CA2112009A1 - Method of manufacturing an advertisement and/or decoration carrier and an advertisement and/or decoration carrier - Google Patents
Method of manufacturing an advertisement and/or decoration carrier and an advertisement and/or decoration carrierInfo
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
- G09F19/12—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for using special optical effects
- G09F19/16—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for using special optical effects involving the use of mirrors
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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
- B44C3/005—Removing selectively parts of at least the upper layer of a multi-layer article
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44F—SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES
- B44F1/00—Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects
- B44F1/02—Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects produced by reflected light, e.g. matt surfaces, lustrous surfaces
- B44F1/04—Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects produced by reflected light, e.g. matt surfaces, lustrous surfaces after passage through surface layers, e.g. pictures with mirrors on the back
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing an advertisement and/or decoration carrier and an advertisement and/or decoration carrier including a base member and a mirror layer having a selected configuration applied to the carrier member. The method includes applying a mirror layer on a surface of the base member, the mirror layer having a reflective surface which regularly reflects light and a non-reflective surface, wherein the reflective surface of the mirror layer faces against the base member. On the non-reflective surface of the mirror layer is placed a barrier layer having a shape corresponding to the selected configuration of the mirror layer. The mirror layer is removed in areas not covered by the barrier layer by rubbing the areas with a liquid-dissolving substance under slight pressure.
Description
~` 2~12 p~r~ouND OF T~E lNV~. ION
1. Field of the Invention The present inven~ion relates to a method of manufacturing an advertisement and/or decoration carrier in which a base member is at least over portions of the surface thereof provlded wlth a mirror layer which regularly reflects light, wherein the mirror layer has a positively or negatively formed configuration of ~ -~
individual letters, numbers or ornaments, or a combination thereof. ~;~
The present invention also relates to an advertisement and/or decoration carrier manufactured by the method described above.
' ~'., 2. Description of the Related Art Advertisement and/or decoration carriers of the above-described type are particularly made of plate-shaped mirror glass or transparent plastics material which is on one side thereof provided with a mirror layer which regularly reflects light, ~ ;
i.e., a so-called one-way mirror or rear surface mirror. Such ;~
advertisement and/or decoration carriers are preferably used in pharmacies, drug stores, game halls and discotheques, usually in connection with direct or in direct light sources, in order to ^`` 2l~2no~
produce ~oticeable and/or easily Le.,-el.~ered optical effects.
Such advertisement and/or decoration carriers may also be concavely or convexly shaped and be joined together fixedly or releasably to form bodies of any desired shape. The mirror layers may be produced by metallizing metal layers (usually all-m;nl1m or silver) onto the base members or by using chemical processes, for example, silver-plating in a bath. They may also be reinforced by electroplating and they may be protected by -electrocoppering and by an additional application of varnish. ~ ~
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The major problem of such advertisement and/or decoration ~ -carriers is the manufacture of the positively or negatively shaped configurations of individual letters, numbers or ornaments or combinations of letters, numbers or ornaments, which are to have a character which regularly reflects light. For example, when the mirror layers are metallized onto the base members, it is necessary to carefully cover those surface areas of the base members prior to the metallizing process which finally may not have a regularly reflecting effect from the viewing side of the advertisement and/or decoration carrier. This is particularly difficult if, for example, filigree letter patterns and/or number combinations and/or ornaments are to be produced on the advertisement and/or decoration carriers.
21120`~3 The procedure becomes even more complicated if the desired configuration is produced by mechanical processing of the base member by means of cutting in~trument: or lasers.
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Therefore, it is the primary object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing an advertisement and/or decoration carrier as well as an advertisement and/or decoration carrier in which even filigree and complicated configurations can be produced without problems and economically.
In accordance with the present invention, initially a barrier layer is applied to the non-reflective rear side of the mirror layer. The barrier layer is shaped in accordance with the ~ -~
desired configuration or the desired configuration is cut out of the barrier layer. Subsequently, the areas of the mirror layer adjacent the configuratively shaped barrier layer or the areas of the mirror layer defined by the cut-out configuration of the barrier layer are removed by means of a liquid dissolving ;
substance by rubbing the areas under slight pressure.
