Image display apparatus with holes for opposite side viewing

• US 5,609,938 A
• Filed: 10/18/1994
• Issued: 03/11/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Transcendia, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Creative Minds Foundation, Inc.
• Inventors: Shields, Rodney M.
• Primary Examiner(s): WATKINS III, WILLIAM P
• Application Number:
  US08/324,889
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: 428/131, 428/137, 428/195, 428/201, 428/203, 428/204, 428/918, 428/913, 428/38, 428/138, 428/41.8, 428/42.1, 427/243, 359/839, 359/594, 359/601, 40/219
• US Class Current: 428/138
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 1/1733 Decalcomanias applied under pressure only, e.g. provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B44F 1/10 Changing, amusing, or secret pictures
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/02 Bills, posters, or the like therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/913 Material designed to be responsive to temperature, light, moisture
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/918 Material abnormally transparent
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1476 Release layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1486 Ornamental, decorative, pattern, or indicia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24273 including aperture
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24322 Composite web or sheet
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24331 including nonapertured component
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24851 Intermediate layer is discontinuous or differential
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24868 Translucent outer layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24876 Intermediate layer contains particulate material [e.g., pigment, etc.]

Abstract

One or more panels define a support for an image layer and a relatively dark layer. Holes extend through the panel and the layer. The holes allow viewing through the panels in one direction without seeing the image, yet the image can be viewed by looking at the panel assembly from the opposite direction. Thus, the image is suitable as an advertising medium as applied to the transparent windows of buildings, vehicles and the like. A person sitting in a building or in a vehicle cannot see the image on a window by looking outwardly through the window. Looking in the opposite direction, from outside to inside the vehicle, a person will see the image through the assembly of panels.

Claims

1. A one way vision display panel assembly specially constructed for pressure sensitive application onto a window of a building or vehicle, said one way vision display panel assembly comprising:

a) a perforated panel assembly including;

i) a perforated transparent panel formed of a flexible plastic sheet material having a front surface and a rear surface;

ii) a perforated protective liner;

iii) pressure sensitive adhering means disposed between said front surface of said perforated transparent panel and said perforated protective liner for removably adhering said perforated transparent panel to said perforated protective liner so that said perforated protective liner can be peeled off from said perforated transparent panel to permit pressure sensitive application of said perforated transparent panel to a clear substrate;

b) said rear surface of said perforated transparent panel having applied thereon a first coating of light-reflective color bearing an image followed by a second coating of an opaque color sufficiently dark for absorbing light, wherein;

i) said perforated panel assembly appears substantially transparent when viewed from a first direction;

ii) said image is clearly visible when said perforated panel assembly is viewed from a second, opposite direction; and

c) a non perforated backing layer removably attached to said perforated protective liner, wherein said non perforated backing layer being effective to facilitate handling of said perforated panel assembly.

2. A one way vision display panel assembly according to claim 1 which includes a non perforated mirror film layer disposed between said perforated protective liner and said non perforated backing layer.

3. A one way vision display panel assembly according to claim 1 wherein said non perforated backing layer comprises mirror film material.

4. A one way vision display panel assembly according to claim 1 wherein:

a) the perforated panel assembly is provided with through-holes of a substantially uniform hole size in a range of about 0.001" to 1.0"; and

b) said though-holes are arranged in a staggered hole pattern to provide an open area in a range of about 40% to 70% and to permit the perforated panel assembly to conform to compound curved surfaces of a clear substrate without wrinkling.

5. A one way vision display panel assembly according to claim 1 wherein said pressure sensitive adhering means comprises static cling properties provided to said perforated transparent panel.

6. A one way vision display panel assembly according to claim 1 wherein said pressure sensitive adhering means comprises a layer of perforated transfer adhesive material.

7. A one way vision display panel assembly according to claim 1 wherein said perforated transparent panel has ultra violet (UV) protective properties.