U.S. patent application number 10/714960 was filed with the patent office on 2005-03-31 for composite laminated print and frame and method of fabrication.
Invention is credited to Chaimberg, Michael.
Application Number | 20050069673 10/714960 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34318778 |
Filed Date | 2005-03-31 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050069673 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chaimberg, Michael |
March 31, 2005 |
Composite laminated print and frame and method of fabrication
Abstract
A composite laminated print and frame and method of fabrication
is described. A canvas sheet is secured on a flat outer contour
surface of a circumferential hollow frame member such that the
canvas sheet is accessible from behind the frame. A printed image
sheet is bonded on a clear plastic film sheet with an image of the
sheet facing the clear plastic film sheet. The plastic film sheet
has a marginal extension portion all about the image sheet. The
marginal extension portion extends over a circumferential outer
side wall of the frame member and is held taunt by fasteners to
secure same to the frame member whereby the image sheet, adhered to
the plastic film sheet, is held taunt over the canvas sheet with
the image facing outwardly. Preferably, the plastic film sheet is
an embossed plastic film sheet having a visible pattern embossment
thereon whereby the image appears to have been painted on the
canvas which is secured to the frame under the image sheet bonded
to the outer plastic film sheet and visible and touchable from the
rear of the frame.
Inventors: |
Chaimberg, Michael;
(Montreal, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
OGILVY RENAULT
1981 MCGILL COLLEGE AVENUE
SUITE 1600
MONTREAL
QC
H3A2Y3
CA
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Family ID: |
34318778 |
Appl. No.: |
10/714960 |
Filed: |
November 18, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
428/98 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B32B 27/06 20130101;
B44F 11/02 20130101; B32B 38/06 20130101; B32B 27/10 20130101; B32B
2317/12 20130101; Y10T 428/24 20150115; B32B 2451/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
428/098 |
International
Class: |
B32B 005/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 25, 2003 |
CA |
2,442,760 |
Claims
1. A composite laminated print and frame comprising a
circumferential hollow frame member having a flat outer contour
surface, a canvas sheet disposed taunt over said frame and secured
about said flat outer contour surface, a printed image sheet is
bonded on a clear plastic film sheet with an image of said image
sheet facing said clear plastic film sheet, said plastic film sheet
having a marginal extension portion all about said image sheet;
said marginal extension portion extending over a circumferential
outer side wall of said frame member and being held taunt by
fastening means to secure same to said frame member whereby said
image sheet, adhered to said plastic film sheet, is held taunt over
said canvas sheet with said image facing outwardly; said canvas
sheet being visible and touchable from a rear of said hollow frame
member.
2. A composite laminated print and frame as claimed in claim 1
wherein said clear plastic film sheet is an embossed plastic, film
sheet having a visible pattern embossed therein.
3. A composite laminated print and frame as claimed in claim 2
wherein said pattern embossment is a canvas texture embossment.
4. A composite laminated print and frame as claimed in claim 1
wherein said marginal extension portion has a width which is
greater than the width of said frame whereby an end portion of said
marginal extension portion can be disposed over outer side walls of
said frame member and secured to a rear face of said frame
member.
5. A composite laminated print and frame as claimed in claim 4
wherein said fastening means is constituted by fasteners.
6. A composite laminated print and frame as claimed in claim 1
wherein said canvas sheet is secured to said flat outer contour
surface by staple fasteners.
7. A composite laminated print and frame as claimed in claim 1
wherein said printed image sheet is a paper sheet.
8. A composite laminated print and frame as claimed in claim 4
wherein said frame member is a rectangular hollow frame formed by
straight frame members of rectangular cross-section, said marginal
extension portion having a folded concealed pleat formed at corners
of said rectangular frame with said marginal extension portion held
taunt over said outer side walls of said rectangular frame to form
a side wall covering, said side wall covering being painted to
delineate said side wall covering from said printed image.
9. A composite laminated print and frame as claimed in claim 8
wherein said image is a rectangular image having a dimension
corresponding to said canvas sheet.
10. A composite laminated print and frame as claimed in claim 5
wherein said rear face is a flat rear wall of said rectangular
frame, said fasteners being staple fasteners, and an adhesive tape
disposed over said staple fasteners and at least a section of said
end portion of said marginal extension portion.
