GB2222478A - Colour and shade indicator - Google Patents
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- GB2222478A GB2222478A GB8820824A GB8820824A GB2222478A GB 2222478 A GB2222478 A GB 2222478A GB 8820824 A GB8820824 A GB 8820824A GB 8820824 A GB8820824 A GB 8820824A GB 2222478 A GB2222478 A GB 2222478A
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- 239000011248 coating agent Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 31
- 238000000576 coating method Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 31
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 28
- 239000000758 substrate Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 18
- 241000199223 Elaeocarpus kirtonii Species 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 235000009414 Elaeocarpus kirtonii Nutrition 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 235000013584 Tabebuia pallida Nutrition 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 239000002966 varnish Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 238000004040 coloring Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 3
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims description 12
- 240000005020 Acaciella glauca Species 0.000 abstract description 2
- 235000003499 redwood Nutrition 0.000 abstract description 2
- 239000003086 colorant Substances 0.000 description 3
- -1 woodstains Substances 0.000 description 3
- 229920000915 polyvinyl chloride Polymers 0.000 description 2
- 239000004800 polyvinyl chloride Substances 0.000 description 2
- ORWQBKPSGDRPPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 3-[2-[ethyl(methyl)amino]ethyl]-1h-indol-4-ol Chemical compound C1=CC(O)=C2C(CCN(C)CC)=CNC2=C1 ORWQBKPSGDRPPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000007605 air drying Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229920002301 cellulose acetate Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 239000000975 dye Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000003973 paint Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229920003229 poly(methyl methacrylate) Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 229920000139 polyethylene terephthalate Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 239000005020 polyethylene terephthalate Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000004926 polymethyl methacrylate Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000004627 regenerated cellulose Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000004088 simulation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000002904 solvent Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229920006352 transparent thermoplastic Polymers 0.000 description 1
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000002023 wood Substances 0.000 description 1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
- G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colours
- G01J3/46—Measurement of colour; Colour measuring devices, e.g. colorimeters
- G01J3/52—Measurement of colour; Colour measuring devices, e.g. colorimeters using colour charts
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Abstract
A colour and shade indicator for transparent coating materials such as woodstains or varnishes comprising a plurality of transparent sheets 2 coloured to match the colour of the dried coating material when applied to the surface of a piece of white wood (e.g. deal) so that an indication of the colour of the coating material when on a coloured substrate (e.g. a red wood surface) can be gained by placing the sheet against the substrate and viewing the substrate through the sheet. By colouring different zones 4, 5 and 6 of the sheet to different shades, it is possible to indicate the effect of using more than one coat of coating material. <IMAGE>
Description
COLOUR AND SHADE INDICATOR FOR TRANSPARENT COATING
MATERIALS
This invention relates to a colour and shade
indicator for transparent coating materials such as
water or solvent based air drying materials including
woodstains, varnishes and the like and to a method
for indicating the colours and optionally shades
obtainable on a particular coloured substrate.
Choosing a coloured paint is difficult, but
choosing a coloured transparent coating material is
even more difficult because the final shade of the
colour of the fully applied coating will vary with
the number of coats of coating material which have
been applied and also with the colour of the
substrate to which the coating has been applied. A
major act of imagination is required to visualise all
these possible variations and few people have the
ability to do it. Therefore an object of this
invention is to provide a simple colour and shade indicator which simulates the colour and shade likely to be obtained when a transparent coating material is applied to a substrate in different numbers of coats.
Accordingly this invention provides a colour and shade indicator for at least partially transparent coating materials such as woodstain, varnish or the like comprising a plurality of differently coloured transparent sheets held together to form a collection, each sheet being coloured to indicate the colour of a particular transparent coating material characterised in that each coloured sheet comprises a plurality of zones, the shades of the colour of zones of a sheet being different and chosen such that the shade of a particular zone matches the shade obtainable on application of a particular number of dried coats of the coating material to a white substrate, e.g. the surface of a piece of white wood, especially white deal.By selecting one of the coloured sheets and holding it against a non-colourless substrate (e.g. a red wood or stained wood surface) even an unskilled person can see how the shade of the coating material will be affected both by the colour of the substrate and a difference in the number of coats applied.
The sheet is preferably a highly transparent thermoplastics material such as polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, regenerated cellulose acetate or polymethyl methacrylate. It is preferred -that the sheet be flexible and thin, for example 0.1 to 0.4mm thick. The sheet may be coloured by dyes but better matching with the colour of a woodstain or varnish is achievable if the sheet is coloured by means of a layer of ink. Simulation of the shades obtainable by using more than one coat of woodstain or varnish can be done by varying the thickness of the layer of ink, for example by overprinting.
