Clean release laminate construction with latent image
AssigneeThe Standard Register Company
InventorHugh B. Skees
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AssigneeThe Standard Register Company
InventorHugh B. Skees
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The present invention provides a laminate construction including a backing sheet, which may be in the form of a continuous web, and a face sheet covering at least a portion of the backing sheet. A releasable adhesive secures a first or lower surface of the face sheet to a first or upper surface of the backing sheet such that the face sheet and backing sheet are readily separable. The releasable adhesive contains therein a first composition which, when subjected to an imaging force, forms a latent image on both of the first surfaces of the face and backing sheets. This latent image may be developed at a later time by contacting the image with a second composition which, when exposed to the first composition, forms a visible image. In the laminate, the face sheet may be imprinted with legible and/or covert information. The covert information may be duplicated on the underside of the face sheet or on one or more intermediate sheets as well as a backing sheet. The face sheet can then be readily peeled from the construction and be used as a label, tag, form, or the like. The underlying sheets retain the same information as the face sheet. The covert or latent information can be developed at a later time to produce a visible image. All elements of the construction have nontacky surfaces, permitting easy handling and storage.
A laminate construction comprising a backing sheet, a face sheet covering at least a portion of said backing sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said face sheet to a first surface of said backing sheet such that said face sheet and backing sheet are readily separable, and a first composition located in said releasable adhesive, or on said first surface of said face sheet, or on said first surface of said backing sheet which comprises a colorless reactant and which, when combined with a second colorless reactant at a later time, reacts to form a colored composition which yields a visible image, said first composition, when subjected to an imaging force, forms a latent image.
A laminate construction comprising a face sheet having a releasable adhesive securing a first surface thereof to an opaque layer such that said face sheet and opaque layer are readily separable, said opaque layer being supported on a release liner and secured thereto by a pressure sensitive adhesive, said releasable adhesive containing therein a first composition which comprises a colorless reactant and which, when combined with a second colorless reactant at a later time, reacts to form a colored composition which yields a visible image, said first composition, when subjected to an imaging force, forms a latent image on said first surface of said face sheet and on said opaque layer.
A laminate construction comprising a backing sheet, a face sheet covering at least a portion of said backing sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said face sheet to a first surface of said backing sheet such that said face sheet and backing sheet are readily separable, said first surface of said face sheet having thereon a first composition which comprises a colorless reactant and which, when combined with a second colorless reactant at a later time, reacts to form a colored composition which yields a visible image, said first composition, when subjected to an imaging force, forms a latent image on said first surface of said face sheet.
The laminate construction comprising a face sheet having a releasable adhesive securing a first surface thereof to a pressure sensitive adhesive supported on a release liner such that said face sheet is readily separable from said pressure sensitive adhesive, said first surface of said face sheet containing thereon a first composition which comprises a colorless reactant and which, when combined with a second colorless reactant at a later time, reacts to form a colored composition which yields a visible image, said first composition, when subjected to an imaging force, forms a latent image on said first surface of said face sheet.
A laminate construction comprising a backing sheet, a face sheet covering at least a portion of said backing sheet, and a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said face sheet to a first surface of said backing sheet such that said face sheet and backing sheet are readily separable, said first surface of said backing sheet having thereon a first composition which comprises a colorless reactant and which, when combined with a second colorless reactant at a later time, reacts to form a colored composition which yields a visible image, said first composition, when subjected to an imaging force, forms a latent image on said first surface of said backing sheet.
A laminate construction comprising at least three layers, wherein at least one of said layers comprises a face sheet and at least one other of said layers comprises a releasable adhesive securing a first surface of said face sheet to another layer in said laminate construction such that said face sheet is readily separable from said other layer, said laminate construction further including a first composition contained in said releasable adhesive, or on said first surface of said face sheet, or on a surface of said another layer which is in contact with said releasable adhesive, said first composition comprising a colorless reactant and which, when combined with a second colorless reactant at a later time, reacts to form a colored composition which yields a visible image, said first composition, when subjected to an imaging force, forming a latent image.
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