11. A method of constructing a composite laminated print and frame
comprising the steps of: i) providing a circumferential hollow
frame member having a flat outer contour surface, ii) disposing a
canvas sheet taunt over said frame, iii) securing said canvas sheet
to said flat outer contour surface, iv) laminating a printed image
sheet onto a clear plastic film sheet with an image of said image
sheet facing said clear plastic film sheet, said plastic film sheet
having a marginal extension portion all about said image sheet, v)
disposing said clear plastic film sheet over said frame member with
said printed image sheet aligned with said flat outer contour
surface and said image facing outwardly, vi) disposing said
marginal extension portion over a circumferential outer side wall
of said frame member and pulling same taunt thereover, and vii)
securing an end portion of said marginal extension portion to a
rear face of said frame member.
12. A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein said step (iv)
comprises (a) disposing said printed image sheet at a predetermined
location on an uncured adhesive backing of said clear plastic film
sheet with said image of said image sheet facing said adhesive; (b)
placing a backing sheet with an adhesive release coating over said
uncured adhesive backing of said clear plastic film sheet, and (c)
feeding said image sheet held between said clear plastic film sheet
and said backing sheet through a heat laminating machine to bond
said image sheet to said adhesive backing of said clear plastic
film sheet.
13. A method as claimed in claim 12 wherein prior to step (v) there
is provided the step of removing said backing sheet from said clear
plastic film sheet having said image sheet bonded thereon.
14. A method as claimed in claim 13 wherein said step (iii)
comprises stapling said canvas sheet to said flat outer contour
surface.
15. A method as claimed in claim 13 wherein said step (vii)
comprises stapling said end portion for securing same, and further
comprising the step (viii) of securing an adhesive tape over
staples and at least a section of said end portion of said marginal
extension portion to conceal said staples.
16. A method as claimed in claim 11 wherein said step (i) comprises
providing a rectangular frame member, said step (vi) further
comprising forming a folded concealed pleat in said marginal
extension portion at corners of said rectangular frame, and after
step (vii) painting said marginal extension portion held taunt over
outer side walls of said rectangular frame member.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a composite laminated print
and frame and a method of fabrication and wherein a canvas sheet is
secured to the frame under an image sheet which is bonded to and
under a clear plastic film sheet which is secured to the frame
whereby the image appears to have been painted or printed directly
on the canvas sheet.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] It is known to print an image directly on canvas material
and to then coat the image with a preservative coating and to
secure the canvas about a frame so as to give the appearance that
the printed image is an image which has been painted directly on
canvas material. It is also known to print images on materials
which resembles canvas or which has an embossment therein
resembling canvas so as to give the appearance that the image is
printed or painted directly on canvas material. Such printing
processes, such as ink jet printers, or roller plate printers, are
very costly and result in images, when printed on canvas, losing
some of its clarity. Also, the printing process is very expensive.
Accordingly, the price of the finished product is very high and
requires large productions to justify the printing cost.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0003] It is a feature of the present invention to provide a
composite laminated print secured to a frame and a method of
construction which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art and
which is substantially different than the prior art products and
methods.
[0004] According to a broad aspect of the present invention there
is provided a composite laminated print and frame and wherein the
frame is a circumferential hollow frame member having a flat outer
contour surface. A canvas sheet is disposed taunt over the frame
and secured about the flat outer contour surface. A printed image
sheet is bonded on a clear plastic film sheet with an image of the
image sheet facing the clear plastic film sheet. The plastic film
sheet has a marginal extension portion all about the image sheet.
The marginal extension portion extends over a circumferential outer
side wall of the frame member and is held taunt by fastening means
to secure same to the frame member whereby the image sheet, adhered
to the plastic film sheet, is held taunt over the canvas sheet with
the image facing outwardly. The canvas sheet is visible and
touchable from the rear of the hollow frame member.
