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Various features and attendant advantages of the example embodiments will be more fully appreciated as the same becomes better understood when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views, and wherein:
FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic of an example dual-sided imaging direct thermal printer useable for dual-sided imaging of thermal print media, such as form-card documents;
FIG. 2A illustrates an example first side of a form-card document that may be imaged using the example dual-sided imaging direct thermal printer in accordance with a first embodiment;
FIG. 2B illustrates an example second side of the form-card document in accordance with the first embodiment;
FIG. 2C illustrates an example cross-section of the example form-card document illustrated in FIGS. 2A-2B in accordance with the first embodiment;
FIG. 3A illustrates an example first side of a form-card document that may be imaged using the example dual-sided imaging direct thermal printer in accordance with a second embodiment;
FIG. 3B illustrates an example second side of the form-card document in accordance with the second embodiment;
FIG. 3C illustrates an example cross-section of the example form-card document illustrated in FIGS. 3A-3B in accordance with the second embodiment;
FIG. 4A illustrates an example first side of a form-card document that may be imaged using the example dual-sided imaging direct thermal printer in accordance with a third embodiment;
FIG. 4B illustrates an example second side of the form-card document in accordance with the third embodiment;
FIG. 4C illustrates an example cross-section of the example form-card document illustrated in FIGS. 4A-4B in accordance with the third embodiment;
FIG. 5A illustrates an example first side of a form-card document that may be imaged using the example dual-sided imaging direct thermal printer in accordance with a fourth embodiment;
FIG. 5B illustrates an example second side of the form-card document in accordance with the fourth embodiment;
FIG. 5C illustrates an example cross-section of the example form-card document illustrated in FIGS. 5A-5B in accordance with the fourth embodiment;
FIG. 6A illustrates an example first side of a form-card document that may be imaged using the example dual-sided imaging direct thermal printer in accordance with a fifth embodiment;
FIG. 6B illustrates an example second side of the form-card document in accordance with the fifth embodiment;
FIG. 6C illustrates an example cross-section of the example form-card document illustrated in FIGS. 2A-2B in accordance with the fifth embodiment;
FIG. 6D illustrates example ties on the example first side of the form-card document in FIG. 6A adapted to secure the card to the patch;
FIG. 6E illustrates example stealth ties on the example first side of the form-card document in FIG. 6A adapted to secure the card to the form.
FIG. 7 illustrates an example backside of a web (or roll) of patches for producing form-card documents with stealth ties of FIG. 6E.
FIG. 8 is an example form-card system for forming form-card documents in accordance with FIGS. 2A-6E.
FIG. 9. illustrates a schematic of a partial centerline elevation view of an example dual-sided imaging direct thermal printer in accordance with FIG. 1 adapted to image form-card documents of FIGS. 2A-6E.
Patent Application
20070212515
