HEAT TRANSFERABLE LAMINATE

摘要

An improved release system for heat transferable laminates wherein a transferable substrate (15) which contains a design layer (30) is transferred from a carrier web (2) onto an article such as a plastic bottle or container upon application of heat and pressure. The carrier web (2) includes a nonwax layer (5). The improved release system (5) includes a noncellulosic alkyd thermoset layer portion of the carrier web in contact with and adhered to a nonwax transfer layer portion of the transferable substrate (15). The improved release layer (5) is preferably a melamine modified noncellulosic alkyd which on curing exhibits thermoset properties. The transferable substrate transfers to the article upon application of heat to the carrier while the article contacts the laminate. The transferred substrate on the article is clear and exhibits improved scuff and abrasion resistance. The nonwax layer does not contain wax and may exhibit thermoplastic or thermoset properties.