HEAT-TRANSFER LABEL INCLUDING A FROSTED INK DESIGN

摘要

A heat transfer label that may be used, for example, to decorate clear glass articles to provide a frosted appearance. In a preferred embodiment, the label includes a support portion (13) and a transfer portion (21). The support portion comprises a sheet of paper (15) overcoated with a release layer of polyethylene (17), and a skim coat of wax (19) which is overcoated onto the release layer. The transfer portion (21) comprises a protective lacquer layer (23) printed onto the skim coat (19), an ink layer (25) printed onto the protective lacquer layer, and an adhesiver layer (27) printed onto the ink layer. The protective lacquer layer comprises a solvent-soluble phenoxy resin that has been cross-linked by a melamine resin. The ink layer comprises a design printed with a frosted ink, the frosted ink preferably comprising a solvent-soluble phenoxy resin, silica, and a colorant. The adhesive layer comprises a phenoxy resin of the type present in a water-based phenoxy dispersion.