Printing on flocked paper and films
View Patent ↗A flocked substrate that can be printed in non-impact printers and photocopiers, including bubble jet, piezoelectric and LaserJet printers, a method of printing on flocked substrate using that flocked substrate, and a jigsaw puzzle made using the printed flocked substrate, with an adhesive backing.
1. A method of printing on a flocked substrate comprising the steps of:
flocking a substrate having a front and a back, with a plurality of flocking fibers, by adhering the flocking fibers to the front of the substrate with a flocking adhesive; and
printing on the flocked substrate with a non-impact printer, where the substrate is selected from a group consisting of 9 to 20 point coated one side paperboard, 4 to 9 point latex saturated paper, and 40 to 60 pound kraft paper.
2. The method of claim 1 where the flocking fibers are selected from a group consisting of acrylic fibers, rayon fibers, nylon fibers, polyester fibers and cotton fibers.
3. The method of claim 1 where the non-impact printer is selected from a group consisting of bubble jet printers, piezoelectric based printers, laser jet printers and photocopiers.
4. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional step of:
coating the back of the substrate with a pressure sensitive adhesive.
5. The method of claim 4 comprising the additional step of: covering the pressure sensitive adhesive with a removable protective sheet.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein said additional step of coating the back of the substrate with a pressure sensitive adhesive occurs prior to flocking the substrate.
7. A method of printing on a flocked substrate comprising the step of inserting a flocked substrate into a non-impact printer,
the flocked substrate comprising: a substrate with a front and a back; flocking fibers; and a flocking adhesive that adheres the flocking fibers to the front of the substrate, where the substrate is selected from a group consisting of 9 to 20 point coated one side paperboard, 4 to 9 point latex saturated paper, and 40 to 60 pound kraft paper.
8. The method of claim 7 , where the flocking fibers are random cut.
9. The method of claim 7 , where the flocking fibers are precision cut.
10. The method of claim 9 , where the flocking fibers are precision cut fibers with a nominal cut length of between 0.0020 to 0.025 inches.
11. A method of printing on a flocked substrate comprising the steps of: flocking a substrate having a front and a back, with a plurality of flocking fibers, by adhering the flocking fibers to the front of the substrate with a flocking adhesive; and printing on the flocked substrate with a non-impact printer, where the substrate is selected from a group consisting of 9 to 20 point coated one side paperboard, 4 to 9 point latex saturated paper, and 40 to 60 pound kraft paper.
12. The method of claim 11 where the flocking fibers are selected from a group consisting of acrylic fibers, rayon fibers, nylon fibers, polyester fibers and cotton fibers.
13. The method of claim 12 where the non-impact printer is selected from a group consisting of bubble jet printers, piezoelectric based printers, laser jet printers and photocopiers.
14. The method of claim 11 comprising the additional step of:
coating the back of the substrate with a pressure sensitive adhesive.
15. The method of claim 14 comprising the additional step of:
covering the pressure sensitive adhesive with a removable protective sheet.
16. The method of claim 11 wherein said additional step of coating the back of the substrate with a pressure sensitive adhesive occurs prior to flocking the substrate.
17. The method of claim 11 , where the flocking fibers are precision cut fibers with a nominal cut length of between 0.0020 to 0.025 inches.
18. The method of claim 11 , where the flocking fibers are non-precision cut fibers with a nominal cut length of between 0.0020 to 0.025 inches.