Permanent Color-Matched Paint Tape
AssigneeColor Communications, Inc.
InventorsJerald Dimas, James Ragen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A tape for applying to a building surface prior to painting with an architectural paint having a color and a texture in which the tape remains in place after completion of the painting is described. The tape includes a substrate sheet, a pressure sensitive adhesive, and a coating. The tape is configured such that a portion of the coated side of the tape has a color and a texture that is similar or the same as the color and texture of the architectural paint. In this way, the portion of the building surface covered by the tape produces the general appearance and feel of the painted building surface after completion of the painting.
Claims15
A method for generating a tape for applying to a building surface prior to painting with an architectural paint having a paint color, the tape remaining in place after completion of the painting, the method comprising:
- applying a coating to a casting web;
- curing the coating;
- comparing the cured coating to the architectural paint to determine if the cured coating has a coating color that is the same color as the paint color, wherein, if the coating color is not the same color as the paint color, the steps of applying the coating to the casting web, curing the coating, and comparing the cured coating to the architectural paint to determine if the cured coating has the coating color that is the same color as the paint color are repeated until the coating color is the same color as the paint color;
- combining the coating with a transfer adhesive;
- and
- removing the casting web from the coating and transfer adhesive;
- wherein the transfer adhesive comprises:
- a substrate sheet having a first side and a second side;
- a pressure sensitive adhesive applied to the first side of the substrate sheet;
- a removable coversheet applied to the pressure sensitive adhesive;
- and
- an interface adhesive applied to the second side of the substrate sheet.
A method for generating a tape for applying to a building surface prior to painting with an architectural paint having a paint color and a paint texture, the tape remaining in place after completion of the painting, the method comprising:
- applying a coating to a casting web;
- curing the coating;
- comparing the cured coating to the architectural paint to determine if the cured coating has a coating color that is the same color as the paint color, wherein, if the coating color is not the same color as the paint color, the steps of applying the coating to the casting web, curing the coating, and comparing the cured coating to the architectural paint to determine if the cured coating has the coating color that is the same color as the paint color are repeated until the coating color is the same color as the paint color;
- comparing the cured coating to the architectural paint to determine if the cured coating has a coating texture that is the same texture as the paint texture, wherein, if the coating texture is not the same texture as the paint texture, the steps of applying the coating to the casting web, curing the coating, and comparing the cured coating to the architectural paint to determine if the cured coating has the coating texture that is the same texture as the paint texture are repeated until the coating texture is the same texture as the paint texture;
- combining the coating with a transfer adhesive;
- and
- removing the casting web from the coating and transfer adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.