System and method for displaying a sample illustrating an appearance of an object
AssigneeColwell, Inc.
InventorPaul J. Rattigan
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Abstract
An improved system and method for displaying a sample representing an appearance of a surface of an object. The method may include providing laminations having a flexible magnetic layer and a flexible paint sample layer. The laminations are selectively placed on the ferromagnetic body with the magnetic layer adjacent to the body such that the lamination is detachably attached to the body while the paint sample layer is displayed thereon. The lamination can be placed on flat and/or curved portions of the body. When placed on curved portions, the lamination flexibly bends thereon and assumes the shape of the curved portion. The system and method are also applicable in a variety of other contexts to provide sample appearances of various aspects of an object.
Claims24
A process of displaying a plurality of surfaces available for selection of a product, comprising:
- providing a plurality of samples, each of the plurality of samples representing a coating available for selection of a product and having a flexible magnetic layer and a flexible sample layer;
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- placing at least one of said samples on a ferromagnetic body with said magnetic layer adjacent thereto, such that the coatings represented by said sample is displayed on a surface of the body.
A method for presenting coatings available for a vehicle, comprising:
- providing a plurality of samples, each sample including a coating representative of a coating available for the vehicle on a front surface and a flexible ferromagnetic back surface;
- providing a ferromagnetic surface capable of displaying one or more samples from the plurality of samples;
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- placing one or more samples from the plurality of samples on the ferromagnetic surface.
A system for selecting from a plurality of samples representing coatings available on a product, the system comprising:
- a plurality of samples, each sample including a first sample surface representing a coating available for a product and a second sample surface that is ferromagnetic;
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- a ferromagnetic surface configured to detachably receive one or more of the plurality of samples, wherein the ferromagnetic surface is a surface of a representative product, and wherein one or more of the plurality of samples is selected and placed onto the ferromagnetic surface to assist in selecting a desired coating.
A system for selecting from a plurality of samples representing exterior colors available for a vehicle, the system comprising a plurality of samples, each sample including a first surface representing an accurate color available for a vehicle, and a ferromagnetic second surface, and each sample being flexible to conform to a body of the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of samples is configured to be selected and placed on the body of vehicle so that the second surface is detachably coupled to the vehicle to assist in selecting a desired color of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.