Plastic objects including lenticular lens sheets
AssigneeTravel Tags, Inc.
InventorsMark A. Raymond, Bruce N. Thornbloom
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Abstract
A product for displaying lenticular images, comprising: an insert including a lenticular lens material; a layer of ink; a thermal protective substrate layer; and a plastic base.
Claims37
A product for displaying lenticular images, comprising:
- an insert including a lenticular lens material having a first outer surface of optical ridges and corresponding optical grooves, and a second side opposite the first outer surface;
- a transparent interior layer having a first side opposite the first outer surface of the lenticular lens material;
- a layer of ink attached to the second side of the transparent layer, the ink layer further having a side opposite the second side of the transparent layer;
- and a thermal protective substrate layer separated from the lenticular lens material by the ink layer, the thermal substrate layer being attached to and covers the side of the ink layer opposite the second side of the transparent layer;
- and a plastic base, wherein the thermal protective substrate layer is thermally fused to the plastic base, and the first outer surface of the lenticular lens material faces away from the base.
A plastic product for displaying lenticular images, comprising:
- an insert including a lenticular lens material having a first outer surface of optical ridges and corresponding optical grooves, and a second side opposite the first outer surface;
- a transparent interior layer having a first side opposite the first outer surface of the lenticular lens material;
- a layer of ink attached to the second side of the transparent layer, the ink layer further having a side opposite the second side of the transparent layer;
- and a thermal protective substrate layer separated from the lenticular lens material, which thermal protective substrate layer is attached to and covers the ink layer;
- and a plastic base attached to the insert by thermal fusion between the thermal protective substrate layer and the plastic base.
A plastic product of displaying lenticular images, comprising:
- an insert including a lenticular lens material having a first outer surface of optical ridges and corresponding optical grooves, and a second side opposite the first outer surface;
- a transparent interior layer having a first side opposite the first outer surface of the lenticular lens material;
- a layer of ink attached to the second side of the transparent layer, a thermal protective substrate layer separated from the lenticular lens material and attached to the ink layer opposite the second side of the transparent layer;
- and having thermal fusion between the thermal protective substrate layer and a plastic base, wherein the first outer surface provides a hand gripable surface.
In combination, a plastic material and an insert in abutting fused contact, the insert including a lenticular lens material having a first outer surface of optical ridges and corresponding optical grooves, and a second side opposite the first outer surface, a transparent interior layer having a first side opposite the first outer surface of the lenticular lens material, a layer of ink attached to the second side of the transparent layer, the ink layer further having a side opposite the second side of the transparent layer;
- and a thermal protective substrate layer separated from the lenticular lens material and which thermal protective substrate is attached to and covers the ink layer, wherein the first outer surface provides a gripable surface.
A plastic cup having a gripable exterior displaying lenticular images, comprising an insert including a lenticular lens material having a first outer surface of optical ridges and corresponding optical grooves, and a second side opposite the first outer surface, a transparent interior layer having a first side opposite the first outer surface of the lenticular lens material;
- a layer of ink attached to the second side of the transparent layer, the ink layer further having a side opposite the second side of the transparent layer;
- and a thermal protective substrate layer separated from the lenticular lens material, and which thermal protective substrate layer is attached to and covers the side of the ink layer opposite the second side of the transparent layer;
- a cup bottom;
- a generally cylindrical plastic cup side wall, attached to the cup bottom, wherein the first outer surface of the lenticular material of the insert faces away from the cup side wall to form the gripable exterior of the cup;
- and thermal fusion between the thermal protective substrate layer of insert and the plastic cup side wall.
An article comprising:
- a lenticular insert comprising:
- a lenticular lens sheet having a first surface having optical ridges and grooves and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a transparent interior layer having a first side opposite the first outer surface of the lenticular lens material;
- a layer of ink on the second surface of the transparent layer;
- and a thermal protective substrate layer coated on the layer of ink, the thermal protective substrate layer being separated from the lenticular lens material by the layer of ink;
- and a plastic base, wherein the optical ridges and grooves of the first surface of the lenticular lens sheet face away from the plastic base and are hand gripable, the thermal protective substrate layer being thermally fused to the plastic base, and the fused region between the substrate layer and the plastic base being a melt mixture of the substrate layer and the plastic base and which region is free of a separate adhesive layer.
A product for displaying lenticular images, comprising:
- an insert including a lenticular lens material having a first outer surface of optical ridges and corresponding optical grooves;
- a transparent interior layer having a first side opposite the first outer surface of the lenticular lens material;
- an image layer of ink attached to the second side of the transparent layer, the image layer further having a side opposite the second side of the transparent layer;
- and a thermal protective substrate layer which is attached to and covers the side of the image layer opposite the second side of the transparent layer;
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- a plastic base fused to the thermal protective substrate layer, wherein the first outer surface faces away from the plastic base.
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