Switchable décor
An apparatus for decorating an article includes a decorative sheet member having a first side and a second side, neither of the first and second sides having an adhesive; a fixation sheet member having a third side configured to be attached to a surface of the article, the third side including a first adhesive with a first adhesion characteristic; and a fourth side, opposite the third side and configured to receive one of the first and second sides of the decorative sheet, the fourth side having a second adhesive with a second adhesion characteristic, the second adhesion characteristic being less permanent than the first adhesion characteristic.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a case for receiving a removable article, the case having an outer surface;
a decorative sheet member having:
a first side and a second side, neither of the first and second sides having an adhesive;
a fixation sheet member having:
a third side configured to be attached to the outer surface of the case, the third side including a permanent adhesive with a first adhesion characteristic; and
a fourth side, opposite the third side and configured to receive one of the first and second sides of the decorative sheet, the fourth side having a repositionable non-adhesive material with a second adhesion characteristic, the second adhesion characteristic being less permanent than the first adhesion characteristic.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the decorative sheet and the fixation sheet are configured such that when the decorative sheet is removed from the fourth side of the fixation sheet, the repositionable non-adhesive material remains on the fourth side of the fixation sheet.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the decorative sheet is formed of a first material, the fixation sheet is formed of a second material and the repositionable non-adhesive material adheres more strongly to the second material than to the first material.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the decorative sheet has a predetermined dimension that is commensurate in size with a predetermined dimension of the fixation sheet.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the decorative sheet has a thickness a range between 6 mil (0.006 inch) and 30 mil (0.030 inch).
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first side of the decorative sheet includes a photographic, graphical or textual image.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the repositionable non-adhesive material comprises a static material.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the fourth side has a first region including the repositionable non-adhesive material and a second region that does not include the repositionable non-adhesive material.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the second region has a first predetermined shape.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the case is configured to receive a portable communications device.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the portable communications device is a phone, PDA, notebook, MP3 player or laptop computer.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the case is in the form of a luggage tag, frame, book, light switch plate, or insert spot in an auto dashboard or other such case which has a surface suitable for receiving such a decoration.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the case includes a framing member extending around at least a portion of the periphery of the case, the framing member having a height substantially the same as a combined thickness of the fixation sheet member and the decorative sheet member.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the decorative sheet is sized and configured to substantially cover the outer surface of the article.
15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the decorative sheet is formed of plastic.
16. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the case includes a backwall and a plurality of side walls which in aggregate form a cavity.