Accordingly, the present invention essentially starts from a base member which is provided with or has on at least a portion of its surface a mirror layer. In other words, at least one mirror surface which regularly reflects light exists from the viewing side, while the rear side of the mirror layer facing away from the viewer is optically dull or also transparent from the rear side, for example, in the form of an observation mirror or two-way mirror. The base member may be plate-shaped or may have 2~120~
any other chosen geometrical shape, even in the form of a cylindrical hollow body. The base member may be of colorless material or of colored material. The base member may either be transparent or impervious to light.
A barrier layer is then applied to the non-reflective rear side of the mirror layer, so that the mirror layer is covered.
This barrier layer may be configured positively as an individual letter, number or individual ornament or as a combination of letters, numbers and/or ornaments. On the other hand, the barrier layer may have cut-out areas so as to form a negative .:~:, .
configuration of individual letters, numbers or ornaments or combinations of letters, numbers or ornaments.
After the barrier layer has been applied, the areas of the mirror layer which are not covered by the barrier layer are . ~, " ,. . ~ ,:
removed by means of a dissolving substance in a rubbing manner by applying a slight pressure. The composition of the dissolving ~ ~ ;
substance is such that it completely removes the mirror layer, on the one hand, while, on the other hand, it does not attack the material of the base member and does not cause a dissolution of the positive or negative barrier layer which, together with the areas of the mirror layer covered by the barrier layer, is to present to the viewer of the advertisement and/or decoration carrier a clear reflective effect in the form of letters, numbers ~ .
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`211'~9 or ornaments.
The barrier layer has a thickness which does not impair the -removal of the mirror layer. In addition, for removing the areas of the mirror layer under which the base member is to be visible, it is only necessary to apply a slight rubbing pressure with the dissolving substance in order to ensure that no hair lines are produced on the surface of the base member and that this surface does not become milky dull. ;~
In accordance with a particularly advantageous feature of the present invention, the areas of the base member which are free of mirror layer can be covered with at least one color foil which is at least partially permeable to light. This foil is fastened on the rear side of the base member which faces away ~
from the viewer. The foil is applied particularly by gluing. As ~;
a result, together with background light, particularly effective light configurations can be produced in connection with the reflecting surfaces formed by the letters and/or numbers and/or `~
ornaments.
In the past, such effects could only be realized by initially applying a mirror layer by metallization or coating in a bath onto a base member composed particularly of transparent material and subsequently removing the mirror layer in the desired areas by cutting or laser operations using complicated 2ll2n~s machines. This resulted in the disadvantage that the grooves produced in this manner inevitably caused surface damage in the base members which l~mited the transparency when foils were placed behind the base members.
In accordance with another feature, instead of applying a color foil, after the removal of areas of the mirror layer, at least one color layer which is at least partially pervious to light is applied on the areas of the base member which are free `~ -of the mirror layer.
In accordance with a particularly advantageous feature of the present invention, the base member configured in accordance ,.:-~ ~ ~ :, ..
with the mirror layer is covered by at least one cover member, for example, a colored cover plate. In particular, the cover member is connected to the base member, preferably by gluing. As a result, by interacting with the configurations which reflect ~ : ., :::. -.:
toward the side of the viewer, it is possible to produce extremely effective advertisement and/or decoration effects. The cover members can also be used in combination with color foils and/or color layers.
In accordance with another particularly advantageous feature according to the present invention, the barrier layer is applied by screen printing onto the mirror layer. This further simplifies and facilitates the manufacture of the desired 211'~0~)~
positive or negative configurations. ~
., In accordance with another feature of the present invention, the barrier layer can be produced with the use of templates of foil-like material. The templates composed particularly of a thin foil-like material are preferably fastened by gluing.
However, a magnetic fastening is also conceivable which is effective only for a limited time. Foil-like templates of the described type can be easily produced in large numbers and can be fastened by placing them simply and easily over the full surface thereof against the non-reflective rear side of the mirror layer.
The material of the base m~mh~rs may either be mirror glass or cast plastics material, wherein a combination of these materials is conceivable, particularly in those instances where advertisement and/or decoration carries in plane form or concavely or convexly arched form are to be combined to form bodies of any chosen configuration.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of the disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages, specific objects attained by its use, reference should be had to the drawing and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention.
