US4340632A
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Manufacture of flock transfers
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL COATINGS Co Inc 13929 EAST 166TH ST CERRITOS CA 90701 A CORP OF
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Filing: 1980-11-12
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Granted: 1982-07-20
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Expires: 2000-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A transfer is made by a process which includes applying a first adhesive to a base sheet, applying flock fibers to the adhesive for temporary retention thereby on the base sheet, then applying a second layer of adhesive to exposed ends of the flock fibers with the second layer being formed of a composition including an emulsion or solution, preferably an aqueous emulsion, of an adhesive polymer in a carrier liquid together with a large number of minute solid particles of a thermoplastic polymer resin intermixed intimately with the emulsion or solution before application of the composition to the fibers, and with the composition preferably being pressed against the fibers so that upon evaporation of the carrier liquid the second layer remains adhered to the fibers in integrated form with at least some of the particles received between the fibers. The thermoplastic particles are ultimately melted during application of the transfer to an item of clothing or the like, to adhere the flock to that item by the thermoplastic.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert A. Wells
- 👤 Walter L. Hochner
- 👤 George F. Matacek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 02:18
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06Q; D06Q1/00; D06Q1/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23907; Y10T428/23943
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
The method that comprises: applying a first layer of adhesive to a base sheet; applying flock fibers to said first layer of adhesive for temporary adhesion thereby to said base sheet with portions of the fibers projecting beyond the adhesive layer; providing a composition which is to be applied to said fibers and which is premixed before application to the fibers and which includes an emulsion or solution of an adhesive polymer in a carrier liquid and a large number of solid particles of thermoplastic polymer resin intermixed intimately with said emulsion or solution; applying to said projecting portions of the fibers a layer of said composition containing said solid thermoplastic particles premixed into the composition before application of the composition to the fibers; and evaporating the liquid from said composition and leaving said second mentioned layer in integrated form on the fibers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
143 words
The method that comprises: applying a first layer of adhesive to a base sheet; applying flock fibers to said first layer of adhesive for temporary adhesion thereby to said base sheet with portions of the fibers projecting beyond the adhesive layer; providing a composition which is to be applied to said fibers and which is premixed before application to the fibers and which includes an emulsion or solution of an adhesive polymer in a carrier liquid and a large number of solid particles of thermoplastic polymer resin intermixed intimately with said emulsion or solution; applying to said projecting portions of the fibers a layer of said composition containing said solid thermoplastic particles premixed into the composition before application of the composition to the fibers; and evaporating the liquid from said composition and leaving said second mentioned layer in integrated form on the fibers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method as recited in claim 1, in which, during said application of the composition to said fibers, some of said solid thermoplastic particles are positioned between different ones of said fibers before evaporation of the liquid from the composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method as recited in claim 1, in which, during said application of said composition to the fibers, the composition is pressed against the fibers in a relation forcing at least some of said emulsion or solution and some of said solid thermoplastic particles to positions between different ones of the fibers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method as recited in claim 1, in which said composition is applied to said projecting portions of the fibers by a screen printing process in which the composition is pressed against said projecting portions of the fibers in a relation forcing a substantial portion of the composition including a substantial portion of said solid thermoplastic particles to positions between different ones of the fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method as recited in claim 1, including placing said second layer against a surface of a piece of material, applying heat to said base sheet and pressing it toward said surface, thereby melting said thermoplastic particles to adhere said fibers to said surface by the thermoplastic resin of said particles, and stripping said base sheet from the fibers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
10 words
A transfer formed by the method recited in claim 1.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
137 words
The method that comprises: applying a first layer of adhesive to a base sheet; applying flock fibers to said first layer of adhesive for temporary adhesion thereby to said base sheet with portions of the fibers projecting beyond the adhesive layer; providing a composition which is to be applied to said fibers and which is premixed before application to the fibers and which includes a water based emulsion of an adhesive polymer and a large number of solid particles of thermoplastic polymer resin intermixed intimately with said emulsion; applying to said projecting portions of the fibers a layer of said composition containing said solid thermoplastic particles premixed into the composition before application of the composition to the fibers; and evaporating the water from said composition and leaving said second mentioned layer in integrated form on the fibers.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
