Color display product

• US 4,457,718 A
• Filed: 12/17/1982
• Issued: 07/03/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1981
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Color Communications, LLC
• Original Assignee: Color Communications, Inc.
• Inventors: Lerner, Stanley
• Primary Examiner(s): Dixon, Jr., William R.
• Application Number:
  US06/450,690
• Time in Patent Office: 564 Days
• Field of Search: 428/328, 428/337, 428/339, 428/480, 428/43, 428/331, 206/81, 206/472, 40/492, 434/84, 434/98, 434/99, 434/100
• US Class Current: 434/98
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 1/172 Decalcomanias provided with a layer being specially adapted to facilitate their release from a temporary carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 5/04 Cards of samples; Books of samples packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets, or webs for removal therefrom B65D73/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/15 Sheet, web, or layer weakened to permit separation through thickness
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/259 Silicic material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/266 of base or substrate
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/269 including synthetic resin or polymer layer or component

Abstract

A color display product for the display of various finishes of paint coatings. The product includes a film base which comprises polyethylene terephthalate, or acrylic coated polypropylene.

Claims

1. A color display product consisting essentially of a polypropylene film base with a thickness in the range of from about 2 mils to about 7 mils,

said polypropylene film base having at least one surface coated with an interpolymer coating composition comprising an interpolymer as the film forming agent of (a) from about 2.5 to about 6 parts by weight of an alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof, and (b) from about 97.5 to about 94 parts by weight of neutral monomer esters, said neutral monomer esters comprising (1) methyl acrylate or ethyl acrylate and (2) methyl methacrylate, said interpolymer comprising from about 30 percent to about 55 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is methyl acrylate, and from bout 52.5 percent to about 69 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is ethyl acrylate, said interpolymer coating being further characterized as containing (1) from about 30 percent to about 60 percent by weight based upon the total weight of said interpolymer, of a hot slip agent consisting of a finely divided, water insoluble, inorganic solid selected from the group consisting of silica, diatomaceous earth, calcium silicate, bentonite and finely divided clays, said inorganic solid having a particle size between about 10 and about 200 millimicrons, and (2) said interpolymer coating being further characterized by containing a cold-slip, anti-blocking material comprising finely-divided wax;

a paint coating on the surface of said film base coated with said interpolymer coating composition;

an adhesive coating; and

a mount base, said film base being adhesively affixed to said mount base with said adhesive coating being on said painted coating or on said unpainted surface of said film base.

2. A color display product as recited in claim 1 wherein said interpolymer coating composition further comprises from about 3 to about 15 percent by weight based upon the interpolymer coating component of a compound selected from the group consisting of an adduct of rosin and alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and the partial esters of said adduct and polyhydric alcohol.

3. A color display product as recited in claim 2 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said painted film base.

4. A color display product as recited in claim 1 wherein about 10 to about 28 pound tissue paper basis 17 inches by 22 inches 500 count is laminated on the paint coating on the film base or on the unpainted surface of the film base.

5. A color display product as recited in claim 4 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said painted film base.

6. A color display product as recited in claim 1 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said painted film base.

7. A method for making a color sample display device comprising:

providing a sheet of polypropylene having a thickness in the range of from about 2 mils to about 7 mils;

said polypropylene sheet having at least one surface coated with an interpolymer coating composition comprising an interpolymer as the film forming agent of (a) from about 2.5 to about 6 parts by weight of an alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof, and (b) from about 97.5 to about 94 parts by weight of neutral monomer esters, said neutral monomer esters comprising (1) methyl acrylate or ethyl acrylate and (2) methyl methacrylate, said interpolymer comprising from about 30 percent to about 55 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is methyl acrylate, and from about 52.5 percent to about 69 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is ethyl acrylate, said interpolymer coating being further characterized as containing (1) from about 30 percent to about 60 percent by weight based upon the total weight of said interpolymer, of a hot slip agent consisting of a finely-divided, water insoluble, inorganic solid selected from the group consisting of silica, diatomaceous earth, calcium silicate, bentonite and finely-divided clays, said inorganic solid having a particle size between about 10 and about 200 millimicrons, and (2) said interpolymer coating being further characterized by containing a cold-slip, anti-blocking material comprising finely-divided wax;

coating the surface of said sheet coated with said interpolymer coating composition with a paint coating; and

adhesively affixing said sheet to a mount base.

8. A method as recited in claim 7 wherein said interpolymer coating composition further comprises from about 3 to about 15 percent by weight based upon the interpolymer coating component of a compound selected from the group consisting of an adduct of rosin and alphabeta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and the partial esters of said adduct and polyhydric alcohol.

