package assembly according to claim 7, wherein said
exposable portion overlaps an edge of said carrier.
11. The card package assembly according to claim 7, wherein said
exposable portion overlaps a scored edge of said carrier.
12. The card package assembly according to claim 7, wherein said
exposable portion overlaps an edge of a swing-out section of said
carrier.
13. A card package assembly comprising: a carrier for holding a
card having a front surface, a card having a back surface, a label
adhered to the back surface of said card, wherein said label
comprises a first layer having a back surface which is adhered to
the back surface of said card, and a scratch-off material layer
placed on an inner region of a front surface of said first layer
and concealing account-related indicia, wherein said scratch-off
material is removable to reveal said indicia, and wherein said card
is removably adhered to the front surface of said carrier via a
dry-release adhesive.
14. The card package assembly according to claim 13, wherein said
dry-release adhesive is placed adjacent an outer portion of the
front surface of said first layer which excludes the inner region
of the front surface of said first layer.
15. The card package assembly according to claim 14, wherein said
dry-release adhesive is placed in a pattern which covers only a
subset of the outer portion of the front surface of said first
layer.
16. The card package assembly according to claim 13, wherein said
carrier further comprises secondary indicia on the front surface of
said carrier which is concealed by said card.
17. The card package assembly according to claim 13, wherein said
carrier further comprises a display hole for holding said assembly
on a display.
18. The card package assembly according to claim 13, wherein said
card is mounted to said carrier entirely interior to the outer
perimeter of said carrier.
19. The card package assembly according to claim 13, wherein the
back surface of said card further comprises account-related
information positioned on an exposable portion of the back surface
of said card wherein said exposable portion is exposable without
detaching said card from said carrier.
20. The card package assembly according to claim 19, wherein said
account-related information is in the form of a magnetic
stripe.
21. The card package assembly according to claim 19, wherein said
account-related information is in the form of a bar code.
22. The card package assembly according to claim 19, wherein said
exposable portion overlaps an edge of said carrier.
23. The card package assembly according to claim 19, wherein said
exposable portion overlaps a scored edge of said carrier.
24. The card package assembly according to claim 19, wherein said
exposable portion overlaps an edge of a swing-out section of said
carrier.
25. The card package assembly according to claim 13, wherein said
indicia is disposed on the inner region of the front surface of
said first layer.
26. The card package assembly according to claim 13, wherein said
first layer is transparent, and wherein said indicia is disposed on
the back surface of said first layer.
27. The card package assembly according to claim 13, wherein said
first layer is transparent, and wherein said indicia is disposed on
the back surface of said card.
28. The card package assembly according to claim 13, wherein the
back surface of said first layer is adhered to the back surface of
said card via a permanent adhesive.
29. A card package assembly comprising: a carrier for holding a
card having a front surface, a card having a back surface, a label
adhered to the back surface of said card, wherein said label
comprises a first layer having a back surface which is adhered to
the back surface of said card, a scratch-off material layer placed
on an inner region of a front surface of said first layer and
concealing account-related indicia wherein said scratch-off
material is removable to reveal said indicia, and a second layer
having a back surface removably adhered to the front surface of
said first layer via a dry-release adhesive, wherein a front
surface of said second layer is adhered to the front surface of
said carrier, and wherein manual separation of said card from said
carrier results in separation of said first layer from said second
layer, said first layer remaining adhered to said card and said
second layer remaining adhered to said carrier.
30. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein said
dry-release adhesive is placed adjacent an outer portion of the
front surface of said first layer which excludes the inner region
of the front surface of said first layer.
31. The card package assembly according to claim 30, wherein said
dry-release adhesive is placed in a pattern which covers only a
subset of the outer portion of the front surface of said first
layer.
32. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein said
carrier further comprises secondary indicia on the front surface of
said carrier which is concealed by said card, wherein said second
layer is transparent, and wherein said secondary indicia is visible
through said second layer once said card is manually detached from
said carrier.
33. The card package assembly according to claim 29, further
comprising secondary indicia on the back surface of said second
layer.
34. The card package assembly according to claim 29, further
comprising secondary indicia on the front surface of said second
layer, wherein said second layer is transparent, and wherein said
secondary indicia is visible through said second layer once said
card is manually detached from said carrier.
35. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein said
carrier further comprises a display hole for holding said assembly
on a display.
36. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein said
card is mounted to said carrier entirely interior to the outer
perimeter of said carrier.
37. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein the
back surface of said card further comprises account-related
information positioned on an exposable portion of the back surface
of said card wherein said exposable portion is exposable without
detaching said card from said carrier.
38. The card package assembly according to claim 37, wherein said
account-related information is in the form of a magnetic
stripe.
39. The card package assembly according to claim 37, wherein said
account-related information is in the form of a bar code.
40. The card package assembly according to claim 37, wherein said
exposable portion overlaps an edge of said carrier.
41. The card package assembly according to claim 37, wherein said
exposable portion overlaps a scored edge of said carrier.
42. The card package assembly according to claim 37, wherein said
exposable portion overlaps an edge of a swing-out section of said
carrier.
43. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein said
indicia is disposed on the inner region of the front surface of
said first layer.
44. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein said
first layer is transparent, and wherein said indicia is disposed on
the back surface of said first layer.
45. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein said
first layer is transparent, and wherein said indicia is disposed on
the back surface of said card.
46. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein the
back surface of said first layer is adhered to the back surface of
said card via a permanent adhesive.
47. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein the
front surface of said second layer is adhered to the front surface
of said carrier via a high tack adhesive.
48. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein said
second layer is a multiple tiered layer having at least a first
tier disposed toward said card and a second tier disposed away from
said card.
49. The card package assembly according to claim 48, wherein said
first tier is a film member and said second tier is a paper
member.
50. The card package assembly according to claim 49, wherein a
front surface of said first tier is permanently adhered to a back
surface of said second tier.
51. The card package assembly according to claim 50, wherein said
film member is transparent, and further comprising secondary
indicia on the front surface of said film member which is visible
through said film member once said card is manually separated from
said carrier.
52. The card package assembly according to claim 50, wherein said
film member is transparent, and further comprising secondary
indicia on the back surface of said paper member which is visible
through said film member once said card is manually separated from
said carrier.
53. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein the
front surface of said second layer is adhered to the front surface
of said carrier via a permanent adhesive.
54. The card package assembly according to claim 29, wherein the
front surface of said second layer is adhered to the front surface
of said carrier via an adhesive disposed only within an area
covered by said second layer.
55. The card package assembly according to claim 31, wherein the
front surface of said second layer is adhered to the front surface
of said carrier via a high tack adhesive disposed only within an
area covered by said second layer, wherein said second layer is a
multiple tiered layer having at least a first tier disposed toward
said card and a second tier disposed away from said card, wherein
said first tier is a film member and said second tier is a paper
member, wherein a front surface of said first tier is permanently
adhered to a back surface of said second tier.
56. A method for manufacturing a card package assembly comprising
the steps of: providing a card to be mounted on a carrier for
display and sale, permanently adhering a first layer of a label to
a back surface of said card, disposing a removable scratch-off
material on an inner region of a front surface of said first layer
to conceal account-related indicia, said scratch-off material being
removable to reveal said account-related indicia, removably
adhering the front surface of said first layer to a back surface of
a second layer of a label using a dry-release adhesive disposed on
an outer portion of the front surface of said first layer, adhering
a front surface of a carrier to a front surface of said second
layer, wherein manual separation of said card from said carrier
results in separation of said first layer from said second layer,
said first layer remaining adhered to said card and said second
layer remaining adhered to said carrier.
57. The method for manufacturing a card package assembly according
to claim 56, wherein the step of removably adhering the front
surface of said first layer to a back surface of a second layer of
a label using a dry-release adhesive further comprises applying the
dry-release adhesive in a pattern covering only a subset of the
outer portion of the front surface of said first layer.
58. The method for manufacturing a card package assembly according
to claim 56, wherein the step of adhering a front surface of a
carrier to a front surface of said second layer further comprises
using a high tack adhesive on a portion of the carrier which is
entirely covered by said second layer.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to package assemblies for
cards such as pre-paid account cards having indicia, and more
specifically to tamper resistant packaging for pre-paid account
cards having indentifying indicia.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Conventional pre-paid debit cards are increasingly available
in retail stores. Such cards are associated with an account number,
and often include a personal identification number ("PIN") for use
by the purchaser. Typically, such cards are activated at the
check-out counter by the cashier.
[0003] Various means for packaging such cards have been developed.
For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,918,909 issued to Fiala et al. on Jul.
