Scratch pad and ink
AssigneePlus Brand Industries Inc.
InventorMoises Santillon
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Abstract
A scratch-off coating is provided which includes a first layer of ink comprised of a water-based ink; and a second layer of ink comprised of an ultraviolet-cured ink layered over said first layer of ink, wherein upon application of a scratching force said first layer of ink and said second layer of ink are removable from a surface on which said first layer of ink and said second layer of ink are applied.
Claims36
A scratch-off coating, said scratch-off coating comprising:
- a first layer of ink comprised of a water-based ink;
- and
- a second layer of ink comprised of an ultraviolet-cured ink layered over said first layer of ink, wherein upon application of a scratching force said first layer of ink and said second layer of ink are removable from a surface on which said first layer of ink and said second layer of ink are applied.
A scratch-off ink label, said scratch-off ink label including:
- a polymer laminate film;
- a first layer of ink comprised of a water-based ink printed over an area of said polymer laminate film;
- and
- a second layer of ink comprised of an ultraviolet-cured ink layered over said first layer of ink, said first layer of ink and said second layer of ink combining to form a color that contrasts to the color of the polymer laminate film, wherein upon application of a scratching force said first layer of ink and said second layer of ink are removable from said polymer laminate film, wherein removal of said first layer of ink and said second layer of ink reveals the contrasting color of said polymer laminate film.
A scratch-off ink label, said scratch-off ink label including:
- a substrate layer;
- a polymer laminate film layered on top of said substrate layer, said polymer laminate film being transparent or translucent;
- a water-based ink layer printed over an area of said polymer laminate film;
- and
- an ultraviolet-cured ink layer layered over said water-based ink layer, said water-based ink layer and said ultraviolet-cured ink layer combining to form a color that contrasts to the color of said substrate layer, wherein upon application of a scratching force said water-based ink layer and said ultraviolet-cured ink layer are removable from said polymer laminate film, wherein removal of said water-based ink layer and said ultraviolet-cured ink layer reveals the contrasting color of said substrate through said polymer laminate film.
A method of making a scratch-off ink label including:
- printing a water-based ink layer onto an area of a polymer laminate film;
- printing an ultraviolet-cured ink over said water-based ink layer.
A method of making a scratch-off ink label including:
- printing a first ink layer on an area of a substrate layer;
- applying a polymer laminate film over said substrate layer;
- printing a water-based ink layer on an area of said polymer laminate film above the area in which said first ink layer was printed on said substrate layer;
- and
- printing an ultraviolet-cured ink layer over said water-based ink layer.
A scratch pad comprising:
- a first layer having a first layer top surface and a first layer bottom surface;
- a first ink layer applied to a first area of the first layer top surface, the first ink layer comprising a first ink, the first ink being at least one of a water-based ink and a UV ink, the first ink being opaque or translucent;
- a laminate layer having a laminate layer top surface and a laminate layer bottom surface, the laminate layer top surface having a scratch area, the laminate layer bottom surface adhering to the first layer top surface, over the first ink layer;
- a water-based ink layer applied to the scratch area;
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- a UV ink applied to the scratch area.
A method of manufacturing a scratch pad from a web, the web having a web top surface and a web bottom surface, comprising the steps of
- printing a first ink onto a first graphics area of the web top surface;
- applying a laminate, the laminate having a laminate top surface and a laminate bottom surface, to the web by adhering the laminate bottom surface to the to the web top surface over the first ink;
- printing a water-based ink onto a scratch area of the web top surface;
- and
- printing a UV white ink onto the scratch area of the web top surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.