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US4657803A
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Stretch transfer and method of making same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-05-09
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Granted: 1987-04-14
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Expires: 2003-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A heat transfer sheeting combination of the type for being applied onto a fibrous article (10) to imprint a design thereon including a substrate (12) and a design coating (14) disposed on the substrate (12). An adhesive layer (24) is disposed on the design coating (14) and is responsive to heat and pressure for adhesively securing the design coating (14) to the article (10) and is characterized by the adhesive layer being transformable in response to the application of heat and pressure to a stretchable adhesive layer. A method of manufacturing the heat transfer includes the steps of applying a design coating (14) over a substrate (12) and applying an adhesive layer (24) being transformable after the application of heat and pressure to a stretchable adhesive layer over the design coating (14).
Inventors
- 👤 Vincent S. Pernicano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
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2026-11-04 10:33
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/16; B44C1/165; B44C1/17; B44C1/1712; C; C09; C09J; C09J7/00; C09J7/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24843; Y10T428/24851; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24901; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2813; Y10T428/2817; Y10T428/2826; Y10T428/2848; Y10T428/2852; Y10T428/2878; Y10T428/2883
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A heat transfer sheeting combination of the type for being applied onto a fibrous article (10) to imprint a design thereon, said combination comprising: a substrate (12); a design coating (14) disposed on said substrate (12); and an adhesive layer (24) disposed on said design coating (14) and being responsive to heat and pressure for adhesively securing said design coating (14) to the article (10) and characterized by said adhesive layer comprising essentially a styrene block copolymer and being transformable in response to the application of heat and pressure to a stretchable adhesive layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A heat transfer sheeting combination of the type for being applied onto a fibrous article (10) to imprint a design thereon, said combination comprising: a substrate (12); a design coating (14) disposed on said substrate (12); and an adhesive layer (24) disposed on said design coating (14) and being responsive to heat and pressure for adhesively securing said design coating (14) to the article (10) and characterized by said adhesive layer comprising essentially a styrene block copolymer and being transformable in response to the application of heat and pressure to a stretchable adhesive layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A combination as set forth in claim 1 including a mixture of said styrene block copolymer in an organic solvent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A combination as set forth in claim 2 further characterized by said mixture including tackifying means for enhancing the adhesive quality of said mixture.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A combination as set forth in claim 3 further characterized by said tackifying means comprising at least one tackifying resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A combination as set forth in claim 2 further characterized by said mixture including stabilizing means for protecting said mixture from oxygen, ozone and ultraviolet-ray-induced degradation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A combination as set forth in claim 5 further characterized by said stabilizing means including a substituted benzotriazole.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A combination as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by said styrene block copolymer being a styrene-isoprene-styrene polymer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A combination as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by said adhesive layer (24) including a mixture of, by weight: 4-12 parts styrene block copolymer; 8-24 parts organic solvent; 3-7 parts tackifying resin, and 0.8-2.0 ounces of oxygen, ozone and ultraviolet ray stabilizer per pound of said mixture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A combination as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by said adhesive layer including a mixture of, by weight: 8 parts styrene block copolymer (styrene-isoprene-styrene); 16 parts organic solvent; 5 parts tackifying resin; and 1.474 ounces oxygen, ozone and ultraviolet ray stabilizer per pound of said mixture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A combination as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by said adhesive layer being a powder including a particulate styrene block copolymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A combination as set forth in claim 10 further characterized by said mixture including tackifying means for enhancing the adhesive quality of said mixture.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A combination as set forth in claim 11 further characterized by said tackifying means comprising at least one tackifying resin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A combination as set forth in claim 10 further characterized by said mixture including stabilizing means for protecting said mixture from oxygen, ozone and ultraviolet-ray-induced degradation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A combination as set forth in claim 13 further characterized by said stabilizing means including a substituted benzotriazole.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A combination as set forth in claim 10 further characterized by said styrene block copolymer being a styrene-isoprene-styrene polymer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
46 words
A combination as set forth in claim 10 further characterized by said powder including a mixture of, by weight: 4-12 parts particulate styrene block copolymer; 3-7 parts tackifying resin; and 3 to 4 ounces of oxygen, ozone and ultraviolet ray stabilizer per pound of said mixture.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
A combination as set forth in claim 10 further characterized by said powder including a mixture of, by weight: 8 parts particulate styrene block copolymer (styrene-isoprene-styrene); 5 parts tackifying resin; and 3.25 ounces oxygen, ozone, ultraviolet ray stabilizer per pound of said mixture.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
86 words
A combination as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by said substrate (12) including a fibrous material, said design coating (14) including a particle carrier layer (16) disposed in a predetermined pattern over said substrate (12) and a layer of reflective particles (18) partially disposed in said carrier layer (16) and an acrylic color ink (20) disposed between said reflective particles (18) and said adhesive layer (24) and a white backing coat (22) disposed between said acrylic color ink (18) and said adhesive layer (24).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
A combination as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by including an acrylic color ink (20) and a white backing coat (22) disposed between said acrylic color ink (20) and said adhesive layer (24).
