Article having a no-slip surface and method of applying same
AssigneeKnittel Engraving Co. Inc.
InventorRonald Thiemann
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Abstract
The present direction is directed to an article having a surface which operates as a substrate for receiving a no-slip surface or surface treatment and a method of applying the no-slip surface to the article. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the no-slip surface is formed from a static cling material. In another preferred embodiment of the invention, a conventional thermographic powder, such as a granular thermoplastic resin, deposited along a surface of the static cling material. The powdered substrate is then subjected to heat sufficient to melt or soften the powder and adhere it onto the static cling material.
Claims20
An article having a removable no-slip surface formed from a static cling material.
A method of applying a no-slip surface to an article comprising the steps of:
- selecting a static cling material;
- applying a thermographic powder along one surface of the static cling material;
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- heating the thermographic powder to fuse the thermographic powder to the surface of the static cling material to form a no-slip surface.
An article having a no-slip surface thereon, the article comprising:
- static cling material having a first surface for attaching to the article and a second surface;
- a powder adhering liquid applied in the selected pattern along said second surface;
- a thermographic powder applied such that it adheres to the powder adhering liquid;
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- wherein said thermographic powder is fused to said second surface to form the no-slip surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.