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Adhesive wall decorating system
Assignee: Decorate It Inc
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Filing: 1988-12-22
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Granted: 1990-02-13
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Expires: 2008-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A versatile wall decorating system is provided with self-adherent, pre-cut decorative appliques that removably attach onto substrate sheets adhered to walls. Both the appliques and the substrate sheets utilize a reusable, non-permanent adhesive coating. Such a coating permits rearrangement of the appliques on the substrate sheets and rearrangement of the substrate sheets on the walls, in a peel-off/press-on manner. Each applique provides decorative imagery of a common theme. Additionally, the substrate sheets may include decorative imagery which cooperates with the appliques to create a decorative wall scene. The appliques can also be adhered to surfaces other than the substrate sheets. The decorative scene presented by the wall decorating system is easily changed by repositioning the appliques or by removing appliques of one theme and substituting therefor appliques of a new theme.
Inventors
- 👤 Angel R. Martinez
- 👤 Frances M. Martinez
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-28 09:04
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44C; B44C1/00; B44C1/10; B44C1/105; B44C1/28; B44C5/00; B44C5/04; B44C5/0446; B44C5/0461; B44C7/00; G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/08; G09F3/10; G09F7/00; G09F7/02; G09F7/12; G09F3/02; G09F2003/0208; G09F2003/023; G09F2003/0257; G09F2003/0264; G09F2007/127; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24736
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A wall decorating system, comprising: at least one substrate sheet including a first side positioned adjacent to a wall, and a second side having either a decorative pattern or solid colored imagery; means for attaching the first side of the at least one substrate sheet onto the wall in a reusable, non-permanent press-on/peel-off manner; and a plurality of pre-cut, self-adherent appliques, each having a reusable, non-permanent adhesive on a first side and decorative imagery on a second side, wherein the adhesive adheres the applique onto the second side of the at least one substrate sheet in a reusable non-permanent, press-on manner which permits detachment of the applique therefrom, and wherein the imagery on the appliques and the pattern or imagery on the at least one substrate sheet cooperate to create a decorative scene which can be rearranged by peeling off the appliques from the at least one substrate sheet and repositioning the appliques thereon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A wall decorating system, comprising: at least one substrate sheet including a first side positioned adjacent to a wall, and a second side having either a decorative pattern or solid colored imagery; means for attaching the first side of the at least one substrate sheet onto the wall in a reusable, non-permanent press-on/peel-off manner; and a plurality of pre-cut, self-adherent appliques, each having a reusable, non-permanent adhesive on a first side and decorative imagery on a second side, wherein the adhesive adheres the applique onto the second side of the at least one substrate sheet in a reusable non-permanent, press-on manner which permits detachment of the applique therefrom, and wherein the imagery on the appliques and the pattern or imagery on the at least one substrate sheet cooperate to create a decorative scene which can be rearranged by peeling off the appliques from the at least one substrate sheet and repositioning the appliques thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wall decorating system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one substrate sheet provides horizontal and vertical borders for the wall decorating system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A wall decorating system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one substrate sheet includes a plurality of substrate sheets, each of which abuts an adjacent sheet in an end-to-end manner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A wall decorating system as set forth in claim 3, wherein the substrate sheets create a decorative border on more than one wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A wall decorating system as set forth in claim 3, wherein the decorative pattern provides a background and the decorative imagery depicts foreground features having a theme which is complementary with the background, whereby a thermatic decorative wall scene is created, the thematic scene being changeable by repositioning the appliques on the substrate sheets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A wall decorating system as set forth in claim 5, wherein a plurality of the appliques positioned adjacently on a substrate sheet cooperatively depict a single foreground feature.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of decorating a wall, the steps comprising: providing at least one substrate sheet including a first side having a self-contained adhesive and a second side having a decorative pattern thereon; providing more than one pre-cut; self-adherent appliques having a reusable, self-contained non-permanent adhesive on a first side thereof, and decorative imagery on a second side thereof; mounting the first side of the at least one substrate sheet onto a wall; pressing the appliques onto the at least one substrate sheet, the appliques adhering to the at least one substrate sheet in a non-permanent manner to permit detachment of the appliques from the at least one substrate sheet; peeling off the appliques from the at least one substrate sheet; and repositioning the appliques upon the at least one substrate sheet by re-pressing the appliques thereon.