Decorative foils and decals
First Claim
1. A heat shapeable and deformable composite comprising (i) a thermoplastic layer of a high molecular weight poly(epsilon caprolactone) which softens to a flowable condition at temperatures in the range of above about 20°
- C. to about 110°
C. and which is solid and non-flowable at a temperature of about 20°
C., adhesively bonded to (ii) a foil layer comprising a thin layer of metal therein having a thickness less than about 0.000254 cm. and the foil layer has a thickness less than that of (i).
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Abstract
A heat shapeable and deformable composite comprising (i) a thermoplastic layer of a plastic which softens to a flowable condition at temperatures in the range of above about 20° C. to about 110° C. and which is solid and non-flowable at a temperature of about 20° C., adhesively bonded to (ii) a foil layer having a thickness less than that of (i); a process of making the heat shapeable and deformable composite which comprises heat compressing (i) to (ii); and handcrafting the composite by subjecting a composite of (i) adhesively bonded to (ii) to a temperature above the softening temperature of the thermoplastic layer and softening the thermoplastic layer, removing the heated composite from the application of heat such that its temperature is caused to decrease, shaping the composite while the thermoplastic layer is still soft, and cooling the composite to a temperature below the thermoplastic'"'"'s softening temperature.
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12 Claims
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1. A heat shapeable and deformable composite comprising (i) a thermoplastic layer of a high molecular weight poly(epsilon caprolactone) which softens to a flowable condition at temperatures in the range of above about 20°
- C. to about 110°
C. and which is solid and non-flowable at a temperature of about 20°
C., adhesively bonded to (ii) a foil layer comprising a thin layer of metal therein having a thickness less than about 0.000254 cm. and the foil layer has a thickness less than that of (i). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- C. to about 110°
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5. A process of making a heat shapeable and deformable composite which comprises heat compressing (i) a thermoplastic layer of a high molecular weight poly(epsilon-caprolactone) which softens to a flowable condition at temperatures in the range of above about 20°
- C. to about 110°
C. and which is solid and non-flowable at a temperature of about 20°
C., to (ii) a foil layer comprising a thin layer of metal therein having a thickness less than about 0.000254 cm. and the foil layer has a thickness less than that of (i) such that (i) is adhesively bonded to (ii). - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
- C. to about 110°
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9. The process of handcrafting a metal foil laminate composite which comprises subjecting a composite comprising (i) a thermoplastic layer of a high molecular weight poly(epsilon-caprolactone) which softens to a flowable condition at temperatures in the range of above about 20°
- C. to about 110°
C. and which is solid and non-flowable at a temperature of about 20°
C., adhesively bonded to (ii) a foil layer comprising a thin layer of metal therein having a thickness less than about 0.000254 cm. and the foil layer has a thickness less than that of (i), to a temperature above the softening temperature of the thermoplastic layer and softening the thermoplastic layer, removing the heated composite from the application of heat such that its temperature is caused to decrease, shaping the composite while the thermoplastic layer is still soft, and cooling the composite to a temperature below the thermoplastic'"'"'s softening temperature. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
- C. to about 110°
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