Method of transferring photographs to leather
US5016452A · kind A · utility
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6References
9Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB44C5/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of replicating a color photograph (11) onto a leather surface by transferring the photograph (11) to a xerographic copy (20), tracing the copy (20) onto the surface of the leather (50), using specialized leather working tools (30) to cut and raise the surface of the leather (50) and then applying colored leather dyes (81) to selected portions of the leather surface in accordance with the color scheme of the color photograph (11).
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