Patent ID: 6709541
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: B44C,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for transfer of a flexible material with an adhesive applied to one face and temporarily attached to a carrier sheet, to a finished receiving substrate, said method comprising:locating the flexible material on a support surface, traversing the support surface with a roller, laying out a portion connected to a continuous roll of an adhesively coated web under pressure and tension by the roller, onto the flexible material, bonding the portion of the web to the flexible material, reversing the traverse of the support surface with the roller thereby supporting the flexible material on the portion of the web while the carrier sheet is removed and while the portion of the web is still connected to the continuous roll of web, locating the receiving substrate on the support surface, and laying the portion of the web across the receiving substrate and bonding the flexible material to the receiving substrate with the portion of the web then being ready to repeat the method.