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Surface printable polyvinyl chloride laminate with carrier and application tape
Assignee: Brady Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 1991-03-28
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Granted: 1993-05-11
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Expires: 2011-03-28
Abstract
Abstract Sheet material (20,20') including a polyvinyl chloride film (21), an application tape (22) removably adhered to one surface (32) of the film (21) and a carrier tape (23) removably adhered to the application tape (22). The polyvinyl chloride film (21) has an exposed surface (33) on which a sign (4) is printed in reverse image. Adhesive (42) is applied over the printed surface (33) with a transfer tape (40). When printed film (21) is applied to a selected surface, the film (21) is adhered to the selected surface by adhesive (42) after separation of the carrier tape (23) and application tape (22) so that the printed sign (4) is on the innermost surface (33) of the film (21) and protected by the thickness of the polyvinyl chloride film (21).
Inventors
- 👤 Eric C. McNaul
- 👤 Mary J. Janicek
- 👤 Brenda J. Anderson
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:42
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F7/00; B; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/16; B44C1/162; B44C1/165; B44C1/17; B44C1/1733; B44C1/1745; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1424; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24934; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2848; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/3192; Y10T428/31935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A subsurface printable, laminated sheet material for use in forming a wear-resistant printed laminate, the sheet material comprising: a carrier tape including a substrate of plastic film or paper having an exposed surface and having an opposite, adhesive-carrying surface, and a low tack adhesive layer on the adhesive-carrying surface of the substrate; an application tape including a plastic film or paper substrate having a release surface contacting and releasable from the adhesive layer on the carrier tape when the carrier tape is removed from the application tape and having an opposite, adhesive-carrying surface, and a low tack adhesive layer on the adhesive-carrying surface; a layer of polyvinyl chloride film having a release surface contacting and releasable from the adhesive layer on the application tape when the application tape is removed from the layer of polyvinyl chloride film; wherein the adhesive on the adhesive-carrying surface of the application tape is releasably adhered to the release surface of the polyvinyl chloride film, and wherein the adhesive layer on the adhesive-carrying surface of the carrier tape is releaseably adhered to the release surface of the application tape, and wherein the polyvinyl chloride film has a printable subsurface opposite its release surface for printing with graphics or reverse image printing with text, and adherence to a supporting surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
214 words
A subsurface printable, laminated sheet material for use in forming a wear-resistant printed laminate, the sheet material comprising: a carrier tape including a substrate of plastic film or paper having an exposed surface and having an opposite, adhesive-carrying surface, and a low tack adhesive layer on the adhesive-carrying surface of the substrate; an application tape including a plastic film or paper substrate having a release surface contacting and releasable from the adhesive layer on the carrier tape when the carrier tape is removed from the application tape and having an opposite, adhesive-carrying surface, and a low tack adhesive layer on the adhesive-carrying surface; a layer of polyvinyl chloride film having a release surface contacting and releasable from the adhesive layer on the application tape when the application tape is removed from the layer of polyvinyl chloride film; wherein the adhesive on the adhesive-carrying surface of the application tape is releasably adhered to the release surface of the polyvinyl chloride film, and wherein the adhesive layer on the adhesive-carrying surface of the carrier tape is releaseably adhered to the release surface of the application tape, and wherein the polyvinyl chloride film has a printable subsurface opposite its release surface for printing with graphics or reverse image printing with text, and adherence to a supporting surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A sheet material according to claim 1, further comprising printed graphics or reverse image printed text on the subsurface of the polyvinyl chloride film; and further comprising a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive covering the printed graphics or text to adhere the sheet material to the supporting surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A sheet material according to claim 2, further comprising: a release liner releasably adhered to the pressure-sensitive adhesive covering the printed graphics or text, the release liner covering the adhesive to prevent adhesion of the sheet material to other materials during transportation and handling prior to installation on the supporting surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A sheet material according to claim 1, wherein: the substrate of the application tape is transparent; and wherein the adhesive on the adhesive-carrying surface of the transparent substrate is a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A sheet material according to claim 1, wherein: the substrate of the application tape is opaque.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A sheet material according to claim 1, wherein: the substrate of the application tape includes printed reference lines aiding alignment of text or graphics printed on the subsurface of the polyvinyl chloride film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
A sheet material according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 wherein: the substrate of the application tape includes printed reference lines comprising a first set of spaced parallel lines and a second set of spaced parallel lines transverse to said first set of spaced parallel lines.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A sheet material according to claim 1, wherein: the polyvinyl chloride film is about 2 to 5 mils thick.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A sheet material according to claims 1 or 4, wherein: the substrate of the application tape is a plastic film of rubber modified high density polyethylene or polypropylene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
A sheet material according to claim 1, wherein: the substrate of the carrier tape is paper with a basis weight in the range from 90 to 150 pounds per ream; and wherein the adhesive-carrying surface of the carrier tape substrate is coated with low density polyethylene; and wherein the exposed surface of the carrier tape substrate is coated with high density polyethylene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A sheet material according to claim 1, wherein: the substrate of the carrier tape is about 5 to 10 mils thick and is a high density polyethylene film, a polyester film or a polystyrene film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
A sheet material according to any one of the claims 1, 2, 4, 5 or 6, wherein: the adhesive layer on the application tape has an adhesion to the release surface of the polyvinyl chloride film in a range from 3 to 20 ounces/inch of width.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
57 words
A sheet material according to any one of the claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 wherein: the polyvinyl chloride film has a clear coating over its release surface, and the coating includes one or more ultraviolet light absorbing or screening compounds, and the adhesive layer of the application tape is releasably adhered to the coating.
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