9. A method as recited in claim 7 wherein said method further comprises laminating about 10 to about 28 pound tissue paper, basis 17 inches by 22 inches 500 count, to one side of said paint coated sheet.

10. A method as recited in claim 7 wherein said method further comprises cutting said sheet into a plurality of swatches which are adhesively affixed to the mount base.

11. A method for making a color sample display device for the display of at least two finishes of a paint coating, the method comprising:

providing a polymeric film base having a thickness in the range of from about 2 mils to about 7 mils, said polymeric base selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene, said polypropylene film base having at least one surface coated with an interpolymer coating composition comprising an interpolymer as the film forming agent of (a) from about 2.5 to about 6 parts by weight of an alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof, and (b) from about 97.5 to about 94 parts by weight of neutral monomer esters, said neutral monomer esters comprising (1) methyl acrylate or ethyl acrylate and (2) methyl methacrylate, said interpolymer comprising from about 30 percent to about 55 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is methyl acrylate, and from about 52.5 percent to about 69 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is ethyl acrylate, said interpolymer coating being further characterized as containing (1) from about 30 percent to about 60 percent by weight based upon the total weight of said interpolymer, of a hot slip agent consisting of a finely-divided, water insoluble, inorganic solid selected from the group consisting of silica, diatomaceous earth, calcium silicate, bentonite and finely-divided clays, said inorganic solid having a particle size between about 10 and about 200 millimicrons, and (2) said interpolymer coating being further characterized by containing a cold-slip, anti-blocking material comprising finely-divided wax;

coating one surface of said polymeric film base with lacquer;

coating the surface of said polymeric film base which is opposite to said lacquer coated surface with a paint coating;

said paint coating being on said surface of said polypropylene film base coated with said interpolymer coating composition; and

adhesively affixing said film base to a mount base with an adhesive between said mount base and said paint coating, said lacquer coating controlling the appearance of the finish of the paint coating after said film base is affixed to said mount base.

12. A method as recited in claim 11 wherein said interpolymer coating composition further comprises from about 3 to about 15 percent by weight based upon the interpolymer coating component of a compound selected from the group consisting of an adduct of rosin and alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and the partial esters of said adduct and polyhydric alcohol.

13. A method as recited in claim 11 wherein said method further comprises laminating about 10 to about 28 pound tissue paper, basis 17 inches by 22 inches 500 count, on the painted coating of said polymeric film base.

14. A method as recited in claim 11 wherein said polymeric film base is polyethylene terephthalate.

15. A method as recited in claim 11 wherein said method further comprises cutting said polymeric film base into a plurality of swatches which are adhesively affixed to the mount base.

16. A color sample display device illustrating at least two finishes of a paint coating, the device comprising:

a polyethylene terephthalate film base having a thickness in the range of from about 2 mils to about 7 mils;

a lacquer coating on one surface of said polymeric film base;

a paint coating on the surface of said polymeric film base which is opposite to said lacquer coated surface;

an adhesive coating; and

a mount base, said film base being adhesively affixed to said mount base with said adhesive coating being on said painted coating, said lacquer coated film providing at least two finishes for the display of said paint coating on said color display device.

17. A color sample display device as recited in claim 16 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said film base with said paint and lacquer coatings.

18. A color sample display device illustrating at least two finishes of a paint coating, the device comprising:

a polymeric film base having a thickness in the range of from about 2 mils to about 7 mils, said polymeric base selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene, said polypropylene film base having at least one surface coated with an interpolymer coating composition comprising an interpolymer as the film forming agent of (a) from about 2.5 to about 6 parts by weight of an alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof, and (b) from about 97.5 to about 94 parts by weight of neutral monomer esters, said neutral monomer ester comprising (1) methyl acrylate or ethyl acrylate and (2) methyl methacrylate, said interpolymer comprising from about 30 percent to about 55 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is methyl acrylate, and from about 52.5 percent to about 69 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is ethyl acrylate, said interpolymer coating being further characterized as containing (1) from about 30 percent to about 60 percent by weight based upon the total weight of said interpolymer, of a hot slip agent consisting of a finely-divided, water insoluble, inorganic solid selected from the group consisting of silica, diatomaceous earth, calcium silicate, bentonite and finely-divided clays, said inorganic solid having a particle size between about 10 and about 200 millimicrons, and (2) said interpolymer coating being further characterized by containing a cold-slip, anti-blocking material comprising finely-divided wax;

a lacquer coating on one surface of said polymeric film base;

a paint coating on the surface of said polymeric film base which is opposite to said lacquer coated surface, said paint coating being on said surface of said polypropylene film base coated with said interpolymer coating composition;

an adhesive coating; and

a mount base, said film base being adhesively affixed to said mount base with said adhesive coating being on said painted coating, said lacquer coated film providing at least two finishes for the display of said paint coating on said color display device.

