EP0232959A2
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Premasked decal
Assignee: Image Products Group LLC
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Filing: 1987-01-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-01-07
Abstract
Abstract A premasked decal comprised of a decal transfer (ll) and a strippable tinted transparent premask (l0) adhered to the front surface of said decal transfer with the decal transfer being visible therethrough is provided. The premask is comprised of a flexible polymeric film (30) and is characterized in that it has a readily visible contrasting appearance against any adjacent background color. This serves to visually indicate the need for removal of the premask from the installed decal transfer. The use of a metal layer (3l) to provide a reflective metallic appearance to the premask (l0) advantageously dissipates static electricity during assembly of the decal so that dust and grit are not attracted thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Emery Alfred Palmer
- 👤 Thomas Mcknight Ellison
- 👤 Michael Anthony Shimanski
- 👤 Jack Patrick Everidge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:34
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05C; B05C21/00; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/16; B44C1/165; B44C1/17; B44C1/1733; B44C1/1737; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1486
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A premasked decal, comprising a decal transfer (ll) and a strippable premask (l0) adhered to the front surface of said decal transfer (ll), characterized in that the premask (l0) comprises a tinted transparent polymeric film (30), the decal transfer (ll) is visible through the strippable premask (l0), and the premask has a readily visible contrasting appearance against any adjacent background color so as to visually indicate the need for removal of the premask from the installed decal transfer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A premasked decal, comprising a decal transfer (ll) and a strippable premask (l0) adhered to the front surface of said decal transfer (ll), characterized in that the premask (l0) comprises a tinted transparent polymeric film (30), the decal transfer (ll) is visible through the strippable premask (l0), and the premask has a readily visible contrasting appearance against any adjacent background color so as to visually indicate the need for removal of the premask from the installed decal transfer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
119 words
A premasked decal, comprising a decal layer (20), a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2l) carried by the rear surface of said decal layer for adhering the decal layer to a substrate, a strippable release sheet (24) adhered to the adhesive layer, and a strippable premask (l0) adhered to the front surface of said decal layer, characterized in that the premask (l0) comprises a tinted transparent polymeric film (30) having a neutral optical density of from .l to .9, the decal layer (20) is visible through the strippable premask (l0), and the premask has a readily visible contrasting appearance against any adjacent background color so as to visually indicate the need for removal of the premask from the installed decal transfer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
119 words
A premasked decal, comprising a decal layer (20), a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2l) carried by the rear surface of said decal layer for adhering the decal layer to a substrate, a strippable release sheet (24) adhered to the adhesive layer, and a strippable premask (l0) adhered to the front surface of said decal layer, characterized in that the premask (l0) comprises a tinted transparent polymeric film (30) having a neutral optical density of from .l to .9, the decal layer (20) is visible through the strippable premask (l0), and the premask has a readily visible contrasting appearance against any adjacent background color so as to visually indicate the need for removal of the premask from the installed decal transfer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A premasked decal as claimed in Claims l, or 2, wherein said tinted transparent polymeric film (30) has a neutral optical densigy of from .l to .9.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A premasked decal as claimed in any of claims l to 3, wherein said premask (l0) exhibits a reflective appearance to further impart to the premask said readily visible contrasting appearance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A premasked decal as claimed in any of claims l to 4, wherein said polymeric film (30) has a reflective metal coating on one surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A premasked decal as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said polymeric film (30) is a heat-resistant film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A premasked decal as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said polymeric film (30) is a polyester film.
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