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Decal and method of application

Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-06-23
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Granted: 1996-02-27
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Expires: 2014-06-23
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Abstract

Abstract A decal assembly for applying a decal onto a surface includes a decal having an adhesive layer on a back side thereof and an opaque application tape layer positioned on a front side of the decal, opposite the back side, wherein the opaque application layer includes aligning elements for properly aligning the decal on the surface.

Inventors

  • 👤 Fumio Inomata

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 12:22
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/16; B44C1/162; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1486; Y10T428/15; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24025; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24298; Y10T428/24314; Y10T428/24322; Y10T428/24331; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24934; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2848

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 72 words
A decal assembly for applying a decal onto a surface, comprising: a decal having an adhesive layer on a back side thereof; and an opaque application tape layer positioned on a front side of said decal, opposite said back side, wherein said opaque application tape layer includes aligning holes for properly aligning said decal on the surface, wherein said aligning holes includes two spaced apart holes in said opaque application tape layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 72 words
A decal assembly for applying a decal onto a surface, comprising: a decal having an adhesive layer on a back side thereof; and an opaque application tape layer positioned on a front side of said decal, opposite said back side, wherein said opaque application tape layer includes aligning holes for properly aligning said decal on the surface, wherein said aligning holes includes two spaced apart holes in said opaque application tape layer.

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