Cold foil temporary tattoo and process for making the same
AssigneeTMI Acquisition, Inc.
InventorsChris Huff, Mitchell S. Pisik
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Abstract
Described herein is/are cold foil adhesive methods for manufacturing temporary tattoo laminate devices, wherein the tattoos incorporate metallic foil and other decorative components. The methods provide a surprisingly rapid and efficient method for creating tattoo laminate devices which provide crisp, clear multi-color images temporary tattoos for the skin. The methods described herein provide a way to produce, in an offset printing press or flexographic printing press, numerous tattoo laminate devices at very high speeds, with unlimited colors, and crisp, clear images.
Claims17
A temporary foil tattoo comprising:
- (a) a base sheet;
- (b) a first ink layer on the base sheet;
- (c) a first adhesive layer comprising cold foil adhesive on the first ink layer;
- (d) a foil layer on the first adhesive layer;
- (e) a second ink layer on the foil layer;
- a second adhesive layer on the second ink layer;
- and
- (g) a protective liner sheet on the second adhesive layer,
- wherein the protective liner sheet is removable for exposing the second adhesive layer.
A temporary foil tattoo, comprising:
- (a) a base sheet having a release coating capable of releasing upon application of water, pressure or heat, and a substantially transparent and substantially colorless pre-coating on the base sheet;
- (b) a first ink layer on the pre-coating on the base sheet;
- (c) a first adhesive layer comprising cold foil adhesive layer on the first ink layer;
- (d) a foil layer on the first adhesive layer;
- (e) a second ink layer on the foil layer;
- a second adhesive layer on the second ink layer;
- and
- (g) a substantially transparent protective liner sheet on the second adhesive layer,
- wherein the protective liner sheet is removable for exposing the second adhesive layer, and wherein the first ink layer and second ink layer each form an identical image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.