Thermal transfer laminate
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1. A composite comprising a substrate and a thermal transfer laminate adhered to said substrate, said thermal transfer laminate comprising:
- a facestock comprising a first layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a heat-activated adhesive layer underlying said lower surface of said first layer, said facestock being adhered to said substrate by said heat-activated adhesive layer;
an adhesion-promoting layer overlying said upper surface of said first layer; and
an ink or graphics layer overlying said adhesion promoting layer; and
an abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer overlying said ink or graphics layer.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a thermal transfer laminate, comprising: a facestock comprising a first layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a heat-activatable adhesive layer underlying the lower surface of said first layer; an adhesion-promoting layer overlying the upper surface of said first layer; an abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer overlying said adhesion-promoting layer; and another adhesive layer overlying said abrasion-resistant coating layer. In one embodiment, an ink or graphics layer overlies the upper surface of the first layer of the facestock and provides a pictorial design and/or print message. In one embodiment, the laminate is adhered to a carrier sheet. In one embodiment, the laminate is adhered to a substrate such as an automotive interior surface.
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1. A composite comprising a substrate and a thermal transfer laminate adhered to said substrate, said thermal transfer laminate comprising:
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a facestock comprising a first layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a heat-activated adhesive layer underlying said lower surface of said first layer, said facestock being adhered to said substrate by said heat-activated adhesive layer;
an adhesion-promoting layer overlying said upper surface of said first layer; and
an ink or graphics layer overlying said adhesion promoting layer; and
an abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer overlying said ink or graphics layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A thermal transfer laminate comprising:
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a facestock comprising a first layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a heat-activatable adhesive layer underlying said lower surface of said first layer;
an adhesion-promoting layer overlying said upper surface of said first layer;
an ink or graphics layer overlying said adhesion promoting layer; and
an abrasion-resistant transparent coating layer overlying said ink or graphics layer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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