CN1910038B - Improvements in or relating to table coverings - Google Patents
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Abstract
A covering, particularly for tables, comprises a layer of semi-permanent adhesive (2) on a clear polymer carrier layer (3) bearing a printed display layer (4). The covering may additionally comprise a substrate (1) of release paper to assist in applying the covering. The covering can be used semi-permanently to cover tables in restaurants and bars for examples, enabling the cover to be removed after a selected period. The cover may be used to present advertising material and may permit the table top to be visible through non-printed regions of the covering.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to be used for the covering of desk or similar surfaces, particularly relate to and be suitable for especially that commercial affairs are had a dinner and/or the covering of the place of drinking (for example dining room or coffee shop).
Background technology
In such place, it is well-known that propaganda materials are placed on the desk.This can be the form with beer-mat, maybe can data be imprinted on the place mat of paper or plastics.Nature, the propaganda materials that provide by this way be movably with restriction within the specific limits.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of desk covering, it can be used for desktop is transformed into a kind of public media, and it is not easy to be removed or damage by client, and can after the period of regulation, be replaced.This covering can cover entire table or can only on the part of said desktop, demonstration be provided.
Therefore, according to the present invention, a kind of covering that is used for the surface comprises:
I) half permanent adhesive layer, it contacts with the surface,
An ii) transparent carrier layer,
An iii) display layer, it is imprinted on the carrier layer,
Wherein this covering is to arrange like this, and when being used for a surface, except printing zone, obducent character is to be not easy to be seen, sees through obducent major part and can see this surface.
Preferably, this covering also comprises a peeling paper bottom, and it was removed before covering is applied on the surface, with auxiliary this covering application from the teeth outwards.Yet this covering can alternately be rolled with adhesive layer together, and when covering upward was unfolded for being applied to the surface, the one side of this adhesive layer exposed.
Preferably, this covering is a kind of desk covering that is used for desktop.
The method that desk covering of the present invention is used for Table top with decoration comprises: a unpolarized smooth desktop is provided; The described covering of leading portion is used for desktop; Remove from the desk covering simultaneously and peel off ply of paper (i), so that semipermanent adhesive layer (ii) adheres on the desktop.In case of necessity, can use suitable roller or squeegee that any bubble that is trapped in below the desk covering is extruded.
The desk covering can be made into, and covers whole desktop basically, and preferably, the arbitrary interval between covering and desk edge is not more than 50 millimeters.If necessary; The desk covering can have such shape and size; Make its part hide one or more edges of the desktop that will use, still preferably, every obducent shape and size according to the present invention are such designs; Make when it is used for desk, can avoid covering to fold or pleating situation generation.
The printed display layer of overcover can spread all over obducent whole zone, and perhaps it can be discontinuous, and typographical display can be made up of ornament materials and/or advertising information.
Desk covering of the present invention can be made into, and covers whole desktop basically, and the area of the display layer area than desk basically is little, the concrete condition of choosing the suitable instance of need of the fixing means of the display layer relevant with desktop.
If desired, obducent size and/or shape can design like this, a feasible part that only is suitable for covering desktop.
If the desk covering only covers the part of desktop, obducent printed display layer can spread all over obducent whole zone basically.On the other hand, display layer can only be positioned on the obducent sub-fraction.Typographical display can be made up of ornament materials and/or advertising information.
The invention is characterized in; For the client who uses desk; Except printing zone, obducent character is to be not easy to see, client can see through no printing zone and see desktop; Therefore carrier layer and the following semipermanent adhesive layer be made up of thin polymer film will be fully transparent, and therefore obducent outward appearance has become the decoration on the desktop.For this reason, the thickness of film is important, and the thickness of preferred transparent membrane more preferably is 15 to 70 microns in 10 to 100 microns scope.The polymer that is used to prepare film is preferably flexible thermoplastic polyester, for example PETG (PET).
In use, desk covering of the present invention need regularly replace, for example one month.Therefore, the effect of semipermanent adhesive layer is when use is obducent, to be close to desktop securely, removes and change covering in the time of still can finishing in the period of appointment fully.Preferred adhesive is water white solvent-borne type (solvent based) acryloid cement.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the desk covering comprises one second polymer film layer, and it is used to protect printed layers, and is bonded on the printed display layer by means of one second adhesive layer.Second polymer film layer can be made up of the material that can be used for contact food.The glue of using is preferably a kind of adhesive that can be used for mediate contact food.To the protection polymeric layer, preferable material is transparent oriented polypropylene (OPP) (OPP) film, and for glue, preferable material is transparent EVA adhesive.
Preferably, the thickness of second polymer film layer is in 5 to 20 microns scope.
