Printable and splittable medium
View Patent ↗According to the invention, the resin film to be divided is finely divided along the grooves, whereby the ends of images or characters of photos or the like can be cut off finely. The resin film to be divided is provided with the grooves, thereby finely cutting off the ends of images or characters output on the surface thereof. Further, the resin film is as the lowermost layer, the adhesive layer is provided thereon, and the paper or plastic film with the image receiving layer coat is provided thereon. The grooves formed by cutting the paper or plastic film with image receiving layer coat are previously provided, and the grooves enter a portion of the resin film to be divided, whereby after an image is received, the ends of the film can be finely cut off.
1. A splittable medium comprising:
a print receptive first layer;
a top surface of the first layer defining a top surface of the splittable medium;
a second layer attached to a planar surface of the first layer;
the first and second layers at least substantially forming a multi-layer sheet;
all layers of the multi-layer sheet having the same width and length dimensions and being coextensive with one another;
the first layer being subdivided by a plurality of horizontal continuous cut lines and a plurality of vertical continuous cut lines into a plurality of medium portions; and
the cut lines being through-cut through the first layer and spaced a distance above a bottom surface of the splittable medium;
wherein the splittable medium is configured to be folded on one of the cut lines causing the splittable medium to subdivide into two separate portions, each of which includes a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer attached thereto.
2. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the horizontal and vertical cut lines define a grid.
3. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the first layer is a paper layer.
4. The splittable medium of claim 3 wherein the paper layer is a card stock layer.
5. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the second layer is a polymeric film layer.
6. The splittable medium of claim 5 wherein the polymeric film layer is a cellulosic resin film layer.
7. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the splittable medium is configured to be folded towards the first layer.
8. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein a bottom surface of the multi-layer sheet defines a bottom surface of the splittable medium.
9. The splittable medium of claim 8 wherein the bottom surface of the multi-layer sheet is free of cut lines.
10. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the plurality of medium portions are arranged as a series of medium portions.
11. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the cut lines extend less than an entire thickness of the second layer.
12. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the first layer is a photographic medium layer.
13. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the multi-layer sheet is configured and constructed to be subjected to a printing operation by a printer and the multi-layer sheet has an outer surface structurally capable of receiving an image or a character thereon during the printing operation.
14. The splittable medium of claim 13 wherein the outer surface is on the first layer.
15. The splittable medium of claim 13 wherein the outer surface is on the second layer.
16. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the splittable medium is configured to be folded upward or downward.
17. The splittable medium of claim 1 further comprising adhesive attaching the first and second layers together.
18. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the first and second layers are directly attached together.
19. The splittable medium of claim 18 wherein the first and second layers are directly attached together with adhesive.
20. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the plurality of vertical continuous cut lines includes at least three vertical continuous cut lines and the plurality of horizontal continuous cut lines includes at least three horizontal continuous cut lines.
21. A splittable medium comprising:
a first layer;
the first layer being a paper layer;
a second layer attached to a planar surface of the first layer;
the second layer being a polymeric film layer;
the first and second layers at least substantially forming a multi-layer sheet;
all layers of the multi-layer sheet having the same width and length dimensions and being coextensive with one another;
the first layer being subdivided by a plurality of horizontal continuous cut lines and a plurality of vertical continuous cut lines into a plurality of medium portions;
the horizontal and vertical cut lines defining a grid;
the cut lines being through-cut through the first layer but extending less than a thickness of the splittable medium; and
an image receiving layer on the first layer;
wherein the splittable medium is configured to be folded on one of the cut lines and towards the first layer causing the splittable medium to subdivide into two separate portions, each of which includes a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer attached thereto.
