Transfer sheet with abrasive particles for personally colored designs
OwnerGeorge L. Sammisinventor
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Abstract
A transfer sheet (10) for heat transferring a temperature-responsive decal having personally applied crayon coloring (22) onto a section of fabric (20). The transfer sheet (10) includes a paper sheet (12) treated with a release agent and a printed image (14) disposed directly thereon. A single uniform and transparent transfer layer (16) of thermoplastic material is disposed over the printed image (14) and other selected areas on the paper sheet (12). A plurality of abrasive particles (18) are partially embedded within the transfer layer (16) for abrading crayon (22) rubbed thereover and for enhancing the mechanical bond between the transfer layer (16) and the fabric (20) when the transfer sheet (10) is applied to the fabric (20).
Claims15
A method for fabricating a personally colored decal for transfer from a transfer sheet (10) onto a section of fabric clothing (20), said method comprising the steps of;
- providing a paper sheet (12) treated with a release agent layer disposed thereover;
- applying a transparent transfer layer (16) of fluidic thermo-plastic transfer material directly onto the release agent on the paper sheet (12) for establishing a discrete area of transfer material on the paper sheet (12) devoid of inks or other opaque agents and suitable for coloring by a consumer, the transfer layer (16) being adapted to bond to the release agent in ambient conditions and release therefrom in response to a predetermined elevated temperature;
- solidifying the transfer layer (16);
- disposing a plurality of non-water soluble adhesive-abrasive particles (18) on the transparent transfer layer (16) for providing a rough surface for abrading crayon (22) rubbed thereover;
- applying heat to the adhesive-abrasive particles (18) above the melting temperature of the adhesive-abrasive particles (18);
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- characterized by melting the non-water soluble adhesive-abrasive particles (18) to form an adhesive (18).
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