Patent ID: 6558497
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: E06B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of reproducing the color of a given fabric product on a thermoplastic substrate, comprising the steps of: providing a color transfer medium, said color transfer medium being the same color transfer medium as the one used for coloring the fabric product in a stamping process, said color transfer medium including a continuous web of heat sensitive printing paper having a colorant thereon corresponding to the color of the fabric product; providing a pair of lamination rollers defining a nip therebetween; advancing a continuous thermoplastic substrate and the continuous web of heat sensitive printing paper having said colorant thereon through said nip to press said heat sensitive printing paper against a first surface of said thermoplastic substrate at a sufficiently elevated temperature to cause transfer of said colorant from said heat sensitive printing paper to said thermoplastic substrate, and separating said thermoplastic substrate from said web of heat sensitive printing paper with said thermoplastic substrate having the same color as said fabric product.