EP0157333B1 - Badge and method of making the same - Google Patents
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- EP0157333B1 EP0157333B1 EP85103528A EP85103528A EP0157333B1 EP 0157333 B1 EP0157333 B1 EP 0157333B1 EP 85103528 A EP85103528 A EP 85103528A EP 85103528 A EP85103528 A EP 85103528A EP 0157333 B1 EP0157333 B1 EP 0157333B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
- B44C3/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing ornamental structures
- B44C3/08—Stamping or bending
- B44C3/082—Stamping or bending comprising a cutting out operation
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
- A44C3/00—Medals; Badges
- A44C3/001—Badges
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
- G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
- G09F3/18—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels
- G09F3/20—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
- G09F3/207—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels in the form of a badge to be worn by a person
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- the present invention relates to a badge and to a method of making the same.
- US-A-4. 338 737 describes a badge made of a body layer of resilient foam plastic and covered at its front and back faces with a sheet of plastic material which are heat sealed together at their marginal edges.
- This construction is relatively expensive, since the foam plastic material has first to be cut out to the desired contour. Then the wall sheets have to be cut out to a slightly greater size and then assembled with the body layer and, finally, the resulting assembly is subjected to a heat-sealing operation.
- FR-A-2 282 335 describes another type of a badge which basically comprises a front face consisting of a layer of plain, printed or embroidered textile fabric, and a back face consisting of a layer of heat-sealing adhesive that may be protected by a peelable protective film.
- This badge which is intended to be ironed onto a garment, is cut to shape in a die which is so designed as to simultaneously proceed to a high frequency welding of the layer of fabric to the layer of heat-sealing adhesive to form decorative embossings. If the layer fabric is not thick enough, a layer of PVC foam may be sandwiched between the front and back layers of the badge, and pinched therebetween when both of these layers are embossed and welded in the die.
- This type of badge is designed for permanent fixation on a garment by heat-sealing thereon, and for resistance to dry- cleaning to which such garment with sealed-on badge may be subjected.
- the general object of the present invention is to provide a badge and a method of making the same which is much less expensive than described in the above-mentioned US-A-4. 338 737, and to provide a badge which has the appearance of and which imitates, to a certain extent, the standard metal badges with a tapered contour, and which is of very light weight construction and will resist wear and tear.
- the badge of the invention comprises a layer of synthetic foam material of the type having no memory when compressed, an image-bearing layer adhering to the front face of said body layer, fastening means carried by the back face of said body layer to attach the body layer to the wearer's clothing, the foam material being exposed all around the peripheral edge of said body layer, the marginal portion of said badge having a smaller thickness than the central portion of said badge.
- the method of the invention comprises providing a laminate formed of the above-noted layers, positioning said laminate on a flat surface and applying a cutting blade against the front surface of said laminate, which not only cuts out the badge from the laminate but also compresses the laminate material in the area of the cutting blade. Consequently, the resulting badge remains with its marginal portion in permanent compressed condition, due to the fact that the foam material used has no memory and will not come back to its original non-compressed condition.
- the badge can be made in one single operation once the various layers of the laminate have been assembled.
- the badge 1 of Figures 1 and 2 is shown in its completed condition ready to be used. It has at its front face 2 a central area 3 delimited by the dotted line 4 and a marginal portion 5 outside the dotted line. The edge of the badge is shown at 6. The back face 7 of the badge is flat and, as shown in Figure 2, the martinal portion 5 tapers towards the edge 6, so that the marginal portion 5 has a smaller thickness than that of the central area 3 of the badge 1.
- Figure 4 shows one embodiment of the laminate to make the badge 1.
- the laminate consists of a body layer 8, which is made of a synthetic foam material, indicated at 9, of the type having no memory when compressed so that, once compressed, it stays in this compressed condition.
- a typical example of such a foam material is expanded polystyrene, preferably such a foam material sandwiched between two paper layers, indicated at 10.
- Such a body layer may, for instance, have a thickness of 5 mm.
- Such a body layer is made by Monsanto Inc. and marketed under the registered trade mark FOME COR.
- An image-bearing layer 11 is adhered to the front face of the body layer 8 and a transparent film 12 is in turn adhered to the image-bearing layer 11.
- a sheet of paper 13 or of plastic, coated on both sides with a pressure adhesive is adhered to the body layer 8 and a peelable protecting film 14 is adhered to the exposed face of the pressure adhesive to complete the laminate.
- Figure 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the laminate.
- the same body layer 8 is used, together with the image-bearing layer 11 and the protective transparent film 12 at the front face.
- the image-bearing paper is glued onto the paper layer 10 of the body layer 8 by means of liquid glue, indicated at 15.
- the sheet of double-coated pressure adhesive 13 is replaced by a single layer of pressure adhesive 16 applied in liquid form to the back of the body layer 8.
