Abstract: A printable overlaminate for attachment to a substrate permits application of decorative and/or informative printing on materials that normally are not receptive to ordinary inks. The overlaminate has a release liner releasably attached to a protective layer. On the protective layer is an ink acceptable adhesive, the exposed surface of which receives ordinary ink. After printing the ink acceptable layer is transferred to a substrate through the use of heat and pressure. Then the release liner is removed, leaving the ink visible through the protective layer.

Abstract: A desk top or vertical surface storage rack for small items. The rack includes a rectangular, U-shaped base having a pair of outwardly extending legs separated by an upwardly opening transversely extending slot. An outwardly opening strip receiving slit is formed in each of the outwardly extending legs and a wider strip receiving slit is formed in the bottom of the slot. Each base includes a pair of retainer loops formed of a strip of a tough, resilient, abrasive-resistant resin. Each retainer loop has a bight portion positioned outwardly of the outwardly extending legs of the U-shaped base and has two legs extending from the bight portion. One of the legs of the strip has its distal end positioned in the strip receiving slit of one of the base upstanding legs and the other of the legs of each loop is positioned in the wider receiving slit in the bottom of the slot.

Abstract: A storage container for cards and file folders. The container has an open top tray with a bottom, side and end walls. A rod extending through the tray between the end walls. A multiplicity of retainer loops mounted on the rod inside the tray. Each retainer loop formed of a tough, resilient, abrasive-resistant resin having a bight portion and two legs. The retainer loops positioned in the tray with their bight portions extending above the side walls of the tray. An opening formed in each leg of each retainer loop to receive the rod to retain the loops in the tray. A slit extends from the opening in each leg to the outer edge thereof to permit the legs to be easily mounted on and removed from the rod. The side walls of the tray are inclined upwardly from front to rear and the retainer loops are varied in height from front to rear to provide a stepped positioning of the cards or file folders held between the retainer loop. The storage container may be formed as a portion of a note paper holder.

Abstract: A storage rack for small articles including an elongated housing having a back wall, a front wall and top and bottom walls. An elongated opening is formed in the front wall of the housing. The elongated opening is defined by inwardly extending portions of the front wall thereby forming hooks. A multiplicity of retainer loops formed of a strip of a tough, resilient, abrasive-resistant resin is provided for the storage rack. Each retainer loop has a bight portion positioned outwardly of the front wall of the housing and two legs extending through the elongated opening to position the distal ends of the loop inside the housing. A pair of hook engaging notches are formed in the distal end of each of the legs. The hook engaging notches receive the opening defining hooks of the housing to preclude withdrawal of the retainer loops through said elongated opening.

Abstract: A rack for supporting small articles or aligning wires. The rack may either be hung on a vertical surface or seated on a horizontal surface. The rack includes an elongated housing with an elongated entrance slot formed in its front wall. A multiplicity of retainer loops are supported side-by-side on the elongated housing with their bight portions in front of the housing to receive and support the small articles and to align the wires. The retainer loops are formed with tails which hold them in the elongated housing and have slots which fit over a rib in the housing to prevent twisting of the loops. The end of the rib may be enlarged to be received in complementary shaped slots in the loops to increase pull out resistance of the retainer loops. When small articles or wires are inserted between pairs of retainer loops, the tails of the loops will slide along the rib to accommodate articles of varying cross sections while maintaining essentially uniform pressure against the articles being held.

Abstract: An elongated storage rack for supporting small articles and things. The storage rack includes an elongated support having a bracket receiving channel adapted to receive a number of brackets. An elongated bracket has arms located at opposite ends of and extending outwardly of the bracket. A pair of support loops are held in each bracket between the outwardly extending arms. Each pair of support loops is formed as a plastic strip having a pair of legs connected by a bight portion. One leg of each support loop is positioned contiguously relative to a similar leg of the other support loop of the pair. The other leg of a pair of support loops is positioned remotely of the similar leg of the other support loop of the pair. The remotely positioned legs of a pair of loops each have base portions attachable to the bracket.

Abstract: A storage rack for small articles, including an elongated housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and end walls. An elongated support bar is located between the top and bottom walls and extends between the end walls to which it is fastened. The elongated support bar has a transverse cross section which is non-circular. A multiplicity of retainer loops are mounted side by side on the elongated support bar with the end retainer loops constrained by engagement with the end walls of the elongated housing. Each retainer loop is formed of a strip of a tough, resilient, abrasive resistant resin having a bight portion and two legs. An opening is formed in each leg of each retainer loop near the distal end of the leg and is used for mounting the retainer loop on the elongated support bar. Each opening in each leg has a shape similar to but larger than the non-circular transverse cross section of the elongated support bar.

