Article for being applied to a surface and method thereof
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMark Steinhardt, Anneke Kaminski, Robert Prosise
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Abstract
The invention comprises a laminated article, such as may be used to apply a functional effect to a surface. The functional effect may be color. The article has plies which preferentially release from one another or adhere to one another as desired for bonding to the surface, either temporarily, for repositionability, or permanently, for long-term use.
Claims27
An article in combination with a dispenser for conveying color to a surface, comprising:
- a sheet of color have opposite first and second sides;
- a bonding agent carried by said first side of said sheet of color capable of bonding said sheet to the surface, at least one of said sheet of color and bonding agent being characterized by a thickness of less than about 0.076 mm and said bonding agent being adapted to adhere the article to a surface at room temperature and upon application of a pressure of less than about 50 lbs/in (3500 grams/sq. cm);
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- a releasable liner removably attached to said second side of said sheet of color.
An article for conveying color to a surface, comprising:
- a sheet of color have opposite first and second sides;
- a bonding agent carried by said first side of said sheet of color capable of bonding said sheet to the surface, at least one of said sheet of color and bonding agent being characterized by a thickness of less than about 0.076 mm and said bonding agent being adapted to adhere the article to a surface at room temperature and upon application of a pressure of less than about 50 lbs/in2 (3500 grams/sq. cm);
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- a releasable liner removably attached to said second side of said sheet of color.
- wherein an unwind force required to unwind said article is less than about 150 grams per two inches (5.08 cm), said roll is unwound at a rate of from about 12 inches (30.5 cm)_per minute to about 800 inches (2030 cm) per minute, and said roll is unwound at an angle of less than about 180°.
The article of claim I wherein an adhesion force between said bonding agent and the surface is greater than an application force exerted during application of said article and unwinding of said roll from an initial point of application when said article is wound onto a roll and applied onto a surface.
A laminated article comprising:
- a bonding agent for bonding said article to a surface, a sheet providing a functional effect, and a releasable liner releasable from the balance of said article, wherein said sheet is interposed between said bonding agent and said releasable liner, wherein said releasable liner has a cohesive force therein, said sheet has a cohesive force therein, and said bonding agent has a cohesive force therein, and said releasable liner and said sheet have a force therebetween necessary to cause separation of one from the other and said bonding agent and said sheet have a force therebetween necessary to cause separation of one from the other, and wherein said sheet may be applied to a surface by a dispenser, said dispenser having dispensing forces therein which occur when said dispenser dispenses said sheet onto said surface, said dispensing forces of said dispenser being less than said cohesive force of said bonding agent, said cohesive force of said sheet, and said cohesive force of said releasable liner, and said force between said sheet and said releasable liner and said force between said bonding agent and said sheet, furthermore, upon application to a surface, said force bonding said article to said surface being greater than said force between said article and said dispenser as said article is dispensed therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.