6, 1999, discloses a package for a card in which a magnetic stripe
is positioned outside an outer perimeter of the card. This
configuration enables the card to be activated by sweeping the
magnetic stripe without removing the card from the package.
[0004] U.S. Pat. No. 5,777,305 issued to Smith et al. on Jul. 7,
1998 discloses a card package configuration in which an
identification number or bar code is exposed through a hole in the
package to enable machine reading of the information at the
check-out counter to activate the account. U.S. Pat. No. 5,760,381
issued to Stich et al. on Jun. 2, 1998, discloses a configuration
for a card package in which the card is sandwiched between panels
of the package.
[0005] U.S. Pat. No. 5,427,832 issued to Longtin on Jun. 27, 1995
discloses a card carrier which has a perforated portion such that
the perforation must be torn in order to expose protected
information on the card.
[0006] The increase in retail sales of prepaid account cards has
been accompanied by an increase in theft and misuse of information.
For example, an individual can tamper with a packaged card on
display, obtain a PIN or other account information, wait until the
account is activated when the card is purchased by a customer, and
then make use of the PIN to utilize the account. Conventional
packages for such cards are lacking in efficient tamper resistant
abilities. Many conventional designs use an adhesive which can be
reapplied such that it is difficult to determine whether someone
has tampered with a card package assembly.
[0007] Therefore, it would be advantageous to provide an efficient,
tamper-resistant package assembly for cards such as prepaid account
cards sold in retail stores.
SUMMARY
[0008] In view of the deficiencies described above, it is an object
of the present invention to provide an improved card package
assembly which is efficient and includes tamper-resistant
features.
[0009] In accordance with the above objectives, the present
invention is a card package assembly comprising a carrier, such as
a panel. The panel optionally includes a hole for allowing it to be
displayed on a store display mounting. A card is adhered to the
panel. As used herein, "card" refers to any physical form of media
which contains information related to an account such as a prepaid
account, debit account, phone card, gift card, etc. The card
contains account-related indicia, meaning some readable
account-related information which is intended to be protected from
view before the card is activated. Such information is either
embossed onto, printed on, or otherwise affixed or integral with
the card.
[0010] In one embodiment, the account-related indicia is directly
on the card and concealed by scratch-off material. Scratch-off
material is any suitable material which conceals the information it
covers, yet can be easily removed using a fingernail or other
relatively sharp edge of an object. The back surface of the card is
removably adhered to the front surface of the carrier via a
dry-release adhesive placed between the back surface of the card
and the front surface of the carrier. A dry-release adhesive is any
suitable adhesive which allows the two materials it is in contact
with to separate with relative ease, yet is not reusable in the
sense that the two objects will not adhere to one another once they
are separated from one another.
[0011] Several alternative embodiments of the present invention are
disclosed herein. For example, a label is adhered to the card. In
one embodiment, the label is a single layer which may be
transparent to allow viewing of the account-related indicia
therethrough, and the scratch-off material is disposed on the
label. Alternatively, the account-related indicia is disposed on
the either side of the label.
[0012] In another embodiment of the present invention, the label
includes two layers, and the scratch-off material is sandwiched
between the two layers. The layers are adhered to one another via a
dry-release adhesive, and separated when the card is detached from
the carrier. Further embodiments are described further herein.
[0013] A method for manufacturing the device of the present
invention by providing the various components described in detail
below is also disclosed.
[0014] Other features and advantages of the invention will be
apparent from the following detailed description taken in
conjunction with the following drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] FIG. 1 is a front view of one embodiment of the present
invention.
[0016] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the card of the present
invention.
[0017] FIG. 3A is a side cross-sectional view of the card of one
embodiment of the present invention.
[0018] FIG. 3B is a side cross-sectional view of the card of
another embodiment of the present invention.
[0019] FIG. 4A is a rear view of the card of the present invention
after separation from the carrier.
[0020] FIG. 4B is a front view of the carrier of the present
invention after separation from the card.
[0021] FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of another embodiment
of the card of the present invention.
[0022] FIG. 6 is a front view of the carrier of another embodiment
of the present invention after separation from the card.
[0023] FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view of the assembly of
another embodiment of the present invention.
[0024] FIG. 8A is a front view of an embodiment of the assembly of
the present invention.
[0025] FIG. 8B is a side view of an embodiment of the assembly of
the present invention.