It is very simple to use the obducent method of desk, but takes every caution against error operation, guarantees to use obducent surface and be clean with smooth, and does not for example have the projection that possibly caused by stain or solid particle (for example salt) from the teeth outwards.
Because the carrier layer of being made up of thin polymer film itself approaches; And when being applied to the desk covering on the desktop, require certain accuracy; Therefore; In another embodiment of the present invention, obducent upper surface be provided with one deck additional peel off ply of paper, promptly be added in bottom (i) facing surfaces on.Provided second to peel off ply of paper be to be used to make the obducent operation of desk to become easier.The character that depends on obducent carrier layer, it can be removed before or after covering is applied to desktop.Carrier layer is thin more, and second peels off ply of paper might be retained on the covering, after covering is applied to desktop more.
Below with reference to accompanying drawing, by embodiment, the present invention is described in more detail, covering application on the table is described, yet the present invention should use never in any form and only was limited to desktop.
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Fig. 1 is the sketch that shows by the amplification cross section of an obducent part of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the similar sketch of second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 shows by the obducent plane of a rectangle of the present invention sketch;
Fig. 4 shows by of the present invention, a covering circular obducent plane sketch on the table;
Fig. 5 is the plane sketch that shows by obducent another embodiment of circle of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the schematic perspective view of rectangle covering on covering desktop time that shows Fig. 3;
Fig. 7 is the schematic perspective view that shows when a square covering is on covering square desktop;
Fig. 8 shows by the obducent plane of a rectangle table of the present invention sketch; With
Fig. 9 is by of the present invention, the covering obducent plane of circular table sketch on the table.
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The desk covering that Fig. 1 shows is by a peeling paper bottom 1; Half permanent adhesive layer 2; This adhesive layer is positioned on the polymer carrier layer 3, and this carrier layer has a printed display layer 4, and the one second polymer film layer 3a that is bonded on this printed layers 4 by one second adhesive layer 2a constitutes.Yet (not shown) in an optional embodiment can save peeling paper, and covering was rolled-up before using, and like this, when before covering is being applied to desktop, being unfolded immediately, adhesive layer exposes.
Semipermanent adhesive layer 2 is water white acryloid cements of a kind of solvent-borne type (solvent based), and the thickness of layer 2 is about 25 microns.
Printed display layer 4 is by the second polymer layer 3a protection, and this second polymer layer 3a is processed by transparent oriented polypropylene (OPP) film, and its thickness is about 8 microns.The second polymer layer is to stick by adhesive layer 2a, and this adhesive layer is to be processed by a kind of transparent EVA adhesive.
Embodiment shown in Figure 2 is similar to shown in Figure 1, except the desk covering of Fig. 2 comprises that on the second polymer layer 3a one second peels off ply of paper 5, with auxiliary covering application on the table.
Fig. 3 shows a rectangle table covering with a plane of seeing from above, and wherein clear PET thin-film carrier layer 6 has a printed layers 7, and the area of this printed layers 7 is less than the area of carrier layer.
Fig. 4 shows that a circular table covering suitably is in the round desktop plane in 8 last times.This desk covering also is circular, and its size is design like this, the edge 9 of carrier layer of clear polymer film 10 and apart 10 millimeters at the edge of desktop.
Distance between the edge 11 of the obducent printing zone of desk and the edge 9 of transparent polymer film is not crucial, and it is looked the character of the display material that comprises printed layers and decides.
Fig. 5 shows a circular table covering with a plane of seeing from above; Wherein carrier layer of clear polymer film 12 has the lappet (tabs) around its edge; These lappets are designed to, and can cover the edge of round desktop, for the desk covering provides extra fixing.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view, the obducent application process of its explanation desk of the present invention, and the rectangle table covering is as an example among use Fig. 3.
The desk covering begins to use from an end of rectangle desktop 14, and in this example, the length of carrier layer 15 enough covers the end 16 of desktop.In application process, will peel off ply of paper (not signal in the sketch) and remove from the desk covering, the obducent semipermanent adhesive layer of desk is come out, and the desk covering can be adhered on the smooth desktop that is provided.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view, and its explanation will be applied to desktop by another desk covering of the present invention.
In this example, a square table covering 17 just is being applied on the square desktop 18, and when using the desk covering, one peels off ply of paper 19 is removed from the desk covering reposefully, to expose adhesive layer.
The printed display layer of desk covering 17 spreads all over the obducent whole zone of desk, 10 millimeters at the edge 20 of desk covering 17 apart from the edge of desktop 18, and in this embodiment, the desk covering does not cover on the edge of desktop.