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~2l~2ao~ , BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
In the drawing:
Fig. 1 is a front view of a plate-shaped base member of transparent plastics material; ;
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Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the base member of Fig. 1 taken along sectional line II-II;
Fig. 3 is a rear view of the base member of Figs. 1 and 2 ,.-, -- ~
- provided with a mirror layer;
Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the coated base ~ ' member of Fig. 3 taken along sectional line IV-IV;
Fig. 5 is a rear view of the coated base member of Figs. 3 and 4 with an L-shaped template applied to the rear side of the mirror layer;
- Fig. 6 is vertical cross-sectional view of the carrier of ~
Fig. 5 taken along sectional line VI-VI; ~ ~ -Fig. 7 is a rear view of the base member of Figs. 5 and 6 in which the mirror layer is removed adjacent the template;
Fig. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carrier of Fig. 7 taken along sectional line VIII-VIII; ; ~ ~
Fig. 9 is a front view of the base member of Figs. 7 and 8 ~ ;
in the direction of arrow IX of Fig. 8;
Fig. 10 is a rear view of a carrier provided with a mirror layer and a template with cut out configurations applied to the :
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mirror layer;
Fig. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carrier of :: -Fig. 10 taken along sectional line XI-XI;
Fig. 12 is a view of the carrier of Fig. 10 after the removal of the mirror layer in the area of the cutout configuration;
Fig. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carrier of ;~
Fig. 12 taken along sectional line XIII-XIII;
Fig. 14 is a front view of the base member of Figs. 12 and ~;~
13 in the direction of arrow XIV of Fig. 13;
Fig. 15 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carrier of Fig. 12 with a color foil applied to the rear side of the template taken along sectional line XIII-XIII; and Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the base member of Figs. 7 to 9 with a cover plate glued thereto.
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Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing show a square base plate 1 of a transparent cast plastics material. The base plate 1 may be cut -from a larger plate.
In accordance with the illustrations of Figs. 3 and 4, a mirror layer 3 which is imperviable to light is applied by vacuum metallization onto a flat side 2 of the base plate 1. This mirror layer 3 may also already be previously provided, i.e., the mirror layer 3 may be present before the base plate 1 is cut from a larger plate. While the rear side 4 of the mirror layer is optically dull, the surface 6 directed toward the other flat side 5 of the base plate 1 is constructed so as to be regularly light reflecting. The mirror layer 3 may be, for example, silver applied by metallization. The mirror layer 3 is reinforced by electroplating and is protected by electrocoppering and by additional coating of varnish. In the drawing, the thickness of the mirror layer 3 is shown exaggerated in relation to the thickness of the base plate 1 in order to be able to better distinguish the mirror layer 3.
The base plate 1 provided with a mirror layer 3 shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is also called a rear surface mirror or one-way mirror. As illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, a template 7 is subsequently glued with the full surface thereof against the rear ;
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side 4 of the mirror layer 3. The template 7 is composed of a thin foil-like material, although, for better visibility, the thickness of the template 7 is shown strongly exaggerated. The configuration of the template 7 is a positive mirror-inverted "L~
8. This configuration 8 is shown as an example to represent other individual letters, numbers or ornaments or combinations of ~;
letters, numbers or ornaments, such as, complete words or ~-sentences.
Subsequently, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the mirror layer 3 adjacent the L-shaped configuration 8 of the template 7 is removed by rubbing under slight pressure with the use of an -appropriate liquid-dissolving substance. The composition of this liquid is such that it does not impair the transparency of the areas of the base plate 1 adjacent the template 7 and that it does not dissolve the template 7.
Thus, as shown in Fig. 9 of the drawing, by applying the L-shaped template 7 on the rear side 4 of the mirror layer 3, the ~-viewer is presented from the flat side 5 of the base plate 1 with a regularly reflecting "L" 8 within an otherwise transparent base plate 1 as the advertisement and/or decoration 9.
Figs. 10 and 11 of the drawing show a variation in which a thin foil-like template 10 which has a rectangularly cut-out configuration 11 is applied onto a transparent base plate 1 2112~0~
according to Figs. 3 and 4 provided with a mirror layer 3 which ; ~-is impervious to light.
Accordingly, when the mirror layer 3 within the configuration 11 is removed by means of the liquid dissolving substance, a finished advertisement and/or decoration carrier 12 is produced, as shown in Figs. 12-14, wherein the carrier 12 has a mirror rim 14 which regularly reflects light and circumferentially surrounds a square 13 in the center of the rim 14.