The invention is further illustrated by the following embodiment described with reference to the drawing which shows a collection of sheets according to this invention.
The drawing shows a collection 1 of thin transparent sheets 2 held together by rivet 3. The sheets are formed from polyvinyl chloride and are only 0.25mm thick which means that they are quite flexible. Each sheet 2 comprises adjacent zones 4, 5 and 6 having one surface covered by a translucent layer of coloured ink 7 whose colour is chosen to match the colour of a dried coating of a particular woodstain when applied to a the surface of a piece of white deal. The thickness of the layer of ink 7 on zone 5 is twice that of the thickness of the layer 7 on zone 4 so that zone 5 indicates the shade obtained by applying two coats of woodstain. Likewise the thickness of the ink layer on zone 6 is three times that on zone 4 so as to correspond to three coats of woodstain.
To produce an indication of the colour and shades obtained by applying a particular coloured woodstain to a coloured wooden surface, the appropriate sheet 2 is simply held against the wooden surface and the surface is viewed through the sheet.
The colours and shades seen correspond to those obtained on application of one, two or three dried coats of a particular woodstain to a wooden surface.
The drawing illustrates a collection of only four sheets but in practice a collection would usually contain from 15 to 60 sheets, each sheet representing one particular colour of woodstain.
Likewise each sheet could usually comprise from 2 to 5 zones.
The invention also provides a method for indicating the colour obtainable by applying a particular transparent coating material to a particular substrate characterised in that the method comprises a) colouring a transparent sheet to give the sheet
a colour which matches the colour obtained from
a dried coat of the transparent coating material
when applied to the surface of a piece of white
wood, b) holding the coloured sheet against the substrate
and c) viewing the substrate through the coloured sheet
whereby the colour seen is indicative of the
colour obtainable when a coating of the
transparent coating material has dried on the
substrate.
Preferably the method also comprises giving a different shade of colour to different zones of the sheet to give each zone a shade of colour which matches the shade of colour obtained when a particular number of coats of the coating material are applied to a colourless substrate.
The method may also comprise the steps of binding a plurality of differently coloured sheets together to form a collection and then selecting one particularly coloured sheet from the collection to obtain an indication of the colour and -optionally shades obtainable by using the correspondingly coloured coating material. The use of a collection of differently coloured sheets makes it easy for a person who has been disappointed by his first choice of colour to obtain an indication of alternative colours.
Claims (10)
1. A colour and shade indicator for at least partially transparent coating material (7) such as woodstain, varnish or the like comprising a plurality of differently coloured transparent sheets (2) held together to form a collection (1) each sheet being coloured to indicate the colour of a particular transparent coating material characterised in that each coloured sheet comprises a plurality of zones (4, 5 and 6) the shades of the colour of zones of a sheet being different and chosen such that the shade of a particular zone matches the shade obtainable on application of a particular number of dried coats of the coating material to the surface of a piece of white wood.
2. An indicator as claimed in Claim 1 characterised in that each sheet (2) is coloured by means of a layer of ink (7) on a surface of the sheet.
3. An indicator as claimed in Claim 1 or 2 characterised in that the sheet comprises 2 to 5 zones.
4. An indicator as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims characterised in that the sheet has a thickness of from 0.1 to 0.4mm.
5. A method the colour obtainable by applying a particular transparent coating material (7) to a particular substrate characterised in that the method comprises a) colouring a transparent sheet (2) to give the
sheet a colour which matches the colour obtained
from a dried coat of the transparent coating
material (7) when applied to the surface of a
piece of white wood, b) holding the coloured sheet against the substrate
and c) viewing the substrate through the coloured sheet
whereby the colour seen is indicative of the
colour obtainable when a coating of the
transparent coating material has dried on the
substrate.
6. A method according to Claim 5 characterised in that different zones (4, 5 and 6) of the sheet are given different shades of the colour to give each zone a shade of colour which matches the shade of colour obtained when a particular number of coats of dried coating material are applied to the surface of a piece of white wood.
7. A method according to Claim 5 or Claim 6 characterised in that a plurality of differently coloured sheets (2) are bound together to form a collection (1) and then one particularly coloured sheet is selected from the collection and used to obtain an indication of the colour and optionally shades obtainable by using the correspondingly coloured coating material.
8. A method according to any one of the preceding
Claims characterised in that from 15 to 60 sheets are bound together.
9. A method according to any one of Claims 6 to 8 characterised in that from 2 to 5 different zones of the sheet are given different shades of colour.
10. A method according to any one of the preceding
Claims characterised in that one or more layers of ink (7) are provided on the sheet (2) to colour the sheet.
