Process for placing color graphics in ice
AssigneeBig Color Creations Ltd.
InventorTom Pollock
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Abstract
A process for placing a color graphic image in an ice structure requires a substrate of material which is suitable for use in a four-color (CMYK) printing method, which generally retains its shape upon exposure to water or aqueous solution, and which is air permeable. A decal is produced by printing the image on the substrate using the four-color printing method. The decal is placed onto a surface of the ice structure and coated with water which, once frozen, embeds the decal and image thereon within the ice structure. The substrate should become transparent or dissolve after being embedded in the ice structure. The process is suitable for ice hockey rinks, curling rinks, decorative ice sculptures, and the like.
Claims20
A process for placing a graphic image in an ice structure comprising the steps of:
- providing a substrate of material which is suitable for use in a four-color printing method, generally retains its shape upon exposure to moisture, and is air permeable;
- producing a printed substrate by printing said image on said substrate using said four-color printing method;
- placing said printed substrate onto a surface of said ice structure;
- coating said printed substrate with a liquid;
- and, freezing said liquid to embed said printed substrate within said ice structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.