Hand application to fabric of heat transfers imaged with color copiers/printers

A method of restoration of a previously imaged element, which comprises the steps of:

• (i) placing a stick resistant overlay sheet over said previously imaged receiving element having lost clarity of image and vibrancy with the passage of time or by usage, said imaged element comprising transfer coating, image and non-image areas substantially embedded in said imaged receiving element and having valleys or pores on the surface thereof, said previously imaged receiving element having been previously imaged with a transfer material comprising a support sheet, a transfer coating capable of release without water and capable of providing adhesion without a surface adhesive layer, and an image thereon, said support sheet having a front and back surface, said transfer coating and said image for making said previously imaged receiving element having been positioned on said front surface of said support sheet, said transfer coating of said previously imaged receiving element having melted and adhered to said receptor element having valleys and pores on the surface thereof as a result of either hand ironing on the rear surface of said imaged transfer material or by heat press for making said previously imaged transfer material, said image and non-image areas having been carried with the melted carrier to the receptor element and the carrier resolidifies with the receptor element embedding the image and non-image areas within said previously imaged receiving element, the transfer coating and the image having been in contact with the receptor element, and
• (ii) pressing the stick resistant overlay sheet with a hand held heated iron in order to re-press said transfer coating and image and non-image areas into said valleys or pores of the re-pressed imaged element, said transfer coating and image and non-image areas having been previously substantially embedded in the previously imaged element, so as to restore the clarity of the original image on the previously imaged element and to provide a re-condensed vibrancy of original color when present.

A method of restoration of a previously imaged element, which comprises the steps of:

• (i) hand ironing the rear surface of an imaged transfer material or heat pressing said imaged transfer material, said imaged transfer material comprising a support sheet, a transfer coating and an image thereon, said support sheet having a front and back surface, said transfer coating and said image positioned on said front surface of said support sheet, said transfer coating melts and adheres to a receptor element having valleys or pores on the surface thereof as a result of said heat pressing, or as a result of said hand ironing on the rear surface of said imaged transfer material, said image and the non-image areas are carried with the melted carrier to the receptor element and the carrier resolidifies within the receptor element embedding the image and non-image areas therein, said transfer coating and image are in contact with the receptor element,
• (ii) peeling away the support sheet to obtain an imaged receiving element,
• (iii) placing, at a time subsequent to the transfer in steps (i) and (ii), a stick resistant overlay sheet over said previously imaged element,
• (iv) pressing the stick resistant overlay sheet with a hand held heated iron in order to re-press said transfer coating and image and non-image areas into said valleys or pores of the re-pressed imaged element so as to restore the clarity of the original image on the imaged element and to provide a re-condensed vibrancy of original color when present, said repressing of the imaged element occurring before or after laundering to prevent loss of color vibrancy or at a time after said previously imaged receiving element loses clarity of image or vibrancy of the image with the passage of time or by usage.

A method of restoration of a previously imaged receiving element, which comprises the steps of:

• (i) placing a stick resistant overlay sheet over said previously imaged receiving element comprising transfer coating, image and non-image areas substantially embedded in said imaged receiving element and having valleys or pores on the surface thereof, wherein adherence of the image and non-image areas does not require an external adhesive layer, said adherence being provided by said transfer coating which is a carrier material which is capable of both dry release and adhesion and comprises a material capable of holding image and non-image areas and being transferred to said receiving element upon the application of heat, said transfer coating adhering to said receiving element by liquefying when heated and resolidifying within and around fibers of said receiving element when heat is removed, said resolidified liquid seals the transferred image and non-image areas to the receiving element rendering the transferred image washproof or wash resistant, and
• (ii) pressing the stick resistant overlay sheet with a hand held heated iron in order to re-press said transfer coating and image and non-image areas into said valleys or pores of the imaged element so as to restore the clarity of the original image on the imaged element and to provide a re-condensed vibrancy of original color when present, said re-pressing of the imaged element occurring before or after laundering to prevent loss of color vibrancy or said re-pressing occurs at a time after said previously imaged receiving element loses clarity of image or vibrancy of the image with the passage of time or by usage.

A method of restoration of a previously imaged receiving element, which consists essentially of the steps of:

• (i) placing a stick resistant overlay sheet over said previously imaged receiving element comprising transfer coating, image and non-image areas substantially embedded in said imaged receiving element and having valleys or pores on the surface thereof, said previously imaged receiving element having been previously imaged with a transfer material comprising a support sheet, a transfer coating capable of release without water and capable of providing adhesion without a surface adhesive layer, and an image thereon, said support sheet having a front and back surface, said transfer coating and said image for making said previously imaged receiving element having been positioned on said front surface of said support sheet, said transfer coating for making said previously imaged receiving element having melted and adhered to said receptor element having valleys and pores on the surface thereof as a result of either hand ironing on the rear surface of said imaged transfer material or by heat press for making said previously imaged transfer material, said image and non-image areas having been carried with the melted carrier to the receptor element and the carrier resolidifies with the receptor element embedding the image and non-image areas within said previously imaged receiving element, the transfer coating and the image having been in contact with the receptor element, and
• (ii) pressing the stick resistant overlay sheet with a hand held heated iron in order to re-press said transfer coating and image and non-image areas into said valleys or pores of the re-pressed imaged element so as to restore the clarity of the original image on the imaged element and to provide a re-condensed vibrancy of original color when present, said repressing of the imaged element occurring before or after laundering to prevent loss of color vibrancy or at a time after said previously imaged receiving element loses clarity of image or vibrancy of the image with the passage of time or by usage.