Fig. 8 shows a rectangle table 21 with the plane of seeing from above, and it has a desk covering 22, this covering only cover desktop in " ridge ".In this embodiment, clear PET thin-film carrier layer can cover the terminal (not shown) of desktop, and has a printed layers, and this printed layers covers the whole zone of carrier layer, and this carrier layer is positioned at the upper surface of desk.
Fig. 9 is a plane, and it shows that a circular table covering 23 suitably is positioned on the round desktop 24.This desk covering also is circular, and its size is design like this, 10 millimeters apart from the desktop edge at the edge 25 of carrier layer of clear polymer film.
The obducent printing zone of desk is one to be in the zonule of desk covering central authorities.
Though above-described all is to be applied to desk, the desk covering can be used to similar surface, for example bar or counter top.
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- One kind will commercial affairs have a dinner and/or the place of drinking in desktop change the method for a public media into, wherein client uses this desktop, it is characterized in that; Said method comprises: a surface covering is provided; This covering has the ply of paper of peeling off of a carrier layer of clear polymer film, half permanent adhesive layer and the semipermanent adhesive layer of a covering, and this thin-film carrier layer has a printing zone, and this printing zone forms a printed display layer; This printed display layer constitutes a public media; When being used for a desktop, except printing zone, the character of this surface covering is not easy to be seen; When client uses this surface covering; Ply of paper is peeled off in removal; And make this semipermanent adhesive layer and clean, smooth contacting with unpolarized desktop to be close to this desktop securely; Thereby this surface covering is applied on the desktop, and this surface covering can not be removed or damage by client easily but this surface covering can be removed at the time after date of regulation fully simultaneously; And the regulation time after date replace removed surface covering.
- 2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, said surface covering periodic replacement.
- 3. method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, said regularly is one month.
- 4. like the arbitrary described method of claim 1-3, it is characterized in that said carrier layer of clear polymer film has transparent no printing zone; Said semipermanent adhesive layer is transparent; When said surface covering was close to desktop securely, except the printing zone of thin-film carrier layer, the client that the character of this surface covering is not easy to be used this desktop saw; Make the no printing zone that sees through the thin-film carrier layer see desktop, and this surface covering is used for Table top with decoration.
- 5. like the arbitrary described method of claim 1-3, it is characterized in that said printed display layer spreads all over the whole zone of surface covering.
- 6. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, said semipermanent adhesive layer is a solvent type water white acryloid cement.
- 7. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, said carrier layer of clear polymer film is a PETG.
- 8. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, the thickness of said carrier layer of clear polymer film is not more than 100 microns.
- 9. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, the thickness of said carrier layer of clear polymer film is 10 to 100 microns.
- 10. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, the thickness of said carrier layer of clear polymer film is 15 to 70 microns.
- 11. the method for claim 1; It is characterized in that; Said thin-film carrier layer has the apparent surface; A surface is printed on printed display layer, and wherein one second polymer film layer is bonded on the printed display layer protecting this printed display layer by means of a transparent adhesive layer, and another surface of the apparent surface of said thin-film carrier layer is printed on said semipermanent adhesive layer.
- 12. method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, said second polymer film layer is a kind of polymer that can be used for contact food.
- 13. method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, said second polymer film layer is transparent oriented polypropylene (OPP).
- 14. method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, the said transparent adhesive layer that said second polymer film layer is adhered on the said printed display layer is a kind of transparent EVA adhesive.
- 15. method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, the thickness of said second polymer film layer is 5 to 20 microns.
- 16. the method for claim 1; It is characterized in that; One second peels off ply of paper covers on the surface covering and peels off on the ply of paper facing surfaces with said, and this second peels off the operation that ply of paper helps surface covering when being applied to a desktop, and is removed thereupon.
- 17. a surface covering is used for each described method like claim 1-16, will commercial affairs have a dinner and/or the place of drinking in desktop change a public media into; In such place, use this desktop by client, it is characterized in that, said surface covering is applicable to this desktop; And comprise that a carrier layer of clear polymer film, half permanent adhesive layer and cover the ply of paper of peeling off of semipermanent adhesive layer; This thin-film carrier layer has a printing zone, and this printing zone forms a printed display layer, and this printed display layer constitutes a public media; When client has a dinner and/or the place of drinking when using surface covering in commercial affairs; This is peeled off ply of paper and is removed, and this semipermanent adhesive layer contacts with desktop, and is close to this desktop securely; This surface covering can not easily be removed or damage by client simultaneously, but the surface covering that comprises thin-film carrier layer, printed display layer and semipermanent adhesive layer removed and changed to this surface covering can fully after the period of regulation.
- 18. one kind commercial affairs have a dinner and/or the place of drinking in the desktop that uses by client, this desktop is by means of the arbitrary described method of claim 1-16, or the described surface covering of claim 17 changes a public media into.
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