# US 6,296,913 B1 · Three dimensional, detailed, sculptured item

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- Number: US 6,296,913 B1
- Document ID: US6296913B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 09/543,248
- Filed: 2000-04-05
- Granted: 2001-10-02
- Earliest claimed: 2000-04-05
- Inventors: Mary Ann D'Andrade
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6296913B1

## CPC

- A44C 15/0005: {Jewelry adherable on the human body}
- A41D 19/0062: {made of one layer of material}
- B44C 1/18: Applying ornamental structures, e.g. shaped bodies consisting of plastic material
- B44C 3/04: Modelling plastic materials, e.g. clay
- B44C 3/06: Sculpturing
- D06Q 1/00: Decorating textiles
- Y10T 428/14: Layer or component removable to expose adhesive
- Y10T 428/24496: Foamed or cellular component
- Y10T 428/249962: Void-containing component has a continuous matrix of fibers only [e.g., porous paper, etc.]
- Y10T 428/249983: As outermost component
- A44C: PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- B44C: PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS (processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general B05D; shaping of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29C; printing processes to produce transfer pictures B41M3/12; thermographic duplication or marking methods B41M5/00); MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK (imitation of mosaic or tarsia work patterns B44F11/04); PAPERHANGING {(labels G09F; multi-step processes for making paper labels or tags B31D1/02)}
- D06Q: DECORATING TEXTILES (textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material D06N7/00)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

The present invention is directed to decorative three-dimensional, detailed, sculptured items formed of foam plastic with contours and impressions of varying depth. It is attached to a desired surface via an adhesive layer. The items include detailed, sculptured, three-dimensional, predetermined ornamental creations on their front side with varying thicknesses and areas of impressions of varying thicknesses, and having substantially flat surfaces on their backs. There is also a reinforcement grid of a plurality of strands of material which have a tensile strength greater than the tensile strength of the semi-flexible material contained within the semi flexible material. There is an adhesive applied to the flat surface of the present invention item, which may be protected before its use by a removable, peelable non-adhesive layer that attaches to the back of the item over the applied adhesive.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A decorative, detailed, three-dimensional molded item which may be adhesively attached to a foreign surface which comprises:
(a) a detailed, molded, three-dimensional member, being constructed predominantly of non-conductive, semi-flexible material having a predetermined tensile strength, and having a front and a back, said member having a three-dimensional, predetermined ornamental design on its front and having a peaks and impressions, said peaks having varying elevations relative to said back and said impressions having varying elevations relative to said back, said non-conductive, semi-flexible material being a partially blown plastic foam molded material;
(b) a reinforcement grid of a plurality of strands of material having a tensile strength greater than the tensile strength of said semi-flexible material; and,
(c) an adhesive material applied to at least a portion of said back in an amount sufficient to permit adherence thereof to a desired foreign surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The item of claim 1 wherein said partially blown plastic is an integral skin partially blown plastic foam.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The item of claim 1 wherein said reinforcement grid is a two-dimensional grid of flexible plastic strands.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The item of claim 1 wherein said reinforcement grid is a three-dimensional grid of flexible plastic strands.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The item of claim 1 which further comprises:
(d) a removable, peelable non-adhesive layer attached to the back of said member and over said adhesive for easy removal to expose the adhesive for a user.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The item of claim 1 wherein said reinforcement grid is a two-dimensional grid of plastic strands positioned within said semi-flexible material substantially parallel to said back of said item.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The item of claim 1 wherein said reinforcement grid is a three-dimensional grid of plastic strands which establish a single layer encompassing grid which encompasses a portion of said semi-flexible material.