Of course, it is understood that the negative configuration 11 according to Figs. 10 to 14 only is an example for individual letters, numbers or ornaments. Thus, the configuration 11 can be combined with additional letters, numbers or ornaments in any chosen ~-nner. The thickness of the template 10 is again shown exaggerated in relation to the thickness of the base plate 1.
In addition, as illustrated in Fig. 15, it is possible to glue a color foil 15 against the rear side of the mirror layer 3. -~
The foil 15 is preferably fastened to the template 10. The thickness of the foil 15 is again shown exaggerated. As a result, by using a light source LQ, it is possible, in addition to the reflecting rim, to produce for the viewer another optical effect in the area of the transparent center area. The foil 15 may also be replaced by a color layer.
21120~3 "~, Fig. 16 of the drawing shows another variation of the present invention in which the advertisement and/or decoration carrier 9 of Figs. 7 to 9 is covered with a cover plate 16, for example, of black plastics material. The cover plate 16 may be glued over the surface area thereof against the carrier 9. In ;
this case, the silver "L" 8 is visible even more effectfully relative to the dark background. Of course, other color combinations are also conceivable.
The invention is not limited by the embodiments described above which are presented as examples only but can be modified in ~`
various ways within the scope of protection defined by the appended patent claims.
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1. Field of the Invention The present inven~ion relates to a method of manufacturing an advertisement and/or decoration carrier in which a base member is at least over portions of the surface thereof provlded wlth a mirror layer which regularly reflects light, wherein the mirror layer has a positively or negatively formed configuration of ~ -~
individual letters, numbers or ornaments, or a combination thereof. ~;~
The present invention also relates to an advertisement and/or decoration carrier manufactured by the method described above.
' ~'., 2. Description of the Related Art Advertisement and/or decoration carriers of the above-described type are particularly made of plate-shaped mirror glass or transparent plastics material which is on one side thereof provided with a mirror layer which regularly reflects light, ~ ;
i.e., a so-called one-way mirror or rear surface mirror. Such ;~
advertisement and/or decoration carriers are preferably used in pharmacies, drug stores, game halls and discotheques, usually in connection with direct or in direct light sources, in order to ^`` 2l~2no~
produce ~oticeable and/or easily Le.,-el.~ered optical effects.
Such advertisement and/or decoration carriers may also be concavely or convexly shaped and be joined together fixedly or releasably to form bodies of any desired shape. The mirror layers may be produced by metallizing metal layers (usually all-m;nl1m or silver) onto the base members or by using chemical processes, for example, silver-plating in a bath. They may also be reinforced by electroplating and they may be protected by -electrocoppering and by an additional application of varnish. ~ ~
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The major problem of such advertisement and/or decoration ~ -carriers is the manufacture of the positively or negatively shaped configurations of individual letters, numbers or ornaments or combinations of letters, numbers or ornaments, which are to have a character which regularly reflects light. For example, when the mirror layers are metallized onto the base members, it is necessary to carefully cover those surface areas of the base members prior to the metallizing process which finally may not have a regularly reflecting effect from the viewing side of the advertisement and/or decoration carrier. This is particularly difficult if, for example, filigree letter patterns and/or number combinations and/or ornaments are to be produced on the advertisement and/or decoration carriers.
21120`~3 The procedure becomes even more complicated if the desired configuration is produced by mechanical processing of the base member by means of cutting in~trument: or lasers.
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S~MMARY OF THE l~.V~. L lON
Therefore, it is the primary object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing an advertisement and/or decoration carrier as well as an advertisement and/or decoration carrier in which even filigree and complicated configurations can be produced without problems and economically.
In accordance with the present invention, initially a barrier layer is applied to the non-reflective rear side of the mirror layer. The barrier layer is shaped in accordance with the ~ -~
desired configuration or the desired configuration is cut out of the barrier layer. Subsequently, the areas of the mirror layer adjacent the configuratively shaped barrier layer or the areas of the mirror layer defined by the cut-out configuration of the barrier layer are removed by means of a liquid dissolving ;
substance by rubbing the areas under slight pressure.
