Patent ID: 6171430
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B41F,B41M,Y10T

Abstract:
Method of varnishing a printed medium, characterized in that:a laminated material consisting of upper and lower connected layers is used for the production of a template (F), said laminated material being translucent;the upper layer of said material is cut along the pattern of the template which is to be formed, while the lower layer is kept whole, said upper layer being cut while keeping the laminated material in contact with a medium on which a pattern which the template (F) is to have is reproduced;areas of said upper layer corresponding to areas not to be varnished are detached from the lower layer; andsaid lower layer is directly applied to a press means capable of interacting with an opposing cylinder, the upper layer of said laminated material collecting varnish from distribution means and applying said varnish to the medium to be varnished.