Decorative emblems having an embedded image or design with an enhanced depth of vision and method of making same
AssigneeThe Auld Company
InventorsDaniel L. Auld, Michael W. Kaumeyer
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Abstract
A decorative emblem with an enhanced depth of vision is provided. The decorative emblem comprises a decorative substrate, at least one layer of transparent plastic material formed on the top surface of the decorative substrate, and image or design printed on the substantially flat surface of the layer of plastic material, and a transparent plastic overlay flow coated over the image or design, the transparent plastic overlay has radiused edges to give an enhanced depth of vision to the decorative emblem by creating a lens effect and providing a floating appearance to the image or design.
Claims9
A decorative emblem having an embedded image or design with an enhanced depth of vision comprising a layered composite of:
- a) a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface,
- b) at least one layer of transparent plastic material on said top surface of said substrate, said layer of plastic material having a substantially flat top surface,
- c) an image or design printed directly on said substantially flat top surface of said layer of plastic material, and
- d) a transparent plastic overlay covering said image or design, said overlay characterized in having radiused edges so as to give an enhanced depth of vision to the decorative emblem by creating a lens effect and providing a floating appearance to said image or design.
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