Emblem adhesive removal assembly and associated methods

An emblem assembly adapted to be adhered to an article of clothing in a wash-durable manner and subsequently removed from the article of clothing, the assembly comprising:

• an emblem having a back face;
• a first and a second layer of adhesive interposed between the back face of the emblem and the substrate;
• and
• an adhesive retention layer interposed between the back face of the emblem and the article of clothing and which enables the removal of the emblem assembly from the article of clothing inclusive of the layer of adhesive such that substantially none of the adhesive layer is visible on the article of clothing after removal of the emblem assembly therefrom;
• wherein the adhesive retention layer has a mesh configuration with a plurality of apertures in the adhesive retention layer;
• wherein the first layer of adhesive is adjacent to the back face of the emblem and the second layer of the adhesive is adjacent to the article of clothing and the adhesive retention layer is positioned between the first and second layers of adhesive.

A combination comprising:

• a substrate;
• an emblem assembly adhered to the substrate in a wash-durable manner and subsequently removable from the substrate;
• the emblem assembly further comprising
• (a) an emblem having a back face;
• (b) at least one layer of adhesive interposed between the back face of the emblem and the substrate;
• and
• (c) an adhesive retention layer interposed between the back face of the emblem and the substrate and which enables the removal of the emblem assembly from the substrate inclusive of the layer of adhesive such that substantially none of the adhesive layer is visible on the substrate after removal of the emblem assembly therefrom.

A method of associating an emblem assembly with a substrate comprising the steps of:

• interposing a first layer of adhesive between a back face of an emblem and the substrate;
• interposing an adhesive retention layer between the back face of the emblem and the substrate wherein the first layer of adhesive is in contact with the adhesive retention layer;
• adhering the emblem to the substrate in a wash-durable manner with the first layer of adhesive;
• and
• after the adhering step, removing the emblem assembly from the substrate inclusive of the layer of adhesive such that substantially none of the first layer of adhesive is visible on the substrate after the removing step.