WO2001005606A1 - A three demensional figure - Google Patents

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WO2001005606A1
WO2001005606A1 PCT/GB2000/002714 GB0002714W WO0105606A1 WO 2001005606 A1 WO2001005606 A1 WO 2001005606A1 GB 0002714 W GB0002714 W GB 0002714W WO 0105606 A1 WO0105606 A1 WO 0105606A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C5/00—Processes for producing special ornamental bodies
    • 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
    • B44C3/04—Modelling plastic materials, e.g. clay
    • B44C3/042—Modelling plastic materials, e.g. clay producing a copy from an original structure
    • 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
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  • This invention relates to a three dimensional figure.
  • a three dimensional figure which is made of a foam material and which has fixing means on a rear face so that the three dimensional figure is able to be attached to a vertical support surface .
  • the three dimensional figure can thus be mounted where desired, for example on a vertical support surface such as a wall, door or ceiling in a room.
  • the three dimensional figure may be especially appealing to young children and, if desired, the three dimensional figure can easily be positioned where desired in a child's bedroom.
  • the three dimensional figure may be one in which the fixing means is on a flat peripheral part of the rear face.
  • the three dimensional figure may have a front face which is contoured to give a required three dimensional shape .
  • the front face may be positioned on a concave portion of the three dimensional figure.
  • the three dimensional figure may be formed from