Multilayer composite for the dry transfer of graphics to receptive substrates
US6875497B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2848
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A multilayer composite for applying printed graphics to a receptive substrate, comprising: a carrier sheet; a transparent breakcoat having an upper surface releasably bonded to the carrier sheet, and a lower print receptive surface on which graphics are permanently printed; and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive having an upper surface permanently adhered to the thus printed graphics, and a lower surface releasably adhered to a protective liner. The protective liner is separable from the adhesive without disrupting the bond between the carrier sheet and the breakcoat, and the adhesive, and the adhesive is removably bondable to the substrate during a wet out period, after which the carrier sheet is separable from the breakcoat, allowing the breakcoat/graphics/adhesive residue to remain firmly bonded to the substrate.
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