22. The splittable medium of claim 21 wherein the first and second layers are directly attached together.
23. The splittable medium of claim 22 wherein the first and second layers are directly attached together with adhesive.
24. The splittable medium of claim 21 wherein the polymeric film layer is a cellulosic resin film layer.
25. The splittable medium of claim 21 wherein the paper layer is a card stock layer.
26. The splittable medium of claim 21 wherein the plurality of vertical continuous cut lines includes at least three vertical continuous cut lines and the plurality of horizontal continuous cut lines includes at least three horizontal continuous cut lines.
27. A splittable medium comprising:
a print receptive first layer;
a top surface of the first layer defining a top surface of the splittable medium;
a second layer attached to a planar surface of the first layer;
the first and second layers at least substantially forming a multi-layer sheet;
all layers of the multi-layer sheet having the same width and length dimensions and being coextensive with one another;
the first layer being subdivided by a plurality of horizontal continuous cut lines and a plurality of vertical continuous cut lines into a plurality of medium portions;
the cut lines being through-cut through the first layer and spaced a distance above a bottom surface of the splittable medium; and
the second layer comprising a splittable material that is splittable in a direction perpendicular to the top surface;
wherein the splittable medium is configured to be folded on one of the cut lines causing the splittable medium to subdivide into two separate portions, each of which includes a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer attached thereto.
28. A splittable medium comprising:
a print receptive first layer;
the first layer being a paper layer;
a second layer attached to a planar surface of the first layer;
the second layer being a polymeric film layer;
the first and second layers at least substantially forming a multi-layer sheet;
all layers of the multi-layer sheet having the same width and length dimensions and being coextensive with one another;
the first layer being subdivided by a plurality of horizontal continuous cut lines and a plurality of vertical continuous cut lines into a plurality of medium portions;
the horizontal and vertical cut lines defining a grid;
the cut lines being through-cut through the first layer but extending less than a thickness of the splittable medium;
the splittable medium being configured and constructed to be subjected to a printing operation by a printer and having an outer surface constructed to receive an image or a character thereon during the printing operation; and
the second layer comprising a splittable material that is splittable in a direction perpendicular to the planar surface;
wherein the splittable medium is configured to be folded on one of the cut lines causing the splittable medium to subdivide into two separate portions, each of which includes a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer attached thereto.
29. A splittable medium comprising:
a print receptive first layer;
a top surface of the first layer defining a top surface of the splittable medium;
a second layer attached to a planar surface of the first layer;
the first and second layers at least substantially forming a multi-layer sheet;
all layers of the multi-layer sheet having the same width and length dimensions and being coextensive with one another;
the first layer being subdivided by a plurality of horizontal continuous cut lines and a plurality of vertical continuous cut lines into a plurality of medium portions; and
the cut lines being through-cut through the first layer and spaced a distance above a bottom surface of the splittable medium;
wherein the splittable medium is configured to be folded on one of the cut lines causing the splittable medium to split into separate portions, each of the separate portions including a portion of the first layer and a portion of the second layer attached thereto.
30. The splittable medium of claim 29 wherein the splittable medium splits by only folding the splittable medium towards the first layer.
31. The splittable medium of claim 29 wherein the first layer is a paper layer.
32. The splittable medium of claim 31 wherein the paper layer is a card stock layer.
33. The splittable medium of claim 29 wherein the second layer is a polymeric film layer.
34. The splittable medium of claim 29 wherein the horizontal and vertical cut lines define a grid of cut lines on the top surface.
35. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein each of the portions has a top surface formed by a portion of an exposed top surface of the splittable medium and a bottom surface formed by a portion of an exposed bottom surface of the splittable medium.
36. The splittable medium of claim 21 wherein each of the portions has a top surface formed by an exposed top surface of the splittable medium and a bottom surface formed by a portion of an exposed bottom surface of the splittable medium.
37. The splittable medium of claim 29 wherein each of the portions has a top surface formed by a portion of an exposed top surface of the splittable medium and a bottom surface formed by a portion of an exposed bottom surface of the splittable medium.
38. The splittable medium of claim 1 wherein the splittable medium subdivides after the splittable medium is folded only once.