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US 5,635,283 AGranted
Trading card with iridescent substrate
AssigneeSigns & Glassworks, Inc.
InventorDouglas I. Lovison
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Abstract
An iridescent sign and its method of manufacture requires a transparent substrate having a design printed thereon using a four-color process. A transparent film, having a pigment printed thereon, is laminated to the substrate with the design positioned between the substrate and the film. To obtain additional visual effects for the sign, selected portions of the substrate may be textured. Additionally, certain portions of the design can be masked with an opaque ink to give the masked portions a flat appearance while the remained of the sign retains its iridescent qualities.
Claims6
An iridescent display sign which comprises:
- a transparent substrate, said substrate being substantially flat and having a first surface and a second surface;
- a design printed onto said second surface of said substrate, said design being formed with translucent inks;
- a transparent backing having a surface;
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- an iridescent pigment printed over said entire surface of said backing, said iridescent pigment printed backing being laminated to said second surface of said substrate with said design and said iridescent pigment positioned between said backing and said substrate to give said design an iridescent visual effect by light reflected from said iridescent pigment and by light passing through said backing.
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