Drawable and/or traceable carriers

A method for personalizing three dimensional fabric covered carriers such as cloth covered notebooks, albums or backpacks comprising the steps of:

• assembling a three dimensional carrier with the carrier having an external fabric surface, the carrier having internal space for holding papers or other loads, and arrangements for selectively closing the inner space;
• applying to the fabric a layer of material which is receptive to water based ink, gel ink and solvent based ink;
• the 112 layer of material being substantially water fast following application of ink;
• and the layer of material including finely divided porous particulates and a binder including a substantial proportion of hydrophobic material and 5% to 50% of a water soluble polymer;
• personalizing the carrier by writing or drawing on the layer using an ink pen;
• and
• the ink providing a bright contrasting image on the outer surface of the carrier;
• whereby the owner of said carrier may personalize and uniquely identify the imaged carrier.

In combination:

• a fabric covered three dimensional carrier;
• a coating on a substantial area of said carrier, said coating being receptive to water based ink, solvent based ink and gel based ink;
• said coating being substantially water fast following the application of ink;
• said coating including finely divided particulate material and a binder including substantial portions of water soluble and hydrophobic material;
• and
• a visual image in said ink prominently displayed on said coated fabric following application of said image by said ink.

A method for personalizing three dimensional fabric covered carriers including cloth covered notebooks, albums or backpacks comprising the steps of:

• assembling a three dimensional carrier with said carrier having an external fabric surface;
• applying to said fabric only a single coating, said coating being a material which is receptive to water based ink, gel ink and solvent based ink;
• said coating being substantially water fast and the images permanent following application of ink;
• said coating being formed to include finely divided porous particulates and a binder including some hydrophobic material;
• and a water soluble polymer, permitting ink to penetrate to into the porous particulates;
• and
• the application of said ink providing a bright contrasting image on the outer surface of said carrier when applied;
• whereby the owner of said carrier may personalize and uniquely identify the imaged carrier.

In combination:

• a fabric covered three dimensional carrier;
• a coating on a substantial area of said carrier, said coating being receptive to water based ink, solvent based ink and gel based ink;
• said coating being substantially water fast and the images permanent following the application of ink;
• said coating including finely divided porous particulates, and a binder including a substantial proportion of hydrophobic material;
• said coating permitting flow of said ink into said coating to said particulate material;
• and
• a visual image in said ink prominently displayed on said coated fabric following application of said image by said ink.

A method for personalizing a binder:

• assembling a ring binder, with said binder having an external fabric surface;
• and a ring structure for holding pages in said binder;
• applying to said fabric a coating, which is receptive to water based ink, gel ink and solvent based ink;
• said coating being substantially water fast and the images permanent following application of ink;
• with said coating including finely divided porous particulates and a binder including some hydrophobic material;
• and 5% to 50% of a water soluble polymer;
• writing or drawing on said coating with a pen containing ink of a predetermined type;
• having a bright contrasting color relative to the coated fabric, to provide a bright contrasting image on the outer surface of said binder;
• whereby the owner of said binder may personalize and uniquely identify the coated binder.

A method for personalizing three dimensional fabric covered carriers including cloth covered notebooks, albums or backpacks comprising the steps of:

• assembling a three dimensional carrier with said carrier having an external fabric surface;
• applying to said fabric a layer of material which is receptive to water based ink, gel ink and solvent based ink;
• said layer of material being substantially water fast and the images permanent following application of ink;
• writing or drawing on said material with a pen containing ink of a predetermined type having a bright contrasting color relative to the coated fabric;
• the application of said ink providing a bright contrasting image on the outer surface of said carrier when applied;
• and
• blocking the flow and diffusions of ink into the fabric by the use of said layer of adequate thickness so that the ink does not penetrate into said fabric;
• whereby the owner of said carrier may personalize and uniquely identify the imaged carrier.

A method for personalizing three dimensional fabric covered carriers including cloth covered notebooks, albums or backpacks comprising the steps of:

• assembling a three dimensional carrier with the carrier having an external fabric surface;
• applying to the fabric a layer of material which is receptive to water based ink, gel ink and solvent based ink;
• the layer of material being substantially water fast and the images permanent following application of ink;
• writing or drawing on the layer of material with a pen containing ink of a predetermined type having a bright contrasting color relative to the coated fabric;
• the application of the ink providing a bright contrasting image on the outer surface of the carrier when applied;
• blocking the flow and diffusions of ink into the fabric by the use of the layer of adequate thickness so that the ink does not penetrate into the fabric;
• and
• the applying step employing a binder including finely divided porous particulate material, hydrophobic material and 5% to 50% of a water soluble material, wherein the water soluble material permits ink to penetrate into the pores of the porous particulate material;
• and the combination of the hydrophobic material and the ink penetration into the pores of the particulate material makes the image waterfast;
• whereby the owner of the carrier may personalize and uniquely identify the imaged carrier.