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US 8,196,324 B2Granted
Layered image assembly
AssigneeAction Wobble, Inc.
InventorsJohn C. Sullivan, Jeffrey Stanley Samson, Robert F. Morton
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Abstract
A layered assembly includes a first adhesive layer and a protective top layer affixed permanently on all sides to the first adhesive layer. The assembly also includes a first image layer onserted between the first adhesive layer and the protective top layer, wherein the protective top layer is provided over the first image layer and at least a portion of the protective top layer can be removed to reveal the first image layer.
Claims37
A layered assembly comprising:
- a base layer;
- a protective top layer provided over the base layer;
- a first adhesive layer provided between the base layer and the protective top layer, the first adhesive layer being provided around a periphery portion of the protective top layer so as to affix the periphery portion of the protective top layer to the base layer;
- a substantially transparent layer provided over the protective top layer and extending across the protective top layer;
- and
- a first image layer onserted between the base layer and the protective top layer, wherein the protective top layer is provided over the first image layer and at least a portion of the protective top layer can be removed to reveal the first image layer, and
- wherein the protective top layer includes a perforation extending entirely around an inner edge of the periphery portion of the protective top layer so as to allow removal of an entire inner portion of the protective top layer;
- and
- a lift tab provided on the inner portion of the protective top layer, wherein the lift tab does not extend beyond the inner portion, and
- wherein the inner portion has a geometry that defines at least one corner, the lift tab being located at the at least one corner, and
- wherein the substantially transparent layer also includes the perforation such that removal of the inner portion of the protective top layer also removes the corresponding substantially transparent layer provided over the inner portion of the protective top layer.
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A layered assembly comprising:
- a base layer;
- an adhesive layer;
- at least one image layer;
- at least one protective top layer, wherein the at least one protective top layer includes a frame portion and an inner portion, the frame portion extending around an entire periphery of the inner portion,
- a substantially transparent layer provided over the protective top layer and extending across the protective top layer;
- and
- a lift tab provided on the inner portion of the protective top layer, wherein the lift tab does not extend beyond the inner portion,
- wherein the adhesive layer comprises a permanent adhesive applied to the frame portion of the at least one protective top layer so as to permanently affix the frame portion of the at least one protective top layer to the base layer such that removal of the lift tab does not disturb the frame portion of the at least one protective top layer,
- wherein the at least one protective top layer includes a perforation and is configured such that the inner portion of the protective top layer can be removed along the perforation, and
- wherein the inner portion has a geometry that defines at least one corner, the lift tab being located at the at least one corner, and
- wherein the substantially transparent layer also includes the perforation such that removal of the inner portion of the protective top layer also removes the corresponding substantially transparent layer provided over the inner portion of the protective top layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.