[0026] FIG. 9A is a front view of another embodiment of the
assembly of the present invention.
[0027] FIG. 9B is a side view of another embodiment of the assembly
of the present invention.
[0028] FIG. 9C is a front view of yet another embodiment of the
assembly of the present invention.
[0029] FIG. 9D is a side view of another embodiment of the assembly
of the present invention.
[0030] FIG. 10 is a front view of yet another embodiment of the
assembly of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0031] While this invention is susceptible of embodiments in many
different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be
described in detail preferred embodiments of the invention with the
understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an
exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not
intended to limit the broad aspect of the invention to the
embodiments illustrated.
[0032] In one embodiment of the present invention, a card package
assembly 10 includes a carrier 20 and a card 30. The carrier 20
preferably includes a display hole 120. The card is adhered to a
front surface 40 of the carrier 20. The card 30 includes
account-related indicia thereon on its back surface 50. The
account-related indicia is affixed to or integral with the back
surface 50 of the card 30. The account-related indicia is concealed
by scratch-off material 60 which is adhered to an inner region 70
of the back surface 50 of the card 30. The scratch-off material 60
is removable to expose the indicia. The back surface 50 of the card
30 is removably adhered to the front surface 40 of the carrier 20
via a dry-release adhesive 80 placed between the back surface 50 of
the card 30 and the front surface 40 of the carrier 20.
[0033] In one embodiment, the dry-release adhesive 80 is placed
adjacent an outer region 90 of the card 30 which excludes the inner
region 70. Preferably, the dry-release adhesive 80 is disposed in a
pattern 100 which covers only a subset of the outer region 90 of
the back surface 50 of card 30. By pattern 100, it is intended that
the dry-release adhesive 80 cover the outer region 100 in an
interspersed configuration to aid in separation of the adhered
elements.
[0034] In a preferred embodiment, the carrier 20 further comprises
secondary indicia 110 on the front surface 40 of the carrier 20
which is concealed by the card 30.
[0035] The assembly 10 of the present invention includes, but is
not limited to, several preferred configurations. First, as shown
in FIG. 1, the card 30 is mounted to the carrier 20 entirely
interior to the outer perimeter of the carrier 20. In another
preferred embodiment, the back surface 50 of the card 30 further
comprises account-related information 130 positioned on an
exposable portion of the back surface 50 of the card 30 wherein the
exposable portion is exposable without detaching the card 30 from
the carrier 20. The account-related information 130 is preferably a
magnetic stripe, bar code, or in the form of another machine
readable code.
[0036] In an alternative configuration, as shown in FIG. 10, the
exposable portion overlaps an edge of said carrier 20 to enable the
account to be activated at a check-out counter by swiping the card
30 without removing it from the carrier 20. In another embodiment,
the exposable portion overlaps a scored edge 140 of the carrier 20
such that the carrier 20 can be folded at the edge 140 to expose
the account-related information 130.
[0037] In another preferred embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9A-9D,
the exposable portion overlaps a swing-out section 150 of the
carrier 20. The swing-out section 150 is formed by cutting a
portion of the carrier 20 to allow the carrier 20 to be bent in
order to expose the exposable portion without separating the card
30 from the carrier 20. The swing-out section 150 is preferably
positioned to swing from the bottom as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, or
from the top, as shown in FIGS. 9C and 9D, as appropriate for the
configuration of the card 30.
[0038] In any of the disclosed embodiments, a configuration in the
carrier 20 is optionally included to hold the card 30 in place once
the card 30 has been separated from the carrier 20. For example, a
pair of slits in carrier 20 optionally can hold card 30 in place
after separation at the dry-release adhesive 80 has occurred.
[0039] In a further embodiment of the present invention, the card
30 has a label 160 adhered to its back surface 50. The label 160
includes either one or more layers. In one preferred embodiment,
the label 160 comprises a first layer 170 having a back surface
adhered to the back surface 50 of the card 30, preferably via a
permanent adhesive 200, and a scratch-off material layer 60 placed
on an inner region 180 of a front surface of the first layer 170
and concealing the account-related indicia. A permanent adhesive,
as used herein, means one which adheres the elements referred to in
such a manner that they cannot be easily separated without damaging
such elements. In this embodiment, the first layer 170 is
optionally transparent so that the account-related indicia is
visible therethrough. The account-related indicia is either placed
on the back surface 50 of the card 30, or on the back surface of
the first layer 170. Alternatively, the account-related indicia can
be placed on the front surface of the first layer 170.