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
43 words
A combination as set forth in claim 1 further characterized by said design coating (14) including an acrylic water-based ink disposed upon said substrate (12) in a predetermined pattern, said adhesive layer (24) being disposed over said ink in said same predetermined pattern.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
32 words
A combination as set forth in claim 20 further characterized by including a second particulate adhesive comprising essentially said styrene block copolymer disposed over said adhesive layer (24) in said predetermined pattern.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
49 words
A combination as set forth in claim 21 further characterized by said adhesive layer (24) including a mixture of, by weight: 4-12 parts styrene block copolymer; 8-24 parts organic solvent; 3-7 parts tackifying resin, and 0.8-2.0 ounces of oxygen, ozone and ultraviolet ray stabilizer per pound of said mixture.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
A combination as set forth in claim 21 further characterized by said adhesive layer including a mixture of, by weight: 8 parts styrene block copolymer (styrene-isoprene-styrene); 16 parts organic solvent; 5 parts tackifying resin; and 1.474 ounces oxygen, ozone and ultraviolet ray stabilizer per pound of said mixture.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
A combination as set forth in claim 21 further characterized by said second particulate adhesive including a mixture of, by weight: 8 parts particulate styrene block copolymer, 2.5 parts tackifying resin, and
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
15 words
6% of the weight of the total mixture of oxygen, ozone and ultraviolet ray stabilizer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
15 words
6% of the weight of the total mixture of oxygen, ozone and ultraviolet ray stabilizer.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
60 words
An article of manufacture (10) comprising: a fibrous substrate and stretchable heat transfer adhesively secured to said substrate including a stretchable adhesive layer (24) secured to said substrate and a design coating (14) adhesively secured over said adhesive layer (24) and characterized by said adhesive layer (24) being a mixture essentially comprising a heat and pressure treated styrene block copolymer.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
60 words
An article of manufacture (10) comprising: a fibrous substrate and stretchable heat transfer adhesively secured to said substrate including a stretchable adhesive layer (24) secured to said substrate and a design coating (14) adhesively secured over said adhesive layer (24) and characterized by said adhesive layer (24) being a mixture essentially comprising a heat and pressure treated styrene block copolymer.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
24 words
An article as set forth in claim 25 further characterized by said mixture including tackifying means for enhancing the adhesive quality of said mixture.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
20 words
An article as set forth in claim 26 further characterized by said tackifying means comprising at least one tackifying resin.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
26 words
An article as set forth in claim 26 further characterized by said mixture including stabilizing means for protecting said mixture from oxygen, ozone and ultraviolet-ray-induced degradation.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
18 words
An article as set forth in claim 28 further characterized by said stabilizing means including a substituted benzotriazole.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
19 words
An article as set forth in claim 25 further characterized by said styrene block copolymer being a styrene-isoprene-styrene polymer.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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