Method of transferring designs onto articles
AssigneeDennison Manufacturing Company
InventorsMary G. Boyd, Donald R. Smith
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Abstract
A decorative laminate and method of transferring designs onto articles. The laminate is formed of a transfer substrate affixed to a support member. The transfer substrate is composed of a protective layer, an ink layer and a resinous coating layer. Optionally, a barrier layer is provided beteen the resinous layer and the ink layer. In many applications the protective coating layer may be omitted. The laminate is applied to an article using a heated silicone rubber transfer pad to which the transfer substrate adheres during the transfer process.
Claims38
A process for transferring a film laminate to an article from a support member, wherein the film laminate comprises a resinous coating layer in contact with said support member, an ink layer, and a protective coating layer, said resinous coating layer comprised of a film forming component which is the polymerization product of a diamine with a dimerized fatty acid, said process comprising the steps of:
- (a) heating the support member to a first temperature above the melting point of the resinous coating layer,
- (b) heating the surface of a resilient transfer pad to a second temperature lower than said first temperature,
- (c) pressing the heated transfer pad against the film laminate to transfer the laminate thereto,
- (d) pressing the film laminate against the article so that the resinous coating layer contacts the article, and
- (e) withdrawing the transfer pad from the article so that the pad separates from the film laminate, which remains in adhesive contact with the article.
A process for transferring a film laminate from a support member affixed thereto, the film laminate comprising a resinous coating layer and an ink layer, the resinous coating layer in contact with said support member, said resinous coating layer comprised of a film forming component which is the polymerization product of a diamine with a dimerized fatty acid, said process comprising the steps of:
- (a) heating the support member to a temperature above the melting point of the resinous coating layer,
- (b) heating the surface of a resilient transfer pad to a temperature lower than said temperature to which the support member is heated in step (a),
- (c) pressing the heated transfer pad against the film laminate to transfer the laminate thereto,
- (d) pressing the film laminate against the article so that the resinous coating layer contacts the article, and
- (e) withdrawing the pad from the article so that the pad separates from the film laminate and the film laminate remains in adhesive contact with the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.