[0005] According to a still further broad aspect of the present
invention there is provided a method of constructing a composite
laminated print and frame comprising the steps of providing a
circumferential hollow frame member having a flat outer contour
surface. A canvas sheet is disposed taunt over the frame. The
canvas sheet is secured to the flat outer contour surface. A
printed image sheet is laminated onto a clear plastic film sheet
with an image of the image sheet facing the clear plastic film
sheet. The plastic film sheet has a marginal extension portion all
about the image sheet. The clear plastic film sheet is disposed
over the frame member with the printed image sheet aligned with the
flat outer contour surface and the image facing outwardly. The
marginal extension portion is disposed over a circumferential outer
side wall of the frame member and is pulled taunt thereover and an
end portion of the marginal extension portion is secured to a rear
face of the frame member.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0006] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be
described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
[0007] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the composite laminated
print on frame constructed in accordance with the present
invention;
[0008] FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the canvas sheet being
secured to the circumferential hollow frame member, herein a
rectangular frame member;
[0009] FIG. 3 is an exploded cross-section view showing the image
sheet being laminated to a clear plastic film sheet and sandwiched
between a clear plastic film sheet and a backing sheet having an
adhesive release coating;
[0010] FIG. 4 is a simplified schematic view showing the assembled
sheets of FIG. 3 being fed through a laminating machine herein
schematically illustrated whereby to bond the image sheet onto the
plastic film sheet;
[0011] FIG. 5 is an exploded view showing the plastic film sheet
having the image bonded thereon being aligned for securement onto
the canvas sheet secured to the hollow frame member;
[0012] FIG. 6 is a fragmented enlarged view showing the plastic
film sheet secured over the side walls of the hollow frame member
with a concealed pleat formed in the corners of the frame member,
and
[0013] FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-section and fragmented view
showing the assembly of the component parts forming the composite
laminated print on frame of the present invention
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0014] Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to FIG.
1 there is shown generally at 10 the composite laminated print on a
hollow frame of the present invention. It comprises an image sheet
11 having an image 12 printed thereon and secured to a frame as
will be described later. The image sheet is bonded behind a clear
plastic film sheet 13 which may have a textured pattern 14 embossed
therein. The plastic film sheet extends over side walls 15 of the
frame as will be described later and is secured therebehind. The
marginal extension portions 16 of the clear plastic film sheet 13,
extending over the side walls 15 are painted whereby to delineate
the side walls of the finished product from the image sheet 11.
[0015] Referring now to the remaining Figures the construction and
method of assembly of the composite laminated print on frame 10
will now be described. As shown in FIG. 2 the circumferential frame
is herein shown as being a rectangular hollow frame member 17 but
other shapes are conceivable. The rectangular frame member is
constructed from wooden pieces or could conceivably be molded of
plastic material and as hereinshown the frame elements 18 are of
rectangular or square cross-section. A canvas sheet 19 is disposed
and secured taunt over the flat outer surface 20 of the frame
element 18 by the use of staple fasteners 21. It is also
conceivable that it could be secured by glue or other type
fasteners. Accordingly, there is then provided, as shown in FIG. 5,
a rectangular hollow frame member 17 having a canvas sheet 19
secured thereover and flush with the outer edges 20' of the flat
outer surface 20 of the frame.
[0016] With reference now to FIG. 3 there is shown the image sheet
11 disposed at a predetermined position with respect to the clear
plastic film sheet 13 and on an uncured adhesive coating 21
provided on a rear surface of the clear plastic film sheet 13. A
backing sheet 22 having an adhesive release coating 23 holds the
image sheet 11 in facial position on the uncured adhesive coating
with the adhesive releasing coating of the backing sheet being held
onto the tacky uncured adhesive coating 21 of the clear plastic
sheet 11. Accordingly, the image sheet 11 is sandwiched and captive
between the clear plastic film sheet 13 and the backing sheet 22,
to form an assembly as designated by reference numeral 24 in FIG.
4.
[0017] This assembly 24 is then fed into a laminating machine,
herein schematically illustrated in FIG. 4, and wherein the
assembly 24 passes through pressing rollers 25 and 26 with roller
25 being heated whereby to fuse or bond the image surface of the
image sheet 11 to the clear plastic sheet by the adhesive coating
21. Heating roll 25 has a temperature control device 27 whereby to
adjust the temperature of the roll 25 dependent on the parameters
of the assembled sheets 24.
