Durable ornamental indicia carrier
The present disclosure relates to ornamental indicia carrier and method of producing the same. In some embodiments, the ornamental indicia carrier comprises an ultraviolet light (“UV”) cured ink printed on a thin flexible film and combined with an adhesive layer. The ornamental indicia carrier is capable of enduring the conditions inside the mouth for an extended period of time and can be used in conjunction with a dental appliance.
1. An ornamental indicia carrier, comprising:
a first print laminate comprising an oriented print layer, the oriented print layer comprising a core layer, a first adhesion layer and a second adhesion layer;
a second print laminate connected to the first print laminate, the second print laminate comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive layer; and
an ink layer coupled to one or more of the first adhesion layer, the second adhesion layer or the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.
2. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 1 , wherein the second adhesion layer is contiguous with the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.
3. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 1 , further comprising a varnish layer on the ink layer.
4. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 1 , wherein the ink layer is located between the second adhesion layer and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.
5. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 1 , further comprising a lenticular layer.
6. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 5 , wherein the lenticular layer comprises the ink layer and a lenticular lens layer.
7. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 1 , wherein the ink layer is a first indicia layer and further comprising a second indicia layer.
8. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 7 , wherein the second indicia layer is a film layer.
9. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 8 , wherein the film layer comprises photo sensitive polymer or pigment.
10. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 8 , wherein the film layer comprises thermo sensitive polymer or pigment.
11. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 8 , wherein the film layer comprises reflective material.
12. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 11 , wherein the reflective material is a plurally of reflective material distributed within the film layer.
13. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 11 , wherein the reflective material is gold or silver colored.
14. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 11 , wherein the reflective material provides a mirror finish.
15. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 7 , wherein the second indicia layer is a second ink layer.
16. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 1 , wherein the ink layer comprises a glow-in-the-dark material.
17. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 8 , wherein the film layer comprises a matte finish.
18. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the first print laminate comprises a matte finish.
19. The ornamental indicia carrier of claim 18 , wherein a varnish layer provides the matte finish.