T-Shirt coloring kit
US4224358A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31804
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a kit and method for applying colored emblems to T-shirts and the like. The kit includes a transfer sheet having an outlined pattern thereon and a plurality of selected colored crayons formed of a heat transferable material, such as colored wax. The method of transferring a colored emblem to a T-shirt or the like includes the steps of applying the colored wax to the heat transfer sheet, positioning the heat transfer sheet on a T-shirt or the like, applying a heated intrument to the reverse side of the heat transfer sheet thereby transferring the colored wax to the T-shirt or the like. In another preferred embodiment, the transferable pattern is created from a manifold of a heat transfer sheet and a reversed or lift type copy sheet having a pressure transferable coating of heat transferable material thereon. By generating a pattern on the obverse face of the transfer sheet with the pressure of a drafting implement a heat transferable mirror image pattern is created or the reverse form thereof by pressure transfer which can then be applied to a T-shirt or other article by heat transfer. Different colors of transferable coatings on various copy she…
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