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8820824A GB2222478B (en) | 1988-09-05 | 1988-09-05 | Colour and shade indicator for transparent coating materials |
| DE8910436U DE8910436U1 (en) | 1988-09-05 | 1989-08-31 |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8820824A GB2222478B (en) | 1988-09-05 | 1988-09-05 | Colour and shade indicator for transparent coating materials |
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|---|---|
| GB8820824D0 GB8820824D0 (en) | 1988-10-05 |
| GB2222478A true GB2222478A (en) | 1990-03-07 |
| GB2222478B GB2222478B (en) | 1992-02-19 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8820824A Expired - Fee Related GB2222478B (en) | 1988-09-05 | 1988-09-05 | Colour and shade indicator for transparent coating materials |
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| DE (1) | DE8910436U1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2222478B (en) |
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2252655A (en) * | 1991-02-08 | 1992-08-12 | Gareth Ian Mollison | Communication aid |
| WO2003054494A2 (en) * | 2001-12-20 | 2003-07-03 | Sue-Lan Vermaak | Paint matching system and device therefor |
| WO2004030940A1 (en) * | 2002-10-02 | 2004-04-15 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Method of simulating a clear-coat and color-matching articles |
| US6982108B2 (en) | 2002-10-02 | 2006-01-03 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Color-matching article |
| EP2619010A4 (en) * | 2010-09-21 | 2017-10-25 | Harris Research, Inc. | Flexible translucent color matching apparatus |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2737565B1 (en) * | 1995-08-03 | 1997-09-26 | Imprimerie Smic Sa | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CONDITIONS FOR PRINTING A TRANSPARENT MEDIUM, WITH A VIEW TO DEFINING THE OPACITY NECESSARY TO MASK A PRINTED MEDIUM, TRANSPARENT OR NOT |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB206378A (en) * | 1922-11-24 | 1923-11-08 | George Parsons | Improvements in or relating to advertising or displaying devices or apparatus |
| GB699787A (en) * | 1951-12-18 | 1953-11-18 | Norman Leslie George Taylor | Improvements in or relating to display cards |
| GB844359A (en) * | 1958-03-06 | 1960-08-10 | Rockcote Paint Company | Improvements relating to display devices |
| GB2036648A (en) * | 1978-10-13 | 1980-07-02 | Gray C | Transparent pictures |
| EP0019662A1 (en) * | 1979-05-22 | 1980-12-10 | Revlon, Inc. | Cosmetic apparatus and method |
| GB2131995A (en) * | 1982-12-17 | 1984-06-27 | Color Communications | Paint display product |
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- 1988-09-05 GB GB8820824A patent/GB2222478B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 1989-08-31 DE DE8910436U patent/DE8910436U1/de not_active Expired
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB206378A (en) * | 1922-11-24 | 1923-11-08 | George Parsons | Improvements in or relating to advertising or displaying devices or apparatus |
| GB699787A (en) * | 1951-12-18 | 1953-11-18 | Norman Leslie George Taylor | Improvements in or relating to display cards |
| GB844359A (en) * | 1958-03-06 | 1960-08-10 | Rockcote Paint Company | Improvements relating to display devices |
| GB2036648A (en) * | 1978-10-13 | 1980-07-02 | Gray C | Transparent pictures |
| EP0019662A1 (en) * | 1979-05-22 | 1980-12-10 | Revlon, Inc. | Cosmetic apparatus and method |
| GB2131995A (en) * | 1982-12-17 | 1984-06-27 | Color Communications | Paint display product |
Cited By (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2252655A (en) * | 1991-02-08 | 1992-08-12 | Gareth Ian Mollison | Communication aid |
| WO2003054494A2 (en) * | 2001-12-20 | 2003-07-03 | Sue-Lan Vermaak | Paint matching system and device therefor |
| WO2003054494A3 (en) * | 2001-12-20 | 2004-01-22 | Sue-Lan Vermaak | Paint matching system and device therefor |
| WO2004030940A1 (en) * | 2002-10-02 | 2004-04-15 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Method of simulating a clear-coat and color-matching articles |
| US6982108B2 (en) | 2002-10-02 | 2006-01-03 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Color-matching article |
| US6995843B2 (en) | 2002-10-02 | 2006-02-07 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Method of simulating a clear-coat and color-matching articles |
| EP2619010A4 (en) * | 2010-09-21 | 2017-10-25 | Harris Research, Inc. | Flexible translucent color matching apparatus |
| US10124623B2 (en) | 2010-09-21 | 2018-11-13 | Harris Research, Inc | Flexible translucent color matching apparatus |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE8910436U1 (en) | 1989-10-12 |
| GB2222478B (en) | 1992-02-19 |
| GB8820824D0 (en) | 1988-10-05 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20000905 |