Pattern printing of adhesives

摘要

A decalcamania or dry transfer is disclosed in which a design indicium is supported on a flexible carrier sheet and a pressure sensitive adhesive is applied to the indicium and to the surrounding surface of the carrier sheet. The adhesive is distributed over the indicium and also on the carrier sheet, at least in the vicinity of the perimeter of the indicium in a pattern of discrete dots. By applying the adhesive as a pattern of dots, the adhesive shears cleanly around the perimeter of the indicium when the indicium is transferred from the carrier sheet to a receptor surface.