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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2014
Idemia France, Colombes, FR;
Olivier Bosquet, Colombes, FR;
Gregory Simmoneaux, Colombes, FR;
IDEMIA FRANCE, Colombes, FR;
Abstract
Disclosed are a method of weakening an outline in a thin plastic card and tooling for performing the method. The method may include several operations, including a go punching step by means of a go punch presenting a solid shape substantially identical to the outline and suitable for punching the thin plastic card along a go direction against a die presenting a hollow shape substantially identical to the outline and in alignment with the go punch in order to be able to receive material pushed by the go punch, and a return punching step by means of a return punch presenting a solid shape substantially identical to the outline in alignment with the go punch and suitable for punching the thin plastic card along a return direction opposite to the go direction. Also disclosed is a thin plastic card including at least one outline weakened by such a method.