Patent ID: 7781022

Claim:
A method for producing a lenticular material having a predetermined surface characteristic of high quality and definition formed on one side thereof, said method comprising the steps of: providing an adjustable frame having an adjustable opening disposed therein; providing an adjustable, rotating engraved cylindrical roll disposed within the opening, said cylindrical roll being adjustable within the frame to accommodate flexible web materials or rigid sheet materials, thereby providing a dual purpose apparatus; adjusting the cylindrical roll and frame to accommodate and produce a lenticular material, the produced lenticular material having a predefined thickness and being either a flexible web material or a rigid sheet material advancing the lenticular material through a first narrow, predetermined gap formed by a pair of adjustable nip rolls and along a predetermined path of travel while directing one surface of the lenticular material into contact with a peripheral surface of the rotating, engraved cylindrical roll, applying to the peripheral surface of the roll a coating of an uncured resin from a reservoir, such that the coating is located about the roll and beneath the lenticular material, controlling the thickness of the coating, curing the resin coated about the lenticular material by using at least one heat source to form a coated lenticular material, and directing the coated lenticular material away from the rotating cylindrical roll through a second pair of nip rolls.