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US 4,940,622 AGranted
Image bearing sign affixed to a window
OwnerEdward J. Leavitt, Sr., Edward J. Leavitt, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
A method for applying informational images, such as advertising, to surfaces, particularly the windows of commercial vehicles. The method comprises applying a UV resistant emulsion to a laminate substrate of perforated metalized polymeric vinyl. The coated substrate is silk-screened with the appropriate image and is secured to the interior of the vehicle window by a peripheral tape strip and by spray adhesive.
Claims1
An image bearing sign affixed to a vehicle window in accordance with the steps of:
- (a) providing a perforated polymeric substrate of predetermined size;
- (b) coating a surface of said perforated polymeric substrate with a photo coat emulsion;
- (c) applying a mask to the coated polymeric substrate in selected areas to define image-bearing areas corresponding to the areas of the substrate immediately beneath said mask;
- (d) exposing the polymeric substrate to light;
- (e) removing the mask from the substrate;
- (f) washing the polymeric substrate to remove the emulsion from the image areas;
- (g) silkscreening at least predetermined portions of said image areas to impart images thereon;
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- (h) adhesively securing the substrate to said window.
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