Patent ID: 6875497

Claim:
A multilayer composite for applying printed graphics to a receptive substrate, said composite comprising: a carrier sheet; a transparent breakcoat having an upper surface releasably bonded to said carrier sheet, and a lower surface on which said graphics are permanently printed; and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive having an upper surface permanently adhered to said graphics, and a lower surface releasably adhered to a protective liner, said protective liner being separable from said adhesive in response to the application of a first peel force sufficient to initiate release, and said carrier sheet being separable from said breakcoat in response to the application of a second peel force sufficient to initiate break, said first peel force being lower than said second peel force to thereby accommodate removal of said release liner and exposure of said adhesive without disrupting the bond between said carrier sheet and said breakcoat, and said adhesive being bondable to said substrate with an immediate peel force that is lower than said second peel force and that increases in strength during a wet out period to an elevated peel force that is higher than said second peel force, said adhesive being removable from and rebondable to the said substrate during said wet out period without disrupting the bond between said breakcoat and said carrier sheet, thereby allowing said graphics to be repositioned on the substrate, and said carrier sheet being separable from said breakcoat following expiration of said wet out period to thereby allow said graphics to remain covered by said breakcoat and bonded to said substrate by said adhesive.