Sign making web with dry adhesive layer and method of using the same
US5288358A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1084
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A laminated web is used for supplying characters, symbols or other shapes, which are cut from a layer of sign material comprising one of the layers of the web, subsequently adhesively attached to a supporting surface to create a sign. In the web the layer of sign material is superimposed on a layer of paper or similar material with an intervening layer of pressure sensitive or permanently tacky adhesive. A layer of dry adhesive is carried by the otherwise exposed face of the layer of sign material and is activatable into a tacky condition for adhesively attaching the underlying portions of the layer of sign material to a supporting surface. The arrangement of the layers, the types of adhesives and the bonding strengths of the adhesives to their adherent surfaces allow the shapes cut from the layer of sign material to be transferred to and adhesively attached to a supporting surface, after cutting, by a simple and easy process. If a number of shapes are cut at one time the construction of the web and the related process of transferral to the supporting surface assures that the shapes after the attachment to the supporting surface will have the same spacing, alignment and other arran…
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