19. A color sample display device as recited in claim 18 wherein said interpolymer coating composition further comprises from about 3 to about 15 percent by weight based upon the interpolymer coating component of a compound selected from the group consisting of an adduct of rosin and alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and the partial esters of said adduct and polyhydric alcohol.

20. A color sample display device as recited in claim 19 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said film base with said paint and lacquer coatings.

21. A color sample display device as recited in claim 18 wherein about 10 to about 28 pound tissue paper, basis 17 inches by 22 inches 500 count, is laminated on the painted coating of said polymeric film base.

22. A color sample display device as recited in claim 18 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said film base with said paint and lacquer coatings.

23. A color sample display device for the display of at least two paint coatings, the device comprising:

a mount base;

a first adhesive coating;

a first polymeric film base having a thickness in the range of from about 2 mils to about 7 mils, said polymeric base selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene, said polypropylene film base having at least one surface coated with an interpolymer coating composition comprising an interpolymer as the film forming agent of (a) from about 2.5 to about 6 parts by weight of an alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof, and (b) from about 97.5 to about 94 parts by weight of neutral monomer esters, said neutral monomer esters comprising (1) methyl acrylate or ethyl acrylate and (2) methyl methacrylate, said interpolymer comprising from about 30 percent to about 55 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is methyl acrylate, and from about 52.5 percent to about 69 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is ethyl acrylate, said interpolymer coating being further characterized as containing (1) from about 30 percent to about 60 percent by weight based upon the total weight of said interpolymer, of a hot slip agent consisting of a finely-divided, water insoluble, inorganic solid selected from the group consisting of silica, diatomaceous earth, calcium silicate, bentonite and finely-divided clays, said inorganic solid having a particle size between about 10 and about 200 millimicrons, and (2) said interpolymer coating being further characterized by containing a cold-slip, anti-blocking material comprising finely-divided wax;

a second adhesive coating;

a second polymeric film base having a thickness in the range of from about 2 mils to about 7 mils, said second polymeric base selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene, said polypropylene film of said second polymeric base having at least one surface coated with said interpolymer coating composition; and

paint coatings on the surfaces of said first and second film bases, said paint coatings on the surfaces of said polypropylene film bases having said interpolymer coatings, said first adhesive coating adhesively affixing said first film base to said mount base, said second adhesive coating adhesively affixing said second film base to said first film base and said mount base in stacked overlapping relation for the display of at least two paint coatings in adjacent relation.

24. A color sample display device as recited in claim 23 wherein said interpolymer coating composition further comprises from about 3 to about 15 percent by weight based upon the interpolymer coating component of a compound selected from the group consisting of an adduct of rosin and alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and the partial esters of said adduct and polyhydric alcohol.

25. A color sample display device as recited in claim 23 wherein about 10 to about 28 pound tissue paper, basis 17 inches by 22 inches 500 count, is laminated to one side of said first paint coated film base and to one side of said second painted coated film base.

26. A color sample display device as recited in claim 23 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said first and second film bases.

27. A color sample display device for the display of at least two paint coatings, the device comprising:

a mount base;

a first adhesive coating;

a first polyethylene terephthalate film base having a thickness in the range of from about 2 mils to about 7 mils;

a second adhesive coating;

a second polyethylene terephthalate film base having a thickness in the range of from about 2 mils to about 7 mils; and

paint coatings on the surfaces of said first and second film bases, said first adhesive coating adhesively affixing said first film base to said mount base, said second adhesive coating adhesively affixing said second film base to said first film base and said mount base in stacked overlapping relation for the display of at least two paint coatings in adjacent relation.

28. A color sample display device as recited in claim 27 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said first and second film bases.

