Abstract A material such as rayon, cotton or other fabric is first made water and moisture-repellant by the treatment of such fabric by known means such as silicone steriods and the like. Thereafter applying a coat of polyester, which has been previously treated with vinyl acetate and vinylpyrrolidone components to make it receptive to color dyestuffs, to the repellant fabric. Thereafter transferring color prints, carried by a paper carrier or backing, to the fabric by means of pressure-heat contact between paper carrier and fabric or by heat-vaporization of the prints from the carrier to the fabric. The resulting material shows no smudge, color runoff or other deleterious effects that water repellant materials exhibit when color prints are applied directly without first applying the treated polyesters.
THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING WATERREPELLANT FABRIC MATERIAL RECEPTIVE TO COLOR PRINTS WHICH COMPRISES FIRST WATER-PROOFING SAID FABRIC MATERIAL WITH RESINS AND MOISTURE-PROOFING PLASTICIZERS, APPLYING A COAT OF POLYESTER WHICH HAS BEEN TREATED WITH A COATING CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A CELLULOSIC FILM-FORMING POLYMER HAVING APPLIED THEREON A TOP COATING OF A SOLID CONTINUOUS COPOLYMER CONSISTING OF A VINYLPYRROLIDONE COMPONENT AND A VINYL ACETATE COMPONENT WHEREIN SAID VINYLPYRROLIDONE COMPONENT COMPRISES 5%-55% BY WEIGHT OF SAID COPOLYMER TO CAUSE SAID POLYESTER TO BECOME RECEPTIVE TO COLOR DYES, APPLYING COLOR PRINTS TO A PAPER CARRIER, CAUSING SAID PAPER CARRIER TO CONTACT THE FABRIC, AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO PRINTS TO CAUSE THEM TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE FABRIC.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING WATERREPELLANT FABRIC MATERIAL RECEPTIVE TO COLOR PRINTS WHICH COMPRISES FIRST WATER-PROOFING SAID FABRIC MATERIAL WITH RESINS AND MOISTURE-PROOFING PLASTICIZERS, APPLYING A COAT OF POLYESTER WHICH HAS BEEN TREATED WITH A COATING CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A CELLULOSIC FILM-FORMING POLYMER HAVING APPLIED THEREON A TOP COATING OF A SOLID CONTINUOUS COPOLYMER CONSISTING OF A VINYLPYRROLIDONE COMPONENT AND A VINYL ACETATE COMPONENT WHEREIN SAID VINYLPYRROLIDONE COMPONENT COMPRISES 5%-55% BY WEIGHT OF SAID COPOLYMER TO CAUSE SAID POLYESTER TO BECOME RECEPTIVE TO COLOR DYES, APPLYING COLOR PRINTS TO A PAPER CARRIER, CAUSING SAID PAPER CARRIER TO CONTACT THE FABRIC, AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO PRINTS TO CAUSE THEM TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE FABRIC.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 1 and wherein said prints are caused to be transferred to the fabric by applying heat to the prints to effect their transfer to the fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 1 and wherein said prints are caused to be transferred by applying heat vaporizing to the said prints.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The process according to claim 1 and wherein said coating of polyester is selectively applied to said fabric in selected areas, and color prints thereafter applied to said coated areas, the residue washed from those areas not selectively coated.