Patent ID: 8323777
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: B29C,B41M,G03H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A decorative holographic-style substrate for a product intended for rugged use, comprising: an extruded polymeric primary film substrate having embossed images with holographic-style prismatic surfaces extruded therein from a master film having holographic-style prismatic images with a plurality of differing depth characteristics that reflect light at differing angles, the embossed images with prismatic surfaces are visible on a face of the extruded polymeric primary film and provide three-dimensional decorative characteristics to products to which the extruded primary film is applied; said embossed images with prismatic surfaces of the extruded primary film substrate are holographic-style diffractive optical elements of image-imparting prismal etching and jagged etch cuts; said extruded polymeric primary film is comprised of a polymer having a melt temperature of at least about 175° C.; said extruded polymeric primary film is comprised of a sublimation dye-receptive polymer that accepts dye sublimation printing; and a sublimation dye pattern on the embossed images at the face of the extruded polymeric primary film that has the embossed images with prismatic surfaces, and wherein (i) the embossed images and their prismatic surfaces that are holographic-style diffractive optical elements of image-imparting prismal etching and jagged etch cuts and (ii) the dye pattern are simultaneously visible at identical locations of the substrate.