Accordingly, the present invention essentially starts from a base member which is provided with or has on at least a portion of its surface a mirror layer. In other words, at least one mirror surface which regularly reflects light exists from the viewing side, while the rear side of the mirror layer facing away from the viewer is optically dull or also transparent from the rear side, for example, in the form of an observation mirror or two-way mirror. The base member may be plate-shaped or may have 2~120~
any other chosen geometrical shape, even in the form of a cylindrical hollow body. The base member may be of colorless material or of colored material. The base member may either be transparent or impervious to light.
A barrier layer is then applied to the non-reflective rear side of the mirror layer, so that the mirror layer is covered.
This barrier layer may be configured positively as an individual letter, number or individual ornament or as a combination of letters, numbers and/or ornaments. On the other hand, the barrier layer may have cut-out areas so as to form a negative .:~:, .
configuration of individual letters, numbers or ornaments or combinations of letters, numbers or ornaments.
After the barrier layer has been applied, the areas of the mirror layer which are not covered by the barrier layer are . ~, " ,. . ~ ,:
removed by means of a dissolving substance in a rubbing manner by applying a slight pressure. The composition of the dissolving ~ ~ ;
substance is such that it completely removes the mirror layer, on the one hand, while, on the other hand, it does not attack the material of the base member and does not cause a dissolution of the positive or negative barrier layer which, together with the areas of the mirror layer covered by the barrier layer, is to present to the viewer of the advertisement and/or decoration carrier a clear reflective effect in the form of letters, numbers ~ .
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`211'~9 or ornaments.
The barrier layer has a thickness which does not impair the -removal of the mirror layer. In addition, for removing the areas of the mirror layer under which the base member is to be visible, it is only necessary to apply a slight rubbing pressure with the dissolving substance in order to ensure that no hair lines are produced on the surface of the base member and that this surface does not become milky dull. ;~
In accordance with a particularly advantageous feature of the present invention, the areas of the base member which are free of mirror layer can be covered with at least one color foil which is at least partially permeable to light. This foil is fastened on the rear side of the base member which faces away ~
from the viewer. The foil is applied particularly by gluing. As ~;
a result, together with background light, particularly effective light configurations can be produced in connection with the reflecting surfaces formed by the letters and/or numbers and/or `~
ornaments.
In the past, such effects could only be realized by initially applying a mirror layer by metallization or coating in a bath onto a base member composed particularly of transparent material and subsequently removing the mirror layer in the desired areas by cutting or laser operations using complicated 2ll2n~s machines. This resulted in the disadvantage that the grooves produced in this manner inevitably caused surface damage in the base members which l~mited the transparency when foils were placed behind the base members.
In accordance with another feature, instead of applying a color foil, after the removal of areas of the mirror layer, at least one color layer which is at least partially pervious to light is applied on the areas of the base member which are free `~ -of the mirror layer.
In accordance with a particularly advantageous feature of the present invention, the base member configured in accordance ,.:-~ ~ ~ :, ..
with the mirror layer is covered by at least one cover member, for example, a colored cover plate. In particular, the cover member is connected to the base member, preferably by gluing. As a result, by interacting with the configurations which reflect ~ : ., :::. -.:
toward the side of the viewer, it is possible to produce extremely effective advertisement and/or decoration effects. The cover members can also be used in combination with color foils and/or color layers.
In accordance with another particularly advantageous feature according to the present invention, the barrier layer is applied by screen printing onto the mirror layer. This further simplifies and facilitates the manufacture of the desired 211'~0~)~
positive or negative configurations. ~
., In accordance with another feature of the present invention, the barrier layer can be produced with the use of templates of foil-like material. The templates composed particularly of a thin foil-like material are preferably fastened by gluing.
However, a magnetic fastening is also conceivable which is effective only for a limited time. Foil-like templates of the described type can be easily produced in large numbers and can be fastened by placing them simply and easily over the full surface thereof against the non-reflective rear side of the mirror layer.
The material of the base m~mh~rs may either be mirror glass or cast plastics material, wherein a combination of these materials is conceivable, particularly in those instances where advertisement and/or decoration carries in plane form or concavely or convexly arched form are to be combined to form bodies of any chosen configuration.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of the disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages, specific objects attained by its use, reference should be had to the drawing and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention.
