Method of and apparatus for decorating articles with decalcomanias
US4094716A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S428/914
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A decalcomania is prepared for transfer to an article by wetting the backing layer of the decalcomania, peeling this layer from the transfer sheet which bears the pattern, and perforating the transfer sheet at points located to minimize disturbance of the transfer sheet's pattern. The decalcomania transfer sheet is then placed over the article to which it shall be applied, and a flexible and stretchable backing sheet is placed on the decalcomania transfer sheet. Air is exhausted from below the decalcomania transfer sheet, through the perforations therein and through an aperture in the backing sheet, to draw the decalcomania transfer sheet, backed by the backing sheet, onto the article to bond the pattern to the article.
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