Patent ID: 7108905

Claim:
A flexible film for applying to an endless moving handrail, the film comprising: a first film layer; a first layer of adhesive on the underside of the first film layer; a second film layer; and a second layer of adhesive bonding the underside of the second film layer to the top of the first film layer; wherein the film has a width corresponding to a handrail, and is elongate and has a length, whereby to fit a selected handrail having an overall length less than the length of the elongate film, the film is cut to provide an overlapped joint at ends of the film; wherein the first film layer of adhesive permits removal of film and the film has a thickness that does not substantially alter the overall dimensions of the handrail, to enable the handrail to be used with and without the film; wherein printed matter is provided between the first and second film layers, the first film layer provides background for printed matter, and the second film layer is provided as one of a clear film layer and a tinted film layer to enable the printed matter to be visible through the second film layer; and wherein a elongate release sheet is provided along the length of the film with the first and second film layers having the same width and the release sheet having generally the same width as the first and second film layers.