Composite for in mold transfer printing
AssigneeDecora Industries, Inc.
InventorJohn Ralph Smith
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Abstract
A transfer composite for in-mold decoration of molded plastic or rubber articles complexing a casting substrate having a controlled release surface, and a thin discontinuously printed pressure sensitive adhesive tape-strippable pattern deposited on the casting substrate, whereby the transfer composite is suitable for inserting into a mold and adapted to resist print-distorting movement during flow of plastics or rubbers in the mold, yet capable of permanently bonding to the molded article without the use of adhesives. After removal from the mold the casting substrate and the controlled release surface are stripped from the decorated article.
Claims10
A transfer composite for the in-mold embedding of decorative indicia into the surface of a molded plastic or rubber article, said composite comprising:
- (i) a casting substrate;
- (ii) a printable controlled-release surface permanently adhered to the casting substrate;
- (iii) a thin discontinuous pattern of ink comprising a pigment or a dye and a polymeric vehicle wherein the discontinuous pattern of ink is semi-permanently adhered onto the controlled-release surface, is embedded in the surface of the molded plastic or rubber article to a depth about equal to the height of the discontinuous pattern of ink and is exposed at the surface of the plastic or rubber article.
A transfer composite for the in-mold embedding of decorative indicia into the surface of a molded plastic or rubber article, said composite consisting essentially of:
- (i) a casting substrate;
- (ii) a printable controlled-release surface permanently adhered to the casting substrate;
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- (iii) a thin discontinuous pattern of ink comprising a pigment or a dye and a polymeric vehicle wherein the discontinuous pattern of ink is semi-permanently adhered onto the controlled-release surface, is embedded in the surface of the molded plastic or rubber article to depth about equal to the height of the discontinuous pattern of ink and is exposed at the surface of the plastic or rubber article.
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