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US 4,741,791 AGranted
Flocked transfer material and method of making heat-transferable indicia therefrom
AssigneeBemis Associates, Inc.
InventorsArthur F. Howard, Philip K. So
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Abstract
A flocked transfer material for attachment to a fabric or other material comprises a release sheet. As the transfer material is cut into a preselected pattern, the release sheet holds unconnected portions of the pattern in the correct relative positions such that the entire pattern may be directly applied to a surface with precise registration in a single-step process.
Claims6
A method of making a flocked transfer material for attachment to fabric or the like, said method comprising the steps of:
- (1) applying a layer of strong-bonding material to the coated side of a first release sheet which has one side coated with a release material;
- (2) applying a layer of flock material to the layer of strong-bonding material;
- (3) applying a layer of flock material to the layer of flock adhesive;
- (4) attaching a second release sheet to the layer of flock material, said second release sheet having one side coated with a release material with a higher melting point than that of said strong-bonding material, wherein the attaching of the second release sheet comprises the steps of:
- (a) heating the second release sheet to a temperature above the tackifying temperature of said release material;
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- (b) pressing the coated side of the heated second release sheet against the layer of flock material;
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- (5) peeling the first release sheet from the layer of strong-bonding material.
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