Printing band and method of making same

A printing band, comprising:

• a flexible, molded, endless, elastomeric band including human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including printing characters, wherein the human readable characters and at least adjacent portions of the printing band have a first coating of a light color different from the color of the band, a second coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters, and wherein the second coating is of a dark color.

A printing band, comprising:

• a flexible, molded, endless, elastomeric band including raised human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including raised printing characters, the human readable characters and the printing characters being arranged in an alternating pattern, wherein the printing characters are raised to a greater extent than the human readable characters, wherein the human readable characters and at least adjacent portions of the printing band have a first coating of a color different from the color of the band, a second coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters, and wherein the second coating is of a color different from the first coating.

A printing band, comprising:

• a flexible, molded, endless, elastomeric band including raised human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including raised printing characters, the human readable characters and the printing characters being arranged in an alternating pattern, wherein the human readable characters and at least adjacent portions of the printing band have a first coating of a color different from the color of the band, a second coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters, and wherein the second coating is of a color different from the first coating.

Method of making a printing band, comprising:

• molding an endless, flexible, elastomeric band including raised human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including printing characters, coating the human readable characters and at least adjacent portions of the printing band with a first coating of a color different from the color of the band, and coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters with a second coating, and wherein the second coating is of a color different from the first coating.

Method of making a printing band comprising:

• molding an endless, flexible, elastomeric band including raised human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including printing characters, applying a first coating over the human readable characters and over at least adjacent portions of the printing band wherein the first coating is of a color different form the color of the band, and applying a second coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters wherein the second coating is of a color different from the first coating.

Method of making a printing band, comprising:

• molding an endless, flexible elastomeric band including raised human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including raised printing characters, the human readable characters and the printing characters being arranged in an alternating pattern, wherein the printing characters are raised to a greater extent than the human readable characters, coating the human readable characters and at least adjacent portions of the printing band with a first coating of a color different form the color of the band, and coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters with a second coating, and wherein the second coating is of a color different from the first coating.

Method of making a printing band, comprising:

• molding an endless, flexible elastomeric band including raised human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including raised printing characters, the human readable characters and the printing characters being arranged in an alternating pattern, wherein the printing characters, coating the human readable characters and at least adjacent portions of the printing band with a first coating of a color different from the color of the band, and coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters with a second coating, and wherein the second coating is of a color different from the first coating.

Method of making a printing band, comprising:

• molding an endless, flexible elastomeric band including raised human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including raised printing characters, the human readable characters and the printing characters being arranged in an alternating pattern, wherein the printing characters are raised to a greater extent than the human readable characters, applying a first coating over the human readable characters and over at least adjacent portions of the printing band, wherein the first coating is of a color different from the color of the band, and applying a second coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters, wherein the second coating is of a color different from the first coating.

Method of making a printing band, comprising:

• molding an endless, flexible elastomeric band including raised human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including raised printing characters, the human readable characters and the printing characters being arranged in an alternating pattern, applying a first coating over the human readable characters and over at least adjacent portions of the printing band, wherein the first coating is of a color different from the color of the band, and applying a second coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters, wherein the second coating is of a color different from the first coating.

Method of making a printing band, comprising:

• molding an endless, flexible elastomeric band including raised human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including printing characters, coating the human readable characters and at least adjacent portions of the printing band with a first coating of a color different from the color of the band while preventing the first coating from coating the printing characters, and coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters with a second coating, and wherein the second coating is of a color different from the first coating.

Method of making a printing band, comprising:

• molding an endless, flexible, elastomeric band including raised human readable characters having outer surfaces and further including printing characters, masking off the printing characters, coating the human readable characters and at least adjacent portions of the printing band with a first coating of a color different from the color of the band without coating the printing characters, and coating over the first coating at essentially only the outer surfaces of the human readable characters with a second coating, and wherein the second coating is of a color different from the first coating.