Ambient temperature application of indicia to elastomer substrates

Claim 1

An indicia residing on a substrate, comprising: a cured elastomer substrate; an amine cured prepolymer or polymer, said amine cured prepolymer or polymer cured at ambient temperature; a layer of a treating agent, said treating agent residing between said elastomer substrate and said amine cured prepolymer or polymer and forming a strong bond therebetween, said treating agent selected from the group consisting of the N-halohydantoins, the N-haloamides, and the N-haloimides; said amine cured prepolymer or polymer being in the form of an indicia; said substrate being an elastomer made from monomers selected from the group consisting of (a) dienes having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, copolymers thereof, and interpolymers thereof, (b) natural rubber, (c) copolymers made from vinyl substituted aromatic compounds having from 8 to 15 carbon atoms and diene compounds having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, (d) elastomers made from monomers of isobutylene and isoprene, (e) elastomers made from monomers of butadiene and acrylonitrile, (f) elastomers made from monomers of chloroprene, and (g) combinations thereof; and wherein said prepolymer or polymer is selected from the group consisting of (a) epoxy resins; (b) halogen-containing hydrocarbon polymers; (c) chlorosulfonated polymers; (d) polymers containing acid halide groups such as ##STR5## and haloformate groups such as ##STR6## (e) polymers containing anhydride groups which, on reaction with diamines, yield amide-acid linkages; (f) organopolysiloxanes; (g) urethane polymers or prepolymers; and combinations thereof.