# US 6,159,577 A · Magnetic modifiable sign system

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- Number: US 6,159,577 A
- Document ID: US6159577A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 09/395,794
- Filed: 1999-09-14
- Granted: 2000-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 1999-09-14
- Assignees: Storeimage Programs Inc.
- Inventors: Adrian W. Pynenburg; Gary S. Pasternak
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6159577A

## CPC

- G09F 7/04: the elements being secured or adapted to be secured by magnetic means
- Y10S 428/90: Magnetic feature
- Y10T 428/24008: including fastener for attaching to external surface
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A magnetic modifiable sign system comprised of a plastic substrate, a layer of magnetic ink, a layer of ultraviolet curable white ink, a layer of ultraviolet curable colored ink, and a multiplicity of flexible magnetic sheets which are removably and magnetically attached to the layer of magnetic ink through the layer of ultraviolet curable white ink. The distance between the top surface of the layer of magnetic ink and the top surface of the layer of ultraviolet curable colored ink is less than about 0.006 inches.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A magnetic modifiable sign system comprised of a plastic substrate with a top surface and a bottom surface, a layer of magnetic ink, a layer of ultraviolet curable white ink, a layer of ultraviolet curable colored ink, a first sheet comprised of flexible magnetic material which is removably and magnetically attached to said layer of magnetic ink through said layer of ultraviolet curable white ink, and a second sheet comprised of flexible magnetic material which is removably and magnetically attached to said layer of magnetic ink through said layer of ultraviolet curable white ink, wherein:
(a) said plastic substrate has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a thickness of from about 0.01 to about 0.125 inches,
(b) said layer of magnetic ink has a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface of said layer of magnetic ink is contiguous with said top surface of said plastic layer, and said layer of magnetic ink has a thickness of less than about 0.005 inches,
(c) said layer of ultraviolet curable white ink has a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface of said layer of ultraviolet curable white ink is contiguous with said top surface of said layer of magnetic ink, and said layer of ultraviolet curable white ink has a thickness of less than about 0.004 inches,
(d) said layer of ultraviolet curable colored ink has a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface of said layer of ultraviolet curable colored ink is contiguous with said top surface of said layer of ultraviolet curable white ink, and said layer of ultraviolet curable colored ink has a thickness of less than about 0.004", and
(e) the distance between said top surface of said layer of magnetic ink and said top surface of said layer of ultraviolet curable colored ink is less than about 0.006 inches.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The sign system as recited in claim 1, wherein said plastic is selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, polystyrene, and polyvinyl chloride.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The sign system as recited in claim 2, wherein said plastic is polystyrene.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The sign system as recited in claim 3, wherein said polystyrene has a thickness of from about 0.015 to about 0.060 inches.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The sign system as recited in claim 4, wherein said polystyrene is high impact polystyrene with a specific gravity of from about 1.054 to about 1.070, a tensile strength of from about 4,000 to about 10,000 pounds per square inch, and a compressive strength of from about 12,000 to about 17,000 pounds per square inch.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The sign system as recited in claim 4, wherein said layer of magnetic ink has a thickness of less than about 0.003 inches.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The sign system as recited in claim 6, wherein said layer of ultraviolet curable white ink has a thickness of less than about 0.003 inches.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The sign system as recited in claim 7, wherein said white ink is high gloss white ink.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The sign system as recited in claim 7, wherein said layer of ultraviolet curable colored ink is produced by overprinting a series of four plates in yellow, magenta, cyan, and black ink.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The sign system as recited in claim 7, wherein said layer of ultraviolet curable colored ink is comprised of one color.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The sign system as recited in claim 7, wherein said layer of ultraviolet curable ink is comprised of two colors.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The sign system as recited in claim 7, wherein said layer of ultraviolet curable ink has a thickness of less than about 0.003 inches.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The sign system as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said first sheet of flexible magnetic material and said second sheet of flexible magnetic material is a die cut sheet.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The sign system as recited in claim 13, wherein each of said first sheet of flexible magnetic material and said second sheet of flexible magnetic material has a thickness of from about 0.025 to about 0.06 inches .