Patent ID: 6015469
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: B41M,B44C

Abstract:
A process for the production of a flexible transfer support for sublimable color transfer to be used to realize a decoration on the surface of various items from metal, or plastic materials, such as metal sections from light alloys, rolled sections, artifacts for town fixtures through the transfer technique, which process, comprises the following steps:preparing an engraved metal matrix carrying an impression equal to said decoration;applying said decoration realized with sublimable inks on a sheet or a strip from flexible non-extensible material, by means of said engraved metal matrix carrying said impression equal to said decoration;transferring said decoration from said flexible non-extensible sheet or strip to a sheet or strip from flexible material, selected from the group consisting of fabric or non-woven fabric, by heat compression of said flexible non-extensible sheet or strip against said sheet or strip from flexible material, obtaining a flexible transfer support carrying said sublimable color decoration.