- This exposed pressure adhesive constitutes the fastening means for the badge.
- this fastening means can be replaced by a metal safety clip, of conventional construction, as shown at 17 in Figure 3.
- the assembled laminate is cut out to form the badge in a single operation.
- the cutting and compressing die shown in cross-section in Figures 6 and 8, is used.
- This die generally indicated at 18, includes a rigid backing block 19, a cutting blade 20 and a layer of compressible material 21.
- the cutting blade 20 is fixed to and protrudes from one face of the block 19, having an exposed cutting edge 22.
- This cutting blade 20 normally extends to the top surface of block 19 and is longitudinally shaped in accordance with the desired final contour of the badge 1 to be made.
- the layer 21 of compressible material is adhered to block 19 on the same face from which the cutting blade 20 protrudes.
- the layer 21 may be made of rubber and it extends on the outside as well as on the inside of the closed figure formed by the cutting blade 20, with a suitable slot 23 formed in the layer 21 in which the cutting blade freely extends. In its non-compressed condition, the layer 21 protrudes at its outer face from the cutting edge 22 of blade 20, as shown in Figure 6.
- the badge has a much reduced thickness at its marginal portion, the exposed foam is hardly visible and will not detract from the general appearance of the badge.
- several badges can be cut out simultaneously from a single sheet of laminate, with the images properly spaced at the top face of the laminate, in which case the die would include several cutting blades 20 adapted to register with the respective images.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a badge and to a method of making the same.
- US-A-4. 338 737 describes a badge made of a body layer of resilient foam plastic and covered at its front and back faces with a sheet of plastic material which are heat sealed together at their marginal edges. This construction is relatively expensive, since the foam plastic material has first to be cut out to the desired contour. Then the wall sheets have to be cut out to a slightly greater size and then assembled with the body layer and, finally, the resulting assembly is subjected to a heat-sealing operation.
- FR-A-2 282 335 describes another type of a badge which basically comprises a front face consisting of a layer of plain, printed or embroidered textile fabric, and a back face consisting of a layer of heat-sealing adhesive that may be protected by a peelable protective film. This badge which is intended to be ironed onto a garment, is cut to shape in a die which is so designed as to simultaneously proceed to a high frequency welding of the layer of fabric to the layer of heat-sealing adhesive to form decorative embossings. If the layer fabric is not thick enough, a layer of PVC foam may be sandwiched between the front and back layers of the badge, and pinched therebetween when both of these layers are embossed and welded in the die. This type of badge is designed for permanent fixation on a garment by heat-sealing thereon, and for resistance to dry- cleaning to which such garment with sealed-on badge may be subjected.
- The general object of the present invention is to provide a badge and a method of making the same which is much less expensive than described in the above-mentioned US-A-4. 338 737, and to provide a badge which has the appearance of and which imitates, to a certain extent, the standard metal badges with a tapered contour, and which is of very light weight construction and will resist wear and tear.
- This object of the invention is achieved by a badge, and by a method for making such badge as defined by the claims.
- The badge of the invention comprises a layer of synthetic foam material of the type having no memory when compressed, an image-bearing layer adhering to the front face of said body layer, fastening means carried by the back face of said body layer to attach the body layer to the wearer's clothing, the foam material being exposed all around the peripheral edge of said body layer, the marginal portion of said badge having a smaller thickness than the central portion of said badge. The method of the invention comprises providing a laminate formed of the above-noted layers, positioning said laminate on a flat surface and applying a cutting blade against the front surface of said laminate, which not only cuts out the badge from the laminate but also compresses the laminate material in the area of the cutting blade. Consequently, the resulting badge remains with its marginal portion in permanent compressed condition, due to the fact that the foam material used has no memory and will not come back to its original non-compressed condition.
- From the foregoing, it is seen that the badge can be made in one single operation once the various layers of the laminate have been assembled.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an example of the badge in accordance with the invention;
- Figure 2 is a side elevation;
- Figure 3 is a side elevation of a badge with a different type of fastening means;
- Figure 4 is an exploded cross-sectional view showing the various layers composing one embodiment of the laminate used to make the badge in accordance with the invention;
- Figure 5 is a view similar to that of Figure 4 but showing another embodiment of the laminate;
- Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the cutting and compressing die used to make the badge of the invention;
- Figure 7 is a plan view of the laminate with the badge cut out;
- Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the laminate, also taken along line 8-8 of Figure 7 but also showing the compressing and cutting die at the end of its compressing and cutting stroke.
- In the drawings, like reference characters indicate like elements throughout.
