Patent ID: 7311956
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B44C,B44F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A laminate for use in decorating a receptor surface such as the surface of a window, said laminate comprising: an elongate strip of decorative sheet material having opposite front and rear surfaces extending between a first longitudinally extending generally straight edge surface and an opposite second edge surface of the decorative sheet material; a layer of aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive on the rear surface of said decorative sheet material, said layer of aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive having a major surface opposite said decorative sheet material; a first release liner over and in contact with all of said major surface of said layer of aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive opposite said decorative sheet material; and an elongate flexible, temporary support tape comprising a backing having opposite first and second surfaces extending between opposite first and second longitudinally extending edge surfaces of the backing, and a layer of repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive on said second surface, a part of said layer of repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive adjacent the second edge surface of said backing being adhered to a part of the front surface of said decorative strip along said first generally straight edge surface with said opposite second edge surface of the decorative sheet material and a part of the front surface of said decorative strip projecting past the second edge surface of the backing and being visible along the laminate, and with a portion of said support tape projecting away from the first edge surface of said decorative sheet material; the layer of repositionable adhesive on the projecting portion of the support tape being adherable to and repositionable along a receptor surface with the first release liner on said decorative sheet material laying along that receptor surface to afford precise positioning of the decorative sheet material in a desired location along that receptor surface; and said flexible backing being bendable along a longitudinally extending bend line along the first edge of said decorative sheet material to afford movement of the decorative sheet material away from the receptor surface and thereby removal of the first release liner, and subsequent repositioning of said decorative sheet material with the layer of aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive against the receptor surface to adhere the decorative sheet material against the receptor surface in said desired location, after which the temporary support tape can be peeled away from both the receptor surface and the decorative sheet material.