[0040] In such an embodiment, the first layer 170 is adhered
directly to the carrier, 25 as shown in FIG. 5 via a dry-release
adhesive 80. The dry-release adhesive 80 is preferably placed
adjacent an outer region 190 of the first layer 170 such that it
does not cover the scratch-off material 60. Ideally, the
dry-release adhesive 80 is placed in a pattern 100 as described
above. Thus, the carrier 20 can be separated from the card 20
without being easily reassembled, and scratch-off material 60 is
exposed.
[0041] In yet a further preferred embodiment of the present
invention, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the label 160 comprises a
second layer 210 which is adhered to the first layer 170,
preferably via dry-release adhesive 80 in the manner described
above. The back surface of the second layer 210 covers the
scratch-off material 60. The front surface of the second layer 210
is adhered to the carrier 20, preferably via a high tack adhesive
220. A high tack adhesive, as used herein, is an adhesive which can
be removed from a plastic surface such as the back of a card 30
relatively easily without damaging the card 30. This is helpful if,
during production, an error is made in placing the adhesive, as the
card 30 may be salvaged by removing the high tack adhesive from the
card. Alternatively, the high tack adhesive can be replaced with
another adhesive such as a permanent adhesive. In these
embodiments, manual separation of the card 30 from the carrier
results in separation of the first layer 170 from the second layer
210, the first layer 170 remaining adhered to the card 30 and the
second layer 210 remaining adhered to the carrier 20.
[0042] In this embodiment, the secondary indicia 110 is disposed on
the front surface 40 of the carrier 20 or on the front surface of
the second layer 210, in which case the second layer 210 is
transparent such that secondary indicia 110 is visible through
second layer 210. Alternatively, secondary indicia 110 can be
disposed on the back surface of second layer 210.
[0043] In yet another preferred embodiment, referring to FIG. 3B,
the second layer 210 is a multiple tiered layer having at least a
first tier 230 and a second tier 240. Preferably, the first tier
230 is a film member 230 and the second tier 240 is a paper member
240. These two tiers are preferably permanently adhered to one
another. The film member 230 is optionally transparent, and
secondary indicia 110 is disposed either on the front surface of
the film member 230 which faces toward the paper member 240, or on
the back surface of the paper member 240 which faces toward the
film member 230. In either case, film member 230 is transparent
such that the secondary indicia 110 is visible therethrough.
Alternatively, the secondary indicia 110 is disposed on the back
surface of the film member 230.
[0044] In these embodiments, the second layer 210 of the label 160
is preferably adhered to the front surface of the carrier 20 via an
adhesive 220 disposed only within an area covered by the second
layer 210.
[0045] A method for manufacturing a card package assembly 10 is
also within the scope of the present invention. The method
comprises the steps of providing a card 30 to be mounted on a
carrier 20 for display and sale, permanently adhering a first layer
170 of a label 160 to a back surface of the card 30, disposing a
removable scratch-off material 60 on an inner region 180 of a front
surface of the first layer 170 to conceal account-related indicia,
the scratch-off material 60 being removable to reveal the
account-related indicia, removably adhering the front surface of
the first layer 170 to a back surface of a second layer 210 of a
label using a dry-release adhesive 80 disposed on an outer portion
190 of the front surface of the first layer 170, and adhering a
front surface of a carrier 20 to a front surface of the second
layer 210, wherein manual separation of the card 30 from the
carrier 20 results in separation of the first layer 170 from the
second layer 210, the first layer 170 remaining adhered to the card
30 and the second layer 210 remaining adhered to the carrier 20.
The step of removably adhering the front surface of the first layer
170 to a back surface of a second layer 210 of a label 160 using a
dry-release adhesive 8 0 preferably further comprises applying the
dry-release adhesive 8 0 in a pattern 100 covering only a subset of
the outer portion 190 of the front surface of the first layer 170.
Also, the step of adhering a front surface of a carrier 20 to a
front surface of the second layer 210 preferably further comprises
using a high tack adhesive 220 on a portion of the carrier 20 which
is entirely covered by the second layer 210.
[0046] While the specific embodiments have been illustrated and
described, numerous modifications come to mind without
significantly departing from the spirit of the invention, and the
scope of protection is only limited by the scope of the
accompanying claims.
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