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US 6,096,475 AGranted
Hand application to fabric of heat transfers imaged with color copiers/printers
AssigneeFoto-Wear, Inc.
InventorsDonald S. Hare, Scott A. Williams
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for applying an image to a fabric, which comprises the steps of (i) hand ironing an imaged copier or printer transfer material having a support sheet and a transfer coating to a receptor element having valleys on the surface of the receptor element, (ii) peeling away the support sheet to obtain an imaged receptor element, (ii) placing a tack-free overlay sheet over the imaged receptor element, and (iv) pressing the overlay sheet by hand ironing to drive the coating into the valleys of the receptor element.
Claims29
A kit, comprising:
- (a) at least one transfer material comprising a support sheet and a transfer coating thereon, said support sheet having a front and back surface, said transfer coating positioned on said front surface of said support sheet, said transfer coating capable of melting and adhering to a receptor element having valleys or pores on the surface thereof by hand ironing,
- (b) a tack resistant and stick resistant overlying sheet, and
- (c) instructions for transferring an image from the transfer sheet to a receptor element using said transfer sheet, said instructions comprising the steps of:
- (i) hand ironing the rear surface of an imaged transfer material,
- (ii) peeling away the support sheet,
- (iii) placing a non-stick sheet over the imaged receptor element, and
- (iv) pressing the non-stick sheet with a hand iron in order to press the transfer coating into the valleys of the receptor element.
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