29. A color sample display device for the display of a paint coating remote from the display device, said display device comprising:

a mount base;

an adhesive coating,

a polymeric film base adhesively affixed to said mount base, said polymeric film base having a thickness of from about 2 mil to about 7 mils, said polymeric base selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene, said polypropylene film base having at least one surface coated with an interpolymer coating composition comprising an interpolymer as the film forming agent of (a) from about 2.5 to about 6 parts by weight of an alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof, and (b) from about 97.5 to about 94 parts by weight of neutral monomer esters, said neutral monomer esters comprising (1) methyl acrylate or ethyl acrylate and (2) methyl methacrylate, said interpolymer comprising from about 30 percent to about 55 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is methyl acrylate, and from about 52.5 percent to about 69 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is ethyl acrylate, said interpolymer coating being further characterized as containing (1) from about 30 percent to about 60 percent by weight based upon the total weight of said interpolymer, of a hot slip agent consisting of a finely-divided, water insoluble, inorganic solid selected from the group consisting of silica, diatomaceous earth, calcium silicate, bentonite and finely-divided clays, said inorganic solid having a particle size between about 10 and about 200 millimicrons, and (2) said interpolymer coating being further characterized by containing a cold-slip, anti-blocking material comprising finely-divided wax; and

a paint coating on said film base, said paint coating on said surface of said polypropylene film base which is coated with said interpolymer coating composition, said film base having a tear line to facilitate removal of a portion of said film base from said mount and for display of said paint coating remote from said color sample display device.

30. A color sample display device as recited in claim 29 wherein said interpolymer coating composition further comprises from about 3 to about 15 percent by weight based upon the interpolymer coating component of a compound selected from the group consisting of an adduct of rosin and alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and the partial esters of said adduct and polyhydric alcohol.

31. A color sample display device as recited in claim 29 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said film base having said tear line.

32. A color sample display device as recited in claim 29 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said film base having said tear line.

33. A color sample display device as recited in claim 29 wherein about 10 to about 28 pound tissue paper, basis 17 inches by 22 inches 500 count, is laminated to one side of said paint coated film base.

34. A color sample display device for the display of a paint coating remote from the display device, said display device comprising:

a mount base;

an adhesive coating;

polyethylene terephthalate film base adhesively affixed to said mount base; and

a paint coating on said film base, said polymeric film base having a tear line to facilitate removal of a portion of said film base from said mount and for display of said paint coating remote from said color sample display device.

35. A color sample display device as recited in claim 34 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said film base having said tear line.

36. A color display device for illustrating one or more finishes of a paint coating the device comprising

a polymeric film base having a thickness in the range of from about 2 mils to about 7 mils, said polymeric base selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene, said polypropylene film base having at least one surface coated with an interpolymer coating composition comprising an interpolymer as the film forming agent of (a) from about 2.5 to about 6 parts by weight of an alpha-beta monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof, and (b) from about 97.5 to about 94 parts by weight of neutral monomer esters, said neutral monomer esters comprising (1) methyl acrylate or ethyl acrylate and (2) methyl methacrylate, said interpolymer comprising from about 30 percent to about 55 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is methyl acrylate, and from about 52.5 percent to about 69 percent by weight of methyl methacrylate when said alkyl acrylate is ethyl acrylate, said interpolymer coating being further characterized as containing (1) from about 30 percent to about 60 percent by weight based upon the total weight of said interpolymer, of a hot slip agent consisting of a finely-divided, water insoluble, inorganic solid selected from the group consisting of silica, diatomaceous earth, calcium silicate, bentonite and finely-divided clays, said inorganic solid having a particle size between about 10 and about 200 millimicrons, and (2) said interpolymer coating being further characterized by containing a cold-slip, anti-blocking material comprising finely-divided wax;

a lacquer coating on one surface of said polymeric film base;

a paint coating on the surface of said polymeric film base which is opposite to said lacquer coated surface, said paint coating being on said surface of said polypropylene film based coated with said interpolymer coating composition;

an adhesive coating; and

a mount base, said film base being adhesively affixed to said mount base with said adhesive coating being on said painted coating, said lacquer coated film providing the finish for the display of said paint coating on said color display device.

37. A color sample display device as recited in claim 36 wherein said interpolymer coating composition further comprises from about 3 to about 15 percent by weight based upon the interpolymer coating component of a compound selected from the group consisting of an adduct of rosin and alpha-beta unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and the partial esters of said adduct and polyhydric alcohol.

38. A color sample display device as recited in claim 36 wherein about 10 to about 28 pound tissue paper, basis 17 inches by 22 inches 500 count, is laminated on the painted coating of said polymeric film base.

39. A color sample display device as recited in claim 38 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said film base with said paint and lacquer coatings.

40. A color sample display device as recited in claim 36 wherein said mount base has a plurality of swatches adhesively affixed thereto, said swatches comprising said film base with said paint and lacquer coatings.