초록 ▼

A decorative trim strip and method of manufacture are provided. The trim strip includes a plastic cap overlying a printed and/or decorated upper surface of an adhesive layer. The need for an intermediate metal, plastic, or paper substrate is eliminated. By treating the upper surface of the adhesive

A decorative trim strip and method of manufacture are provided. The trim strip includes a plastic cap overlying a printed and/or decorated upper surface of an adhesive layer. The need for an intermediate metal, plastic, or paper substrate is eliminated. By treating the upper surface of the adhesive to render it tack free, the printing and/or decoration may be applied to that surface and the cap formed directly thereon.

대표청구항 ▼

A method of making a substrateless trim strip comprising the steps of: (a) providing an elongate layer of pressure sensitive adhesive, (b) forming spaced, elongate raised boundaries on a first surface of said layer of pressure sensitive adhesive to provide at least one open area running lengthwise o

A method of making a substrateless trim strip comprising the steps of: (a) providing an elongate layer of pressure sensitive adhesive, (b) forming spaced, elongate raised boundaries on a first surface of said layer of pressure sensitive adhesive to provide at least one open area running lengthwise on said elongate layer of pressure sensitive adhesive, (c) treating said first surface of pressure sensitive adhesive within said open area to render said first surface tack free and suitable for printing directly on the treated surface, (d) decorating said treated surface by printing indicia directly thereon, (e) casting a curable liquid plastic resin onto said treated surface so that it flows to the edges of said plurality of elongate raised boundaries, filling the area there between, and (f) curing said resin to harden it and provide a substrateless trim strip having a plastic lens cap.