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US4028165A
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Dry transfer product and process
Assignee: DRY TRANSFER DECOR Inc A CORP OF
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Filing: 1976-06-14
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Granted: 1977-06-07
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Expires: 1996-06-14
Abstract
Abstract A dry transfer material comprising a carrier sheet coated with a polymeric coating having inked indicia printed thereon and a pressure sensitive adhesive overlying or in the plane of the indicia, the polymeric coating susceptible to penetration by the solvents employed in the formulation of the ink.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome E. Rosenfeld
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 21:06
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/16; B44C1/165; B44C1/17; B44C1/1733; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24851; Y10T428/24868; Y10T428/24876; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A dry transfer material comprising a nonextensible carrier sheet constructed of a light-transmitting polymer film of low extensibility under the stresses of light rubbing or burnishing, said sheet having a polymeric surface layer, said surface layer being substantially non-extensible and being susceptible to penetration by ink-carrying solvents, ink-printed indicia on said polymeric surface layer, said indicia being capable of being transferred to a receptor surface without the application of heat, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating overlying said indicia.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A dry transfer material comprising a nonextensible carrier sheet constructed of a light-transmitting polymer film of low extensibility under the stresses of light rubbing or burnishing, said sheet having a polymeric surface layer, said surface layer being substantially non-extensible and being susceptible to penetration by ink-carrying solvents, ink-printed indicia on said polymeric surface layer, said indicia being capable of being transferred to a receptor surface without the application of heat, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating overlying said indicia.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said adhesive coating has greater adhesion to said indicia than the indicia has to said polymeric surface layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said adhesive coating overlies both the indicia and the polymeric surface layer and has greater adhesion to said polymeric surface layer than to a receptor surface to which said material is applied.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said ink-printed indicia is formed by an ink based upon a member selected from the group consisting of nitrocellulose, polyacrylate and polyvinyl chloride-polyvinyl acetate copolymers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said ink-carrying solvents are selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons, esters, ketones, and ether alcohols.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of transfering indicia from one surface to another which comprises applying a transfer material to a receptor surface, said transfer material comprising (a) a carrier sheet constructed of a light-transmitting polymer film of low extensibility under the stresses of light rubbing or burnishing, said sheet having a substantially non-extensible polymeric surface layer which is susceptible to penetration by ink-carrying solvents, ink-printed indicia on said polymeric surface layer, said indicia being formed by a composition comprising solvents containing an ink adapted to from said printed indicia on said polymeric surface layer, and (b) a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating overlying the indicia formed by said ink, and then applying a predetermined pressure at ambient temperature, to said transfer material to transfer said indicia and the adhesive coating overlying said indicia to said receptor surface.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of transfering indicia from one surface to another which comprises applying a transfer material to a receptor surface, said transfer material comprising (a) a carrier sheet constructed of a light-transmitting polymer film of low extensibility under the stresses of light rubbing or burnishing, said sheet having a substantially non-extensible polymeric surface layer which is susceptible to penetration by ink-carrying solvents, ink-printed indicia on said polymeric surface layer, said indicia being formed by a composition comprising solvents containing an ink adapted to from said printed indicia on said polymeric surface layer, and (b) a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating overlying the indicia formed by said ink, and then applying a predetermined pressure at ambient temperature, to said transfer material to transfer said indicia and the adhesive coating overlying said indicia to said receptor surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said pressure is at least about 50 psi.
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