Patent ID: 7622175

Claim:
An article for applying color to an interior architectural surface, said article having a length and a width, and comprising: (a) a sheet of dry color component having two surfaces, said sheet of dry color component comprising at least one layer of dry paint or dry ink; and (b) a repositionable adhesive on one surface of the sheet of dry color component, wherein (i) said adhesive has a first tack at room temperature in response to a first condition, said first tack being suitable to repositionably adhere said article to an interior architectural surface and to the sheet of dry color component of a second article for applying color to an interior architectural surface without damaging said article for applying color to an architectural surface or said second article; and (ii) the adhesive has a second tack at room temperature in response to a second condition, wherein said second tack is greater than said first tack and is suitable for forming a permanent bond to an interior architectural surface and to the sheet of dry color component of a second article for applying color to an interior architectural surface; and wherein the sheet of dry color component and the adhesive have a combined thickness of about 3.3 mils or less, and the sheet of dry color component is extensible to allow bending and rolling without cracking, breaking, or other damage to the sheet of dry color component and exhibits a maximum elongation of less than 50% according to ASTM D822, and said article is configured for application to an architectural surface in side-by-side sheets, which may at least partially overlap, to form a continuous layer of color on the architectural surface, wherein said article is opaque along its length and across its width, and said article has an opacity index of at least about 0.95 as measured according to ASTM D2805 to provide opacity coverage to the architectural surface to which it is applied and the sheet of dry color component has a specular reflectance of less than about 60 gloss units at 60 degrees.