PROCESS FOR PRINTING AND SECURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERN ON NON-FIBROUS SUBSTRATES AND ARTICLE COMPRISING NON-FIBROUS SURFACE HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERN THEREON

摘要

A process for creating a stable 3D pattern on a non-fibrous substrate comprises depositing a heat-expandable composition on the substrate; causing the disposed composition to expand in volume, thereby forming a 3D pattern having a perimeter; causing the composition to solidify; and applying a varnish coating over the pattern's perimeter and an area of the substrate adjacent thereto such that the varnish covers a sealing region extending at least 0.5 mm from the perimeter on both sides thereof. An article of manufacture comprises a non-fibrous outer surface having a 3D decorative pattern applied thereto and coated with a varnish coating covering a sealing region extending at least 0.5 mm from the pattern's perimeter on both sides thereof.

主权项

1. A process for creating a stable and durable three-dimensional pattern on a non-fibrous substrate, the process comprising:
(a) depositing a heat-expandable composition on a non-fibrous substrate in a predetermined pattern; (b) causing the disposed heat-expandable composition to expand in volume, thereby forming a three-dimensional pattern of the composition, the three-dimensional pattern having an overall surface area and a perimeter comprising a boundary line between the heat-expandable composition and the non-fibrous substrate; (c) causing the three-dimensional pattern of the composition to solidify; (d) applying a varnish coating over the perimeter of the three-dimensional pattern and an area of the non-fibrous substrate adjacent thereto such that the varnish covers a sealing region extending at least 0.5 mm from the perimeter of the pattern on both sides thereof, thereby securing the three-dimensional pattern of the composition on the non-fibrous substrate.