Patent ID: 6805932
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B32B,B44C,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for decorating a substrate comprising the steps of;providing a kit including a laminate that is at least translucent comprising a cover sheet and a layer of adhesive adhered to one surface of the cover sheet; including a predetermined printed design, and including loose pieces of optical film that have peripheral shapes corresponding to at least parts of the printed design, each of which pieces of optical film have a layer of adhesive along one surface, and grooves or other structure along an opposite surface so that the pieces visually simulate decorative structures; placing the pieces of optical film over portions of the design corresponding to their shapes with the structured surfaces of the pieces of film along a common plane; adhering the structured surfaces of the pieces of film to the layer of adhesive on the laminate; placing the pieces of optical film adhered to the layer of adhesive on the laminate at a desired location on the substrate; pressing out air from between the substrate and the pieces of optical film adhered to the layer of adhesive on the laminate; and removing the laminate to leave the pieces of optical film adhered to the substrate in at least the predetermined design.