Claims
- 1. A gambling chip, comprising:
- a decoration on at least one face of said gambling chip;
- at least one layer of varnish on said decoration including at least one layer of ink applied by pressure pad marking.
- 2. The gambling chip of claim 1, wherein said decoration is made of polychrome.
- 3. The gambling chip of claim 1, wherein said ink is at least partially transparent.
- 4. The gambling chip of claim 1, wherein said varnish is tinted.
- 5. The gambling chip of claim 1, wherein at least one of said at least one layer of varnish is applied by pressure-pad marking on said at least one face one of below said at least one layer of ink, above said at least one layer of ink, or between layers of said at least one layer of ink.
- 6. The gambling chip of claim 1, wherein said at least one layer of varnish comprises a material selected from the group consisting of matt varnish, gloss varnish, tinted varnish, varnish with an iridescent appearance, varnish with a nacreous appearance, varnish with a flaky appearance, varnish with a granite-like appearance, varnish with an aged appearance and varnish with a crazed appearance.
- 7. The gambling chip of claim 1, wherein at least one of said ink and varnish is detectable under ultraviolet light.
- 8. The gambling chip of claim 1, wherein said at least one layer of varnish includes a top layer of non-stick varnish.
- 9. The gambling chip of claim 1, further comprising a primer layer on said at least one face below said ink and said varnish.
- 10. The gambling chip of claim 1, wherein said at least one face is a substantially flat surface having a recess with a substantially flat bottom, at least a portion of said decoration being located in said recess.
- 11. The gambling chip of claim 10, wherein an edge of said recess has a chamfered shape.
- 12. The gambling chip of claim 1, wherein said at least one face of the chip has an edge with a softened profile, at least a portion of said edge being stamped simultaneously with said at least one face during pressure-pad marking.
- 13. The gambling chip of claim 1, wherein said at least one layer of varnish includes a top covering layer having a thickness of at least 20 .mu.m.
- 14. The gambling chip of claim 13, wherein said thickness is between 50 and 100 .mu.m.
- 15. The gambling chip of claim 13, wherein said covering layer is formed by one of spraying, dipping, and drop-or curtain-deposition.
- 16. The gambling chip of claim 13, wherein said covering layer includes at least one synthetic resin with a powder of hard material suspended therein.
- 17. The gambling chip of claim 16, wherein said hard material is a silica-based material.
- 18. The gambling chip of claim 13, wherein said covering layer includes at least one synthetic resin having a material suspended therein which increases a coefficient of friction of said covering layer.
- 19. The gambling chip of claim 18, wherein said material is at least one of elastomer-based and wax-based.
- 20. The gambling chip of claim 13, wherein said covering layer includes at least one synthetic resin having particles of varying shape and size therein, said particles being at least one of plastic and mineral material.
- 21. The gambling chip of claim 13, wherein said decoration includes a code marking below said cover layer.
- 22. The gambling chip of claim 13, further comprising a code on at least one of said at least one face and said at least one edge of said chip below said cover layer, said code being applied by one of ink-jet printing, laser printing, hot marking, and pressure-pad marking.
- 23. A method for forming a decoration of a gambling chip having at least one face and at least one edge, comprising:
- pressure-pad marking at least one layer of ink on at least one of said at least one face and at least one edge; and
- applying at least one layer of varnish on at least one of said at least one face and at least one edge.
- 24. The method of claim 23, wherein said applying follows said pressure-pad marking to form a cover layer of varnish, said applying including one of pressure-pad marking, spraying, dipping, or drop-or curtain-deposition.
- 25. The method of claim 23, wherein said applying applies one of matt varnish, gloss varnish, tinted varnish, varnish with an iridescent appearance, varnish with a nacreous appearance, varnish with a flaky appearance, varnish with a granite-like appearance, varnish with an aged appearance and varnish with a crazed appearance.
- 26. The method of marking according to claim 23, wherein said applying occurs one of before said pressure-pad marking, after said pressure marking, or between pressure pad marking of two different layers of ink.
- 27. The method of claim 23, further comprising marking at least one of said at least one face and said at least one edge with a code.
- 28. The method of claim 27, wherein said marking includes one of ink-jet printing, laser printing, hot marking, and pressure-pad marking.
- 29. The method of claim 28, wherein said marking follows said pressure-pad marking, and said applying follows said marking to form a cover layer of varnish.
- 30. The method of claim 23, wherein said at least one edge is softened such that said pressure pad marking simultaneous places ink on one of said at least one face and a portion of said at least one edge.
- 31. A gambling chip, comprising:
- first and second faces and an edge;
- said first and second faces and said edge including at least one layer of ink applied by pressure-pad marking, and at least one layer of varnish;
- said at least one layer of ink and at least one layer of varnish overlapping to form a pattern.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/718,572, filed Oct. 2, 1996, pending.
PCT Information
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PCT/FR96/00228 |
2/13/1996 |
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10/2/1996 |
10/2/1996 |
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WO96/25066 |
8/22/1996 |
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Continuations (1)
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