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~2l~2ao~ , BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
In the drawing:
Fig. 1 is a front view of a plate-shaped base member of transparent plastics material; ;
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Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the base member of Fig. 1 taken along sectional line II-II;
Fig. 3 is a rear view of the base member of Figs. 1 and 2 ,.-, -- ~
- provided with a mirror layer;
Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the coated base ~ ' member of Fig. 3 taken along sectional line IV-IV;
Fig. 5 is a rear view of the coated base member of Figs. 3 and 4 with an L-shaped template applied to the rear side of the mirror layer;
- Fig. 6 is vertical cross-sectional view of the carrier of ~
Fig. 5 taken along sectional line VI-VI; ~ ~ -Fig. 7 is a rear view of the base member of Figs. 5 and 6 in which the mirror layer is removed adjacent the template;
Fig. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carrier of Fig. 7 taken along sectional line VIII-VIII; ; ~ ~
Fig. 9 is a front view of the base member of Figs. 7 and 8 ~ ;
in the direction of arrow IX of Fig. 8;
Fig. 10 is a rear view of a carrier provided with a mirror layer and a template with cut out configurations applied to the :
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mirror layer;
Fig. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carrier of :: -Fig. 10 taken along sectional line XI-XI;
Fig. 12 is a view of the carrier of Fig. 10 after the removal of the mirror layer in the area of the cutout configuration;
Fig. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carrier of ;~
Fig. 12 taken along sectional line XIII-XIII;
Fig. 14 is a front view of the base member of Figs. 12 and ~;~
13 in the direction of arrow XIV of Fig. 13;
Fig. 15 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carrier of Fig. 12 with a color foil applied to the rear side of the template taken along sectional line XIII-XIII; and Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the base member of Figs. 7 to 9 with a cover plate glued thereto.
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--` 21120~9 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF T~E P~r~Kk~:~ N ODIMENTS
Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing show a square base plate 1 of a transparent cast plastics material. The base plate 1 may be cut -from a larger plate.
In accordance with the illustrations of Figs. 3 and 4, a mirror layer 3 which is imperviable to light is applied by vacuum metallization onto a flat side 2 of the base plate 1. This mirror layer 3 may also already be previously provided, i.e., the mirror layer 3 may be present before the base plate 1 is cut from a larger plate. While the rear side 4 of the mirror layer is optically dull, the surface 6 directed toward the other flat side 5 of the base plate 1 is constructed so as to be regularly light reflecting. The mirror layer 3 may be, for example, silver applied by metallization. The mirror layer 3 is reinforced by electroplating and is protected by electrocoppering and by additional coating of varnish. In the drawing, the thickness of the mirror layer 3 is shown exaggerated in relation to the thickness of the base plate 1 in order to be able to better distinguish the mirror layer 3.
The base plate 1 provided with a mirror layer 3 shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is also called a rear surface mirror or one-way mirror. As illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, a template 7 is subsequently glued with the full surface thereof against the rear ;
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side 4 of the mirror layer 3. The template 7 is composed of a thin foil-like material, although, for better visibility, the thickness of the template 7 is shown strongly exaggerated. The configuration of the template 7 is a positive mirror-inverted "L~
8. This configuration 8 is shown as an example to represent other individual letters, numbers or ornaments or combinations of ~;
letters, numbers or ornaments, such as, complete words or ~-sentences.
Subsequently, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the mirror layer 3 adjacent the L-shaped configuration 8 of the template 7 is removed by rubbing under slight pressure with the use of an -appropriate liquid-dissolving substance. The composition of this liquid is such that it does not impair the transparency of the areas of the base plate 1 adjacent the template 7 and that it does not dissolve the template 7.
Thus, as shown in Fig. 9 of the drawing, by applying the L-shaped template 7 on the rear side 4 of the mirror layer 3, the ~-viewer is presented from the flat side 5 of the base plate 1 with a regularly reflecting "L" 8 within an otherwise transparent base plate 1 as the advertisement and/or decoration 9.
Figs. 10 and 11 of the drawing show a variation in which a thin foil-like template 10 which has a rectangularly cut-out configuration 11 is applied onto a transparent base plate 1 2112~0~
according to Figs. 3 and 4 provided with a mirror layer 3 which ; ~-is impervious to light.
