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AssigneeArtistic Identification Systems, Inc.
InventorThaddeus Hall Cox, Jr.
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A method of preparing articles of aetzed embroidery is provided which includes stitching embroideries on a backing of thermoplastic material to form composites, with the backing being either a continuous web or individual sheets. The composites are fed into juxtaposition with a transfer strip having a first side thereof to which the thermoplastic backing material will readily adhere. The composites and the transfer strip are pressed together and heat is simultaneously applied to bring the thermoplastic backing material to its fusing temperature so that the portion thereof covered by the embroideries adheres to the embroideries, and the excess portion of the thermoplastic backing material not covered by the embroideries fuses and adheres to the first side of the transfer strip. Thereafter, the transfer strip and the aetzed embroideries are separated in such a manner that the aetzed embroideries have a thermoplastic backing material adhered thereto, and the excess portion of the thermoplastic backing material remains on the transfer strip. In a preferred embodiment, the articles of aetzed embroidery are prepared with an adhesive coating on one side thereof and the articles are mounted by the adhesive coatings on a carrier strip for storage thereon and ready removal therefrom. The above-described method is modified to juxtapose a carrier strip having a layer of thermoplastic adhesive on one side thereof with the transfer strip and the embroidery composites are disposed therebetween. Upon application of heat and pressure, the thermoplastic adhesive and the thermoplastic backing material are fused so that the backing material and adhesive covered by the embroideries adheres to the embroideries, and the excess portions not covered by the embroideries adhere to the first side of the transfer strip.
A method of preparing articles of aetzed embroidery having an adhesive coating on first surfaces thereof and mounting said articles by said adhesive coatings on a carrier strip for storage thereon and ready removal therefrom, comprising the steps of forming embroideries on a thermoplastic backing material to form composites, juxtaposing a carrier strip having a layer of thermoplastic adhesive on a first side thereof and a transfer strip having a first side thereof to which said thermoplastic adhesive and said thermoplastic backing material will more readily adhere than to said first side of said carrier strip with said first sides facing each other, disposing said composites between said juxtaposed strips with the first side of said transfer strip to which said adhesive and said backing material are to be applied facing said layer of thermoplastic adhesive and said embroideries, said adhesive-receiving surfaces of said embroideries being ones to which said thermoplastic adhesive and said thermoplastic backing material will more firmly adhere than to said first side of said carrier strip, pressing the strips together with said composites therebetween to form a temporary laminate of said strips and said composites and simultaneously applying heat to said thermoplastic adhesive and said thermoplastic backing material while said pressure is being applied to bring the thermoplastic adhesive and the thermoplastic backing material to their fusing temperatures so that the backing material and the adhesive covered by said embroideries adheres to said embroideries and so that the excess portions of said backing material and said adhesive not covered by said embroideries fuse and adhere to the first side of said transfer strip, and then separating the strips in a manner such that the aetzed embroideries have a thermoplastic backing material adhered thereto and said aetzed embroideries have adhesive coatings and are lightly adhered by their adhesive coatings to the first side of said carrier strip for storage thereon and ready separation therefrom, and said excess portions of said backing material and said adhesive remain on said transfer strip.
A method of preparing articles of aetzed embroidery comprising the steps of forming embroideries on a backing of thermoplastic material to form composites, feeding said composites into juxtaposition with a transfer strip having a first side thereof to which said thermoplastic backing material will readily adhere with said first side facing said embroideries, pressing said composites and said transfer strip together to form a temporary laminate of said strip and said composites and simultaneously applying heat to said thermoplastic backing material while said pressure is being applied to bring said thermoplastic backing material to its fusing temperature so that said thermoplastic backing material covered by said embroideries adheres to said embroideries and so that the excess portions thereof not covered by said embroideries fuse and adhere to the first side of said transfer strip, and then separating said transfer strip and said aetzed embroideries in a manner such that the aetzed embroideries have a thermoplastic backing material adhered thereto, and said excess portions of said thermoplastic backing material remain on said transfer strip.
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