[0018] Reverting back to FIG. 3 it can be seen that the clear
plastic film sheet is larger than the image sheet 11 whereby a
marginal extension portion 16 is provided all about the image sheet
11. The marginal extension portion is of a width which is greater
than the side wall 15 of the frame member 17 for reasons as will be
described later. However, it is conceivable that if the frame
member and print was to be mounted into a decorative contour frame
that the marginal extension portion 16 may not be greater than the
side walls 15 of the rectangular frame member as it would not be
visible.
[0019] After the image sheet is laminated on the clear plastic film
sheet and before assembly onto the frame member 17, it is necessary
to remove the backing sheet 22. Because the backing sheet is
provided with an adhesive release coating 23, such as silicone
coating, it is released from the tacky surface of the adhesive
coating 21 all about the image sheet 11. The back of the image
sheet 11 is paper as the image is usually printed on a paper sheet.
With the backing sheet 22 having been removed the clear plastic
film sheet 13 is secured to the frame 17 having the canvas 19
secured thereon, as illustrated in FIG. 5. The image sheet 11 is
aligned with the canvas sheet 19 and the marginal extension portion
16 is folded over the side walls 15 of the frame. A folded
concealed pleat 30 is formed at corners 31 of the rectangular frame
17 with the marginal extension portions 16 held taunt over the side
wall 15 of the rectangular frame and secured to a flat rear wall 32
of the frame elements 18 by fasteners such as staple fasteners 33.
A paint coating 34 is then applied to the marginal extension
portion 16 disposed over the side walls 15 of the frame member 17.
It is pointed out that if the image 12 of the image sheet exceeds
the outer edges of the canvas portion 19, this paint coating 34
would cover the exceeding image portion and provide a substantially
straight delineation of the image all about the frame.
[0020] As shown in FIG. 7 the composite laminated print on frame of
the present invention provides for an image printed on a paper
sheet to be visible through a clear plastic coating film, which
preferably, but not exclusively, is provided with an embossed
textured pattern and preferably resembling a canvas pattern. A
clear gel can also be applied on the outer surface of the clear
plastic film sheet by the use of a brush, whereby brush strokes
would be visible and appear to be in the image. This gives the
impression that the textured pattern is in the image. The real
canvas material 19 is visible and accessible from the back of the
frame. Also, for esthetic reasons an adhesive decorative tape 35
may be adhesively secured over the staple fasteners 33 and at least
a section of the end portion 36 of the marginal extension portion
of the clear plastic film sheet. Therefore, the laminated print on
the frame appears to be a genuine printed or painted image disposed
directly on canvas which is visible and touchable from the rear of
the hollow frame.
[0021] Briefly summarizing the method of constructing the composite
laminated print and frame 10 of the present invention, it comprises
providing a circumferential hollow frame member having a flat outer
contour surface. A canvas sheet is disposed taunt over the frame.
The canvas sheet is secured to the flat outer contour surface of
the frame by fastening means. A printed image sheet is laminated
onto a clear plastic film sheet with an image of the image sheet
facing the clear plastic film sheet. The plastic film sheet has a
marginal extension portion all about the image sheet. The clear
plastic film sheet is disposed over the frame member 17 with the
printed image 12 aligned with the flat outer contour surface and
the image facing outwardly. The marginal extension portion is
disposed over a circumferential outer side wall 15 of the frame
member 17 and is pulled taunt thereover. An end portion of the
marginal extension portion is secured to a rear face of the frame
member.
[0022] Before the step of laminating, the printed image sheet 11 is
disposed at a predetermined location on an uncured adhesive backing
of the clear plastic film sheet with the image 12 of the image
sheet facing the adhesive. A backing sheet with an adhesive release
coating is disposed over the uncured adhesive backing of the clear
plastic film sheet and the disassembly of sheets is fed through a
heat laminating machine to bond the image sheet to the adhesive
backing of the clear plastic film sheet.
[0023] Before assembling the clear plastic film sheet with the
image bonded thereon it is necessary to remove the backing sheet
from the clear plastic film sheet.
[0024] It is within the ambit of the present invention to cover any
obvious modifications of the embodiments described herein, provided
such modifications fall within the scope of the appended
claims.
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