Paint applying method using marking device
AssigneeMark-Tex Corporation
InventorsPasquale J. Apice, Sidney D. Barlow
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Abstract
A method of applying fluid paint utilizes a marking device having a fluid paint-filled reservoir, a tip comprising a spring-loaded ball and its spring, and pressure means, such as collapsible walls or a pressure device, to apply pressure to the fluid. The paint, applied to a fabric as a decoration, is an oil-in-water emulsion in which oil mixture droplets (globules) are evenly dispersed in the water phase. The oil droplets are composed of an oil mixture preferably based on an oil-modified polyurethane or oil-modified alkyd or other oil-modified resin and drying agents. The oil-in-water emulsion contains a surfactant, a gellant, and an anti-foam agent. The pigment dispersion may be in the oil droplets or in the water phase.
Claims6
A method for applying fluid paint as a decoration on fabric comprising:
- applying a fluid paint in a marking device to the fabric, the marking device having a tip including a fluid valve which is opened by pressure on the fabric and comprising a ball and a spring loading the ball, a tubular fluid paint reservoir, and means for the user to selectively apply pressure to the fluid paint within the reservoir;
- the said fluid paint being non-flammable and storable for over a year in said marking device without separation and being an oil-in-water emulsion having a viscosity in the range of 1500-7000 centipoise and being held in the said reservoir;
- the oil phase of the emulsion containing room temperature air curable oil-modified polyurethane as its resinous vehicle and a non-lead drier;
- the water phase of the emulsion containing water, a surfactant and a gellant as a thixotrope to obtain the desired viscosity;
- and curing the paint at room temperature, in air, without heat-drying or heat-curing.
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