Marker assembly
AssigneeRaychem Corporation
InventorsBryan D. Neaves, Frederick W. L. Hill, Malcolm G. Cross
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Abstract
A marker assembly 1 comprises a support layer 2 that has a surface which is provided with a porous coating 3 of a curable material, e.g. a particulate epoxy coating. The coating may be printed on using for example an ink jet printer to form indicia 6, and may be cured after the indicia have been formed in order to render them substantially indelible. The opposite side of the support layer 2 may be provided with suitable means for supporting the maker on a surface, e.g. a layer 4 of adhesive. The marker may be formed from a dimensionally stable or dimensionally heat-recoverable material.
Claims16
A marker assembly which comprises a support layer having a surface that is provided with a porous coating of a latent curable material that is capable of receiving printed indicia that can subsequently be cured to render the indicia substantially indelible, said porous coating being in particular and/or filamentary form.
An assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the porous coating is in particulate form.
A method of marking an object which comprises forming indicia on the surface of a support layer, the surface being provided with a porous coating of a curable material, curing the porous coating, and securing the support layer to the object so that the cured coating is exposed;
- said porous coating being in particulate and/or filamentary form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.