Patent ID: 6387472
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: B44C,Y10T

Abstract:
A thermal transfer foil for decorating three-dimensional substrate surfaces with heating, comprisinga carrier film comprising a film selected from the group consisting of substantially amorphous, unstretched polyester, polyamide and polyamide-copolymer films, a decorative layer arranged on the carrier film and comprising at least one decorative lacquer layer printed on in region-wise fashion, forming a decoration in which each of the at least one decorative lacquer layers is in accurate register relationship with the other layers of the at least one decorative lacquer layer, and an adhesive layer for fixing to a substrate surface, the decorative layer being arranged between the carrier film and the adhesive layer, wherein the thermal transfer foil is capable of being applied to a three-dimensional substrate by a membrane press or by a suitable pressure difference using the thermal transfer foil as a membrane to transfer the decoration of the decorative layer to the three-dimensional substrate.