Printable sheets which forms duplicate copies and methods for producing and using same

A printable sheet comprising:

• (a) a base sheet having a front face;
• (b) a thermosensitive, image-forming coating positioned on the front face of said base sheet, said thermosensitive, image-forming coating containing a thermally-activated, color-forming dye which can be activated at a temperature in the range of 90° F. to 135° F.;
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• (c) a label laminate positioned on said base sheet over said thermosensitive, image-forming coating, wherein said label laminate comprises a face stock as a top lamina having a front face capable of receiving heat fused toner-based print thereon, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer positioned on the rear face of said face stock and a silicone release layer which covers said pressure sensitive adhesive,
• wherein said label laminate is of a thickness and weight which permit sufficient heat to be conducted from a heat fused toner-based image printed thereon to said thermosensitive, image-forming coating to raise the temperature of underlying portions of said thermosensitive, image-forming coating by at least 20° F.

A method of forming a duplicate image in a heat fusing toner printer with a multilayer printable sheet, said method comprising:

• thermally-fusing toner on the top sheet of a multilayer printable sheet at a temperature greater than 110° F. with a heat fusing toner printer to form an image, wherein the temperature of the thermally-fused toner is sufficiently high so as to heat the underlying thermosensitive, image-forming coating to a temperature greater than 90° F, said multilayer printable sheet comprising:
• (a) a base sheet having a front face;
• (b) a thermosensitive, image-forming coating positioned on the front face of said base sheet, said thermosensitive, image-forming coating containing a thermally-activated, color-forming dye which can be activated at a temperature in the range of 90° F. to 135° F.;
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• (c) a top sheet positioned on said base sheet over said thermosensitive, image-forming coating, wherein said top sheet has a front face capable of receiving heat fused toner-based print thereon.