- The badge 1 of Figures 1 and 2 is shown in its completed condition ready to be used. It has at its front face 2 a
central area 3 delimited by thedotted line 4 and amarginal portion 5 outside the dotted line. The edge of the badge is shown at 6. Theback face 7 of the badge is flat and, as shown in Figure 2, themartinal portion 5 tapers towards theedge 6, so that themarginal portion 5 has a smaller thickness than that of thecentral area 3 of the badge 1. - Figure 4 shows one embodiment of the laminate to make the badge 1. The laminate consists of a
body layer 8, which is made of a synthetic foam material, indicated at 9, of the type having no memory when compressed so that, once compressed, it stays in this compressed condition. A typical example of such a foam material is expanded polystyrene, preferably such a foam material sandwiched between two paper layers, indicated at 10. Such a body layer may, for instance, have a thickness of 5 mm. Such a body layer is made by Monsanto Inc. and marketed under the registered trade mark FOME COR. An image-bearing layer 11 is adhered to the front face of thebody layer 8 and atransparent film 12 is in turn adhered to the image-bearing layer 11. At the back face of the body layer, a sheet ofpaper 13 or of plastic, coated on both sides with a pressure adhesive, is adhered to thebody layer 8 and a peelable protectingfilm 14 is adhered to the exposed face of the pressure adhesive to complete the laminate. - Figure 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the laminate. The
same body layer 8 is used, together with the image-bearing layer 11 and the protectivetransparent film 12 at the front face. The image-bearing paper is glued onto thepaper layer 10 of thebody layer 8 by means of liquid glue, indicated at 15. In this embodiment, the sheet of double-coatedpressure adhesive 13 is replaced by a single layer ofpressure adhesive 16 applied in liquid form to the back of thebody layer 8. Once thepeelable film 14 at the back of the badge is removed, the badge can be adhered to one's clothing by the exposed pressure adhesive ofstrip 13, or oflayer 16. - This exposed pressure adhesive constitutes the fastening means for the badge. However, this fastening means can be replaced by a metal safety clip, of conventional construction, as shown at 17 in Figure 3. The assembled laminate is cut out to form the badge in a single operation. For this purpose, the cutting and compressing die, shown in cross-section in Figures 6 and 8, is used. This die, generally indicated at 18, includes a
rigid backing block 19, acutting blade 20 and a layer ofcompressible material 21. Thecutting blade 20 is fixed to and protrudes from one face of theblock 19, having an exposedcutting edge 22. Thiscutting blade 20 normally extends to the top surface ofblock 19 and is longitudinally shaped in accordance with the desired final contour of the badge 1 to be made. Thelayer 21 of compressible material is adhered to block 19 on the same face from which thecutting blade 20 protrudes. Thelayer 21 may be made of rubber and it extends on the outside as well as on the inside of the closed figure formed by thecutting blade 20, with asuitable slot 23 formed in thelayer 21 in which the cutting blade freely extends. In its non-compressed condition, thelayer 21 protrudes at its outer face from thecutting edge 22 ofblade 20, as shown in Figure 6. - The above-described laminate of either Figure 1 or 5 is supported on a flat supporting
surface 24, as shown in Figure 8, and the die 18 is pressed against the laminate. The top face of the laminate is engaged by thecompressible layer 21 and is pressed in place while thecutting blade 20 cuts through the laminate in accordance with the desired contour of the badge 1. Due to the pressing action of the cutting blade, thefoam core 9 of thebody layer 8 is compressed on each side of theblade 20, and since thisfoam 9 has no memory, it remains in compressed condition, therefore defining the compressedmarginal portion 5 of the finished badge 1. After the die cutting operation, the badge is already in its completed condition, with thefoam layer 8 being exposed at theedge 6 of the badge. However, since the badge has a much reduced thickness at its marginal portion, the exposed foam is hardly visible and will not detract from the general appearance of the badge. Obviously, several badges can be cut out simultaneously from a single sheet of laminate, with the images properly spaced at the top face of the laminate, in which case the die would includeseveral cutting blades 20 adapted to register with the respective images.
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US59650384A | 1984-04-03 | 1984-04-03 | |
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FR2682014A1 (en) * | 1991-10-04 | 1993-04-09 | Campos Maria De | Method for manufacturing an emblem (insignia, badge) in three dimensions, reproducing a half-volume of the initial miniaturised object |
DE19814909A1 (en) * | 1998-04-02 | 1999-10-14 | Florentiner Verlag Gmbh | Medallion or badge having offset-printed pictorial label |
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US3931688A (en) * | 1974-07-16 | 1976-01-13 | Owens John C | Pocket-size combination storage and display cases for insignia members |
FR2282335A1 (en) * | 1974-08-20 | 1976-03-19 | Fingerchut Samuel | Utility or decorative articles mounted on garments - allowing easy application by wearer and washing, ironing or dry cleaning |
US4338737A (en) * | 1981-01-12 | 1982-07-13 | Lehmann Roger W | Safety clip-on ornamental badge |
CA1232756A (en) * | 1983-08-23 | 1988-02-16 | George E. Grey | Imitation medal |
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