Accordingly, when the mirror layer 3 within the configuration 11 is removed by means of the liquid dissolving substance, a finished advertisement and/or decoration carrier 12 is produced, as shown in Figs. 12-14, wherein the carrier 12 has a mirror rim 14 which regularly reflects light and circumferentially surrounds a square 13 in the center of the rim 14.
Of course, it is understood that the negative configuration 11 according to Figs. 10 to 14 only is an example for individual letters, numbers or ornaments. Thus, the configuration 11 can be combined with additional letters, numbers or ornaments in any chosen ~-nner. The thickness of the template 10 is again shown exaggerated in relation to the thickness of the base plate 1.
In addition, as illustrated in Fig. 15, it is possible to glue a color foil 15 against the rear side of the mirror layer 3. -~
The foil 15 is preferably fastened to the template 10. The thickness of the foil 15 is again shown exaggerated. As a result, by using a light source LQ, it is possible, in addition to the reflecting rim, to produce for the viewer another optical effect in the area of the transparent center area. The foil 15 may also be replaced by a color layer.
21120~3 "~, Fig. 16 of the drawing shows another variation of the present invention in which the advertisement and/or decoration carrier 9 of Figs. 7 to 9 is covered with a cover plate 16, for example, of black plastics material. The cover plate 16 may be glued over the surface area thereof against the carrier 9. In ;
this case, the silver "L" 8 is visible even more effectfully relative to the dark background. Of course, other color combinations are also conceivable.
The invention is not limited by the embodiments described above which are presented as examples only but can be modified in ~`
various ways within the scope of protection defined by the appended patent claims.
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Claims (14)
1. A method of manufacturing an advertisement and/or decoration carrier including a base member and a mirror layer having a selected configuration applied to the carrier member, the method comprising applying a mirror layer on a surface of the base member, the mirror layer having a reflective surface which regularly reflects light and a non-reflective surface, wherein the reflective surface of the mirror layer faces against the base member, further comprising placing on the non-reflective surface of the mirror layer a barrier layer having a shape corresponding to the selected configuration of the mirror layer, and removing the mirror layer in areas not covered by the barrier layer by rubbing the areas with a liquid-dissolving substance under slight pressure.
2. The method according to claim 1, comprising, after the removal of the areas of the mirror layer, covering the mirror layer-free areas of the base member with at least one color foil which is at least partially pervious to light.
3. The method according to claim 1, comprising, after the removal of the areas of the mirror layer, covering the mirror layer-free areas of the base member with at least one color layer which is at least partially pervious to light.
4. The method according to claim 1, comprising, after the removal of the areas of the mirror layer, covering the mirror layer-free areas of the base member with at least one colored cover member.
5. The method according to claim 1, comprising applying the barrier layer on the mirror layer by screen printing.
6. The method according to claim 1, comprising applying the barrier layer on the mirror layer in the form of a template having the shape corresponding to the selected configuration of the mirror layer.
7. An advertisement and/or decoration carrier comprising a base member and a mirror layer having a selected configuration applied to the carrier member, a mirror layer being applied on a surface of the base member, the mirror layer having a reflective surface which regularly reflects light and a non-reflective surface, wherein the reflective surface of the mirror layer faces against the base member, further comprising a barrier layer having a shape corresponding to the selected configuration of the mirror layer placed on the non-reflective surface of the mirror layer, and removing the mirror layer in areas not covered by the barrier layer by rubbing the areas with a liquid-dissolving substance under slight pressure.
8. The advertisement and/or decoration carrier according to claim 7, wherein the barrier layer is applied on the mirror layer by screen printing.
9. The advertisement and/or decoration carrier according to claim 7, wherein the barrier layer is a template having a shape corresponding to the selected configuration of the mirror layer.
10. The advertisement and/or decoration carrier according to claim 7, comprising at least one color foil which is at least partially pervious to light placed on at least the mirror layer-free areas of the base member
11. The advertisement and/or decoration carrier according to claim 7, comprising at least one color layer which is at least partially pervious to light placed on at least the mirror layer-free areas of the base member.
12. The advertisement and/or decoration carrier according to claim 7, comprising at least one colored cover member covering the mirror layer-free areas of the base member.
13. The advertisement and/or decoration carrier according to claim 7, wherein the base member is of mirror glass.
14. The advertisement and/or decoration carrier according to claim 7, wherein the base member is of cast plastics material.
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