US4248917A
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Pressure sensitive products with decorative appearance
Assignee: Fleet National Bank
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Filing: 1977-07-18
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Granted: 1981-02-03
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Expires: 1997-07-18
Abstract
Abstract A pressure sensitive product with a decorative appearance is disclosed which comprises: (a) a substantially transparent plastic film; (b) a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive attached to the film, said layer containing non-leafing metallic flakes; and, (c) optionally, a release liner attached to the adhesive. Such a product is easily repositioned when first applied without substantial pressure to a desired substrate. After application of such pressure, the product exhibits superior adhesion as compared to a control product not containing the metallic flakes.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter J. Hornibrook
- 👤 Ronald A. Lombardi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 17:38
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J7/00; C09J7/20; C09J7/22; C09J7/30; C09J7/38; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1438; Y10T428/1443; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265; Y10T428/266; Y10T428/268; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2852; Y10T428/2857
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A pressure sensitive product having a decorative appearance which comprises: (a) a substantially transparent plastic film; and (b) a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive containing non-leafing metallic flakes attached to the film, said flakes providing opacity to the adhesive layer and increased adhesion of the pressure sensitive product to a substrate, a predominant amount of said flakes having a particle size range of from 200 to 60 mesh and being present in an amount of from at least about 5% to a maximum of about 20%, by weight of the adhesive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A pressure sensitive product having a decorative appearance which comprises: (a) a substantially transparent plastic film; and (b) a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive containing non-leafing metallic flakes attached to the film, said flakes providing opacity to the adhesive layer and increased adhesion of the pressure sensitive product to a substrate, a predominant amount of said flakes having a particle size range of from 200 to 60 mesh and being present in an amount of from at least about 5% to a maximum of about 20%, by weight of the adhesive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A product as claimed in claim 1 wherein the plastic film is a vinyl film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A product as claimed in claim 1 wherein the plastic film has a thickness of from about 2 mils to about 20 mils.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A product as claimed in claim 1 wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A product as claimed in claim 1 wherein the thickness of the adhesive is from about 0.5 mils to about 2.0 mils.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A product as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metallic flakes are aluminum flakes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A product as claimed in claim 1 which further comprises a release liner.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A product as claimed in claim 1 wherein the film is a vinyl film, the adhesive is an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive and the product further comprises a release liner.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A product as claimed in claim 1 wherein the flakes are aluminum flakes.
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