Reusable stencil apparatus and methods for making and using same
OwnerLinda Cibulainventor
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Abstract
A reusable stencil apparatus and methods for making and using same are provided. In a general embodiment, a stencil apparatus includes a body having front and back sides and at least one design cutout formed in the body, a removable adhesive on the back side of the body, and a release coating on the front side of the body. The stencil apparatus does not require a backing layer to prevent the adhesive from sticking to a front side of the body when the stencil apparatus is rolled up. The stencil apparatus may be removably adhered to a surface and a transfer medium applied to the stencil apparatus and surface to leave an image of the design cutout on the surface when the stencil apparatus is removed from the surface.
Claims69
A reusable stencil apparatus comprising:
- a body having front and back sides and at least one design cutout formed in the body;
- a removable adhesive on the back side of the body;
- and
- a release coating on the front side of the body, the release coating comprising an ultraviolet cationic coating.
A reusable stencil apparatus comprising:
- a body having front and back sides and at least one design cutout formed in the body;
- a removable adhesive on the back side of the body;
- and
- a release coating on the front side of the body,
- wherein the body does not require a backing layer to prevent the adhesive from sticking to a portion of the body.
A method for reusing a stencil apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing a stencil apparatus having a body with front and back sides and at least one design cutout formed in the body, the back side of the body having a removable adhesive thereon;
- adhering at least a portion of the stencil apparatus to a first surface using the removable adhesive;
- applying a transfer medium to the first surface through the cutouts;
- removing the stencil apparatus from the first surface;
- and
- adhering the stencil apparatus to a second surface, wherein the method does not require removing a backing layer from the back side of the body to adhere the stencil apparatus.
A method of transferring an image to a surface, the method comprising:
- providing a stencil apparatus having a body with front and back sides and at least one design cutout formed in the body, the back side of the body having a removable adhesive thereon;
- adhering at least a portion of the stencil apparatus to a surface using the removable adhesive, wherein the adhering step does not require removing a backing layer from the back side of the body;
- and
- applying a transfer medium to the surface through the cutouts.
A method of manufacturing a stencil apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing a roll of material comprising a first layer of paper stock having an adhesive on a bottom side, and a second layer of paper stock liner removably attached to the adhesive;
- applying a release coating to a top side of the first layer of paper stock;
- die-cutting the first layer of paper stock to form at least one design cutout therein;
- removing the second layer of paper stock liner and the design cutout from the first layer of paper stock;
- rolling the first layer of paper stock having an adhesive on a bottom thereof to form a stencil roll, wherein the stencil roll does not include a backing layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.