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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary B. Fulmer, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Darren W. Haas, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Fargo Electronics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 1/534 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 1/534 ;
Abstract
A card straightener is used for cooling a card that has been processed using heat, such as in a printing or lamination process. The card straightener includes a plate member that has a heat sink in heat conducting relation. The plate member is positioned to receive a card from the heated process. The card is passed over the plate and is urged against the plate so that the card is cooled while held flat while it becomes rigid, so it remains planar after cooling.