Printed placemat, potholder, and oven mitt and methods for making same
AssigneeTweel Home Furnishings, Inc.
InventorsDonald E. Tweel, Joseph R. Missry
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Abstract
Printed placemats, potholders, and oven mitts, and process for producing same using a high definition color sublimation printing technique. The sublimation printing technique applies a high quality image onto a print receiving layer that is incorporated into a printed placemat, potholder, or oven mitt. The print receiving layer can be adhesively bonded to the printed placemat, potholder, or oven mitt.
Claims29
A printed placemat, comprising:
- a placemat body, and
- a conformal print receiving layer attached to said placemat body, said print receiving layer composed of non-absorbent material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, acrylic or combinations thereof, wherein printing is applied to the print receiving layer using a sublimation printing process.
A method of making a printed placemat, comprising the steps of:
- applying an adhesive resin to a first sheet of fabric;
- applying an adhesive resin to a second sheet of fabric;
- bonding said first sheet of fabric to said second sheet of fabric using an initial amount of heat and pressure;
- and
- applying a second amount of heat and pressure to said first sheet of fabric to transfer an image from a transfer dye onto said first sheet of fabric using a sublimation printing process.
A printed potholder, comprising:
- a backing layer;
- and
- a conformal print receiving layer attached to said backing layer, said print receiving layer composed of non-absorbent material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, acrylic or combinations thereof, wherein printing is applied to the print receiving layer using a sublimation printing process.
A method of making a printed potholder, comprising the steps of:
- applying an adhesive resin to a backing layer;
- applying an adhesive resin to a print receiving layer;
- bonding said print receiving layer to said backing layer using an initial amount of heat and pressure;
- and
- applying a second amount of heat and pressure to said print receiving layer to said backing layer to transfer an image from a transfer dye onto said print receiving layer using a sublimation printing process.
A printed oven mitt, comprising:
- a backing layer;
- a conformal print receiving layer attached to said backing layer, said print receiving layer composed of non-absorbent material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, acrylic or combinations thereof, wherein printing is applied to the print receiving layer using a sublimation printing process;
- and a
- mitt forming layer.
A method of making a printed oven mitt, comprising the steps of:
- applying an adhesive resin to a backing layer;
- applying an adhesive resin to a print receiving layer;
- bonding said print receiving layer to said backing layer using an initial amount of heat and pressure;
- applying a second amount of heat and pressure to said print receiving layer to transfer an image from a transfer dye onto said print receiving layer using a sublimation printing process;
- and
- attaching said print receiving layer and said backing layer to a mitt forming layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.