A method of restoration of a previously hand-ironed or heat pressed imaged receiving element, which comprises the steps of:

• (i) placing a stick resistant overlay sheet over said previously imaged receiving element comprising transfer coating, image and non-image areas substantially embedded in said imaged receiving element and having valleys or pores on the surface thereof, said previously imaged receiving element having been previously imaged with a transfer material comprising a support sheet, a transfer coating capable of release without water and capable of providing adhesion without a surface adhesive layer, and an image thereon, said support sheet having a front and back surface, said transfer coating for making said previously imaged receiving element having melted and adhered to said receptor element having valleys and pores on the surface thereof as a result of either hand ironing or by heat press for making said previously imaged transfer material, said image and non-image areas and carrier resolidifies with the receptor element embedding the image and non-image areas within said previously imaged receiving element, and
• (ii) pressing the stick resistant overlay sheet with a hand held heated iron in order to re-press said transfer coating and image and non-image areas into said valleys or pores of the previously imaged element so as to restore the clarity of the original image on the imaged element and to provide a re-condensed vibrancy of original color when present, said repressing of the imaged element occurring before or after laundering to prevent loss of color vibrancy or said re-pressing occurs at a time after said previously imaged receiving element loses clarity of image or vibrancy of the image with the passage of time or by usage.

A method of restoration of a previously imaged element, which comprises the steps of:

• (i) placing a stick resistant overlay sheet over said previously imaged receiving element having lost clarity of image and vibrancy with the passage of time or by usage, said imaged element comprising transfer coating, image and non-image areas substantially embedded in said imaged receiving element and having valleys or pores on the surface thereof, said previously imaged receiving element having been previously imaged with a transfer material comprising a support sheet, a transfer coating capable of release without water and capable of providing adhesion without a surface adhesive layer, and an image thereon, said support sheet having a front and back surface, said transfer coating of said previously imaged receiving element having melted and adhered to said receptor element having valleys and pores on the surface thereof as a result of either hand ironing or by heat press for making said previously imaged transfer material, said image and non-image areas and melted carrier resolidifies with the receptor element embedding the image and non-image areas within said previously imaged receiving element, and
• (ii) pressing the stick resistant overlay sheet with a hand held heated iron in order to re-press said transfer coating and image and non-image areas into said valleys or pores of the re-pressed imaged element, said transfer coating and image and non-image areas having been previously substantially embedded in the previously imaged element, so as to restore the clarity of the original image on the previously imaged element and to provide a re-condensed vibrancy of original color when present.

A method of restoration of a previously imaged receiving element, which comprises the steps of:

• (i) placing a stick resistant overlay sheet over said previously imaged receiving element comprising transfer coating, image and non-image areas substantially embedded in said imaged receiving element and having valleys or pores on the surface thereof, wherein adherence of the image and non-image areas does not require an external adhesive layer, said adherence being provided by said transfer coating which is a carrier material which is capable of both dry release and adhesion and comprises a material capable of holding image and non-image areas, said transfer coating adhering to said receiving element by liquefying when heated and resolidifying within and around fibers of said receiving element when heat is removed, said resolidified liquid seals the transferred image and non-image areas to the receiving element rendering the transferred image washproof or wash resistant, and
• (ii) pressing the stick resistant overlay sheet with a hand held heated iron in order to re-press said transfer coating and image and non-image areas into said valleys or pores of the imaged element so as to restore the clarity of the original image on the imaged element and to provide a re-condensed vibrancy of original color when present, said re-pressing of the imaged element occurring before or after laundering to prevent loss of color vibrancy or said re-pressing occurs at a time after said previously imaged receiving element loses clarity of image or vibrancy of the image with the passage of time or by usage.

A method of restoration of a previously imaged receiving element, which consists essentially of the steps of:

• (i) placing a stick resistant overlay sheet over said previously imaged receiving element comprising transfer coating, image and non-image areas substantially embedded in said imaged receiving element and having valleys or pores on the surface thereof, said previously imaged receiving element having been previously imaged with a transfer material comprising a support sheet, a transfer coating capable of release without water and capable of providing adhesion without a surface adhesive layer, and an image thereon, said support sheet having a front and back surface, said transfer coating for making said previously imaged receiving element having melted and adhered to said receptor element having valleys and pores on the surface thereof as a result of either hand ironing or by heat press for making said previously imaged transfer material, said image and non-image areas and carrier resolidifies with the receptor element embedding the image and non-image areas within said previously imaged receiving element, and
• (ii) pressing the stick resistant overlay sheet with a hand held heated iron in order to re-press said transfer coating and image and non-image areas into said valleys or pores of the re-pressed imaged element so as to restore the clarity of the original image on the imaged element and to provide a recondensed vibrancy of original color when present, said repressing of the imaged element occurring before or after laundering to prevent loss of color vibrancy or at a time after said previously imaged receiving element loses clarity of image or vibrancy of the image with the passage of time or by usage.