Composite image heat transfers
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorJeremy W WHITE
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Abstract
Heat transfers are provided that have a symbol image which can be of a numeric, alphabetic or alpha-numeric shape and have a body width onto which another image is placed. The image thus placed can be of an individual or scene, for example, the image of a sport personality. The result is a composite image, and this composite image is imparted to a heat transfer support or substrate having heat transfer capabilities, such as by a printing technique. The resultant composite image heat transfer then is available for application onto products such as soft goods or other merchandise.
Claims28
A composite image heat transfer comprising:
- a heat transfer substrate exhibiting heat transfer characteristics;
- and
- a composite image on the heat transfer substrate, the composite image being located within at least a portion of a numeric or alphabetic symbol.
A composite image heat transfer comprising:
- a heat transfer substrate exhibiting heat transfer characteristics;
- a first image having the shape of a keyboard symbol that has an inside perimeter and an outside perimeter spaced apart from the inside perimeter to define a body area therebetween;
- a second image of at least one subject or personality;
- the second image is positioned within at least a portion of the first image body area to provide a composite image;
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- the composite image is on the heat transfer substrate.
A method of preparing a composite image heat transfer, comprising:
- preparing a composite image of a sport personality within a numeric or alphabetic symbol image;
- providing a substrate;
- reproducing the composite image on the substrate, the substrate being imparted with heat transfer characteristics before, during or after said reproducing of the composite image thereon;
- and
- thereby providing the composite image heat transfer.
A method of preparing a composite image heat transfer, comprising:
- preparing a first image including first image indicia of a keyboard symbol having spaced-apart perimeter boundaries with a body area therebetween;
- preparing a second image of at least one individual;
- positioning at least a part of the second image so as to be visible within the first image, thereby providing the composite image;
- reproducing the composite image onto a sheet substrate;
- imparting heat transfer capability to the sheet substrate;
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- whereby the composite image heat transfer is prepared that has the second image within the body area of the first image.
A method of manufacturing and merchandising composite image heat transfer products, comprising:
- securing authorization of images for inclusion in a composite image heat transfer, as needed for any such image;
- preparing a first image that is a keyboard symbol component having a width between generally opposing perimeters of the keyboard symbol, the width being a body area;
- preparing a second image that is a subject, personality, object, scene, personality or sport player;
- electronically merging at least a portion of the second image into the body area of the first image to form a composite image originating from the first and second images;
- preparing a heat transfer by printing the composite image onto a substrate exhibiting heat transfer characteristics to form a composite image heat transfer;
- applying the composite image heat transfer to a merchandise product;
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- transferring ownership of the merchandised product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.