Card – picture – or sign exhibiting – Badges
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-19
2001-07-24
Green, Brian K. (Department: 3628)
Card, picture, or sign exhibiting
Badges
C040S675000, C040S800000, C428S013000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06263598
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates in general to display articles and more particularly, to a stitchable display having a domed portion affixed to a substrate.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Display articles in the form of labels, tags, emblems, and the like have long been applied to clothing,, hats, shoes, and in countless other applications for uses as identification, product marking, aesthetic appearance among other purposes. In the past, urethane coatings have been applied to labels, badges and the like as a coating for encapsulating printed emblems on materials such as polyester or vinyl. None of the previous techniques have satisfactorily combined the attractiveness and suitability of a domed portion to highlight printed artwork encapsulated therein along with the capability of being readily securable to an article.
It is particularly desirable to use decorative nameplates or emblems as a way of creating a positive consumer conception of an article from an aesthetic standpoint and an informational one. A three-dimensional appearance can further emphasize the effectiveness of a nameplate. Such three dimensional displays currently in use suffer from several deficiencies, including cost of manufacture, their overall appearance and ease of attachment to an article. Other plastic coated nameplates and the like have resulted in attractive articles, but have suffered from certain shortcomings, including the inability to be easily fastened due to thinness of structure. In general, prior designs for nameplates and the like have not combined the advantages of product enhancement with long-lasting use and ease of attachment to articles.
Therefore, it is desirable to provide an improved display article in the form of a domed tag, badge, emblem and the like that is capable of long use and ease of attachment to an article, particularly through stitching.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is, therefore, an objective of this invention to provide an improved decorative or informational domed display that is capable of an extended lifetime of use while being readily attachable to an article by stitching or other techniques. The display of the invention is in the form of a nameplate, badge and emblem having a domed portion which enhances the visual presentation of the image printed on a substrate. The domed structure encapsulates the printed image by a polyurethane and the like to provide not only an attractive display, but long life due to the sealed environment beneath the dome. The dome of the invention is applied to the substrate by a novel process by which the surface tension of the substrate is altered to form a permanent barrier to result in the flowable urethane ceasing to flow during the fabrication process. Thus, the change in surface tension creates a permanent surface tension delineator, which, in essence, impedes or restricts the flow of the urethane beyond the area on which the dome is being applied. As a result of the unique design, a border area that is stitchable is created to allow its attachment by mechanical stitching to a fabric or other article to which the user desires to apply the nameplate.
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Edward D. Gilhooly & Associates
Green Brian K.
Michael J. Sullivan, Inc.
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