137 words
The method that comprises: applying a first layer of adhesive to a base sheet; applying flock fibers to said first layer of adhesive for temporary adhesion thereby to said base sheet with portions of the fibers projecting beyond the adhesive layer; providing a composition which is to be applied to said fibers and which is premixed before application to the fibers and which includes a water based emulsion of an adhesive polymer and a large number of solid particles of thermoplastic polymer resin intermixed intimately with said emulsion; applying to said projecting portions of the fibers a layer of said composition containing said solid thermoplastic particles premixed into the composition before application of the composition to the fibers; and evaporating the water from said composition and leaving said second mentioned layer in integrated form on the fibers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as recited in claim 7, including cross linking of said adhesive polymer in said second mentioned layer when in said integrated form.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as recited in claim 7, in which said solid thermoplastic particles are formed of a polyamide resin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as recited in claim 7, in which said solid thermoplastic particles comprise between about twenty percent and fifty percent of said composition by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as recited in claim 7, in which said composition contains between about ten percent and thirty percent of said adhesive polymer by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method as recited in claim 7, in which the water and adhesive polymer of said emulsion and said solid thermoplastic particles are present in said composition in about the following relative proportions by weight: ______________________________________
Water 15 to 65%
Adhesive polymer 10 to 30%
Thermoplastic particles
20 to 50%
______________________________________
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method as recited in claim 7, in which said composition includes a retarder, a thickener, and a preservative, with the ingredients being present in about the following proportions by weight: ______________________________________
Water 15 to 65%
Retarder 5 to 20%
Adhesive polymer in the
emulsion 10 to 30%
Thermoplastic particles
20 to 50%
Thickener 0.1 to 2%
Preservative 0.01 to 0.1%
______________________________________
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method as recited in claim 13, in which said thermoplastic particles include a first group of relatively small particles between about 0 and 80 microns in size and a second group of larger particles between about 200 and 300 microns in size, with relatively few if any particles between 80 and 200 microns in size.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method as recited in claim 7, in which said particles include a first group of solid thermoplastic particles of relatively large size and a second group of solid thermoplastic particles of relatively small size with few if any particles within an intermediate size range between said large and small sizes.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method as recited in claim 7, including placing said second layer against a surface of a piece of material, applying heat to said base sheet and pressing it toward said surface, thereby melting said thermoplastic particles to adhere said fibers to said surface by the thermoplastic resin of said particles, and stripping said base sheet from the fibers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
10 words
A transfer formed by the method recited in claim 7.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
10 words
A transfer formed by the method recited in claim 9.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
10 words
A transfer formed by the method recited in claim 12.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
10 words
A transfer formed by the method recited in claim 14.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
104 words
A transfer comprising: a base sheet; a first layer of adhesive applied to said base sheet; flock fibers adhered temporarily to said base sheet by said first layer of adhesive and having portions projecting beyond the adhesive layer; a second layer of adhesive adhered to said projecting portions of the fibers and including an adhesive polymer adhered to the fibers and a large number of solid particles of a thermoplastic polymer resin intermixed intimately with said adhesive polymer and retained thereby; a substantial percentage of said particles being located inwardly beyond the extremities of said fibers and laterally between different ones of said fibers.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
104 words
A transfer comprising: a base sheet; a first layer of adhesive applied to said base sheet; flock fibers adhered temporarily to said base sheet by said first layer of adhesive and having portions projecting beyond the adhesive layer; a second layer of adhesive adhered to said projecting portions of the fibers and including an adhesive polymer adhered to the fibers and a large number of solid particles of a thermoplastic polymer resin intermixed intimately with said adhesive polymer and retained thereby; a substantial percentage of said particles being located inwardly beyond the extremities of said fibers and laterally between different ones of said fibers.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
42 words
A transfer as recited in claim 21, in which said thermoplastic particles are coated by said adhesive polymer at outer sides of the particles facing away from said base sheet and at inner sides of the particles facing toward the base sheet.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
A transfer as recited in claim 22, in which said particles are located substantially entirely between said fibers.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
17 words
A transfer as recited in claim 23, in which said particles are formed of a polyamide resin.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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