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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W Lundstrom, Plymouth, MN (US);
Robert A Sells, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
DataCard Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101 27 ; 101426 ; 101485 ; 226 91 ; 226 92 ; 156233 ; 156540 ;
Abstract
A foil loading apparatus (12) includes a foil lift mechanism (14) and a guide plate (20) for advancing foil material (16) along a winding foil flow path. Foil material (16) is raised on lift arm (24) from a lower position up through a confined space between a heated platen (40) and a pressing block (42) to an upper position where the foil material (16) may be accessed and fed through a remaining portion of the foil flow path.