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of decorating a wall, the steps comprising: providing at least one substrate sheet including a first side having a self-contained adhesive and a second side having a decorative pattern thereon; providing more than one pre-cut; self-adherent appliques having a reusable, self-contained non-permanent adhesive on a first side thereof, and decorative imagery on a second side thereof; mounting the first side of the at least one substrate sheet onto a wall; pressing the appliques onto the at least one substrate sheet, the appliques adhering to the at least one substrate sheet in a non-permanent manner to permit detachment of the appliques from the at least one substrate sheet; peeling off the appliques from the at least one substrate sheet; and repositioning the appliques upon the at least one substrate sheet by re-pressing the appliques thereon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
A wall decorating method as set forth in claim 7, including the step of arranging the appliques on the second side of the at least one substrate sheet wherein the pattern of the at least one substrate sheet and the imagery on the appliques cooperate to create a decorative wall scene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A wall decorating method as set forth in claim 8, further including the step of overlapping portions of at least two appliques during pressing of the appliques onto the at least one substrate sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A wall decorating method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the step of mounting the at least one substrate sheet comprises gluing the at least one substrate sheet using a reusable, non-permanent adhesive.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
A wall decorating method as set forth in claim 7, including the steps of providing a plurality of substrate sheets and mounting the substrate sheets wherein each substrate sheet abuts an adjacent sheet in an end-to-end manner.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
A wall decorating method as set forth in claim 11, including the step of mounting the substrate sheets on adjacent walls such that the substrate sheets abut in at least one corner of a room to form a continuous decorative pattern.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
59 words
A wall decorating method as set forth in claim 8, including the steps of detaching first appliques from the at least one substrate sheet and pressing second appliques onto the at least one substrate sheet, wherein the first appliques include decorative imagery corresponding to a first theme and the second appliques include decorative imagery corresponding to a second theme.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
168 words
A wall decorating system, comprising: a plurality of substrate sheets, each having a reusable, self-contained non-permanent adhesive on a first side and a decorative pattern on a second side, wherein the first sides of the substrate sheets are fixed upon more than one wall in a non-permanent, press-on manner which permits detachment of the substrate sheets from the walls such that each substrate sheet abuts an adjacent sheet in an end-to-end manner to create a decorative border; and a plurality of pre-cut, self-adherent appliques, each having a reusable, self-contained non-permanent adhesive on a first side and decorative imagery on a second side, wherein the first sides of the appliques are fixed to the decorative border in a non-permanent, press-on manner which permits detachment of the appliques from the substrate sheets such that the imagery on the appliques and the pattern on the substrate sheets cooperate to create a decorative scene which can be rearranged by peeling off the appliques from the substrate sheets and repositioning the appliques thereon.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
168 words
A wall decorating system, comprising: a plurality of substrate sheets, each having a reusable, self-contained non-permanent adhesive on a first side and a decorative pattern on a second side, wherein the first sides of the substrate sheets are fixed upon more than one wall in a non-permanent, press-on manner which permits detachment of the substrate sheets from the walls such that each substrate sheet abuts an adjacent sheet in an end-to-end manner to create a decorative border; and a plurality of pre-cut, self-adherent appliques, each having a reusable, self-contained non-permanent adhesive on a first side and decorative imagery on a second side, wherein the first sides of the appliques are fixed to the decorative border in a non-permanent, press-on manner which permits detachment of the appliques from the substrate sheets such that the imagery on the appliques and the pattern on the substrate sheets cooperate to create a decorative scene which can be rearranged by peeling off the appliques from the substrate sheets and repositioning the appliques thereon.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A wall decorating system as set forth in claim 14, wherein a plurality of appliques positioned on one or more substrate sheet cooperatively depict a single decorative image.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
A wall decorating system as set forth in claim 15, wherein at least one of the plurality of appliques is at least partially positioned over and attached to a wall.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
55 words
A wall decorating system as set forth in claim 15, including an additional substrate sheet having a reusable, self-contained non-permanent adhesive on a first side and a decorative pattern on a second side, wherein the first side of the additional substrate sheet at least partially overlies at least one of the plurality of substrate sheets.
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