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ENCAPSULATED SIGNAGE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION

  • US 20190325788A1
  • Filed: 07/03/2019
  • Published: 10/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2014
  • Status: Active Application
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1. An article of manufacture in the form or a sign or label, the article comprising:

  • a substrate forming a flat planar surface, the substrate having one or more edges formed around a periphery of the article, the one or more edges forming a bare edge border;

    a design layer formed with inks applied to the substrate in a predetermined pattern to convey visual information to a viewer, the inks applied to the substrate being absent from the bare edge border;

    at least one mounting hole formed in the substrate to mount the article to a supporting structure, the at least one mounting hole including an opening bare border positioned as a periphery around the at least one mounting hole, with no portion of the inks being applied to the periphery around the at least one mounting hole; and

    a protective layer formed over the inks to provide a protective cover to the inks and to the substrate under the inks,wherein the opening bare border formed as a periphery around the at least one mounting hole is spaced apart and distinct from the bare edge border formed by the one or more edges of the substrate, and separated from the bare edge border by inks of the design layer.

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