Abstract: A storage rack for small articles having an elongated support bar in which are formed a multiplicity of transverse slots along the length thereof. Each slot extends from the front to the back of the support bar and each slot is open at its top but closed at its bottom. A bottom ledge extends outwardly of the slots at the front and rear edges of the support bar. A tenon on the support bar extends upwardly into the slots. Undercuts are formed in the support bar creating overhangs on opposite sides of each slot above the tenon. A multiplicity of retainer loops formed of a strip of a tough, resilient, abrasive-resistant resin are provided. Each retainer loop has a bite portion positioned outwardly of the front edge of the support bar and two legs positioned in one of the slots with each leg engaging an overhang on an opposite side of its slot and the bottom ledge.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for precisely positioning and attaching a protective film to one or both faces of a plastic card. The film may include a layer of an oriented polyester and a layer of an amorphous polyester. The method includes the steps of removably adhering an elongated film to an elongated strip of paper to form a carrier. A panel is die cut from the film but remains attached to the strip of paper. A ridge is embossed in the carrier around at least a portion of the periphery of the panel. The embossed ridge of the carrier is positioned over the identification card to locate the die cut panel of film against a face of the card. The die cut panel is laminated to the card. The film outside of the panel and the strip of paper are removed from the identification card. The apparatus includes a carrier strip consisting of a paper strip, a layer of adhesive and a protective film.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a secure identification card utilizing a preassembled card core. The card core includes a base layer of a tamper and wear resistant material and an image receiving layer. A series of clear, tough panels each of predetermined dimensions similar to the dimensions of a card core are formed in a roll of laminate film with each panel held to the roll by frangible corners. A card core is moved into registry with a panel on the roll of laminate film with the image receiving layer of the card core contacting a layer of heat sealable material on the panel. The card core is heat tacked to the panel to maintain both in registry. The tacked card core and panel are laminated to form a secure identification card. The secure identification card is removed from the roll of laminate by breaking the frangible corners.

Abstract: An article adapted to be erected to form a shelf which may be attached to a wall or other vertical support. A generally planar sheet of plastic of generally uniform density is divided by longitudinally-spaced, laterally-extending hinge elements into rectangular sections. The hinge elements are created by miter cuts in the sheet of plastic which do not extend the full thickness of the sheet thereby providing a thin hinge of plastic which functions as the hinge. The rectangular sections are foldable about the hinge elements into a hollow tube which functions as a wall attachment member. At least one of the rectangular sections functions as a shelf member which is supported at one end by the hollow tube. Other rectangular sections may be folded to form a return or nose at the front of the shelf which may be formed with an opening to display a label. Additional rectangular sections may be folded about the sides of the shelf to form strengthening members.

Abstract: A two-element lamination product for manufacture of a secure identification card that requires no insert comprises first and second resin lamination sheets, each substantially larger than the desired ID card dimensions, that are joined along one edge; the two sheets have engageable heat-and-pressure sealable surfaces and are precision cut to define two aligned, matching card panels of the desired ID card dimensions. Each card panel is joined to its sheet by plural frangible bridges. The first card panel has a transparent portion and the second an aligned, matching opaque portion with an image-receptive surface facing the first card panel; opacity may be obtained by pigmentation or by surface coating. Usually, the entire first card panel is transparent and the second card panel is all opaque.

Abstract: A storage rack for small articles of all types and configurations incorporates an elongated main support bar with a multiplicity of longitudinally spaced, open top transverse slots; a multiplicity of retainer loops of tough, resilient, abrasion resistant resin such as PET are inserted in and project forwardly from the slots. The ends of the retainer loop legs are bent at right angles and held in a recess in the back of the support bar by a back member, whereas a cover over the tops of the slots precludes upward withdrawal of the retainer loops. A front ledge on the support bar, below the retainer loops, effectively narrows the space between the adjacent retainer loops; a similar ledge is preferably present above the loops.

Abstract: A retractor for storage of a long, flexible line includes a thin, flat, elongated strip spring member of tough, resilient, inelastic resin, preferably an oriented polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate, the spring having an arcuate configuration exceeding 180.degree. up to a full 360.degree.. A plurality of small pulleys mounted on the spring member project inwardly thereof at spaced locations with half of the pulleys located on each side of a centerline. The line is anchored to the spring member near one end of the centerline and extends back and forth across the centerline around each pulley to store a substantial length of the line within the spring member.

Abstract: A laminating film product for applying a sealed protective cover to a document such as an identification card has a cover film of an unoriented polyester resin extruded onto a surface of a transfer film of an oriented thermoset polyester resin that has been coated with a release agent such as a soap; a film of a thermoplastic adhesive resin may be extruded onto the exposed surface of the cover film. In use, the laminating film product is laminated to a document under heat and pressure, the transfer film is stripped away, and the exposed cover film is embossed. Magnetic strips, pigment strips, and the like may also be applied to the cover film by hot stamp transfer.

Abstract: A transparent protective laminating film for forming a sealed protective cover on an identification card or similar document, comprising a base film of biaxially oriented thermoset polyester resin with an inner surface coating of polyethylene or other heat-and-pressure activated thermoplastic resin, has an additional outer surface layer of unoriented embossable thermoplastic polyester resin to permit embossure with a security pattern; the outer surface layer is also receptive to a signature strip formed by embossure, to a pigment signature strip or a resin-oxide magnetic strip applied by hot stamp transfer, or any combination of such strips.

Abstract: A method for controlling curl in laminating a protective film having a heat-softenable adhesive surface onto a relatively flexible substrate document, in which the adhesive surface of the film is heated, the film and the substrate are then passed between two pressure rolls, and the laminate thus formed is maintained in contact with the pressure roll that engages the substrate through an appreciable arcuate distance after the laminate clears the other pressure roll to control longitudinal curl. The pressure rolls engaging the substrate and the film may be of convex and concave configuration, respectively, to minimize transverse curl. Radiant heating is preferably employed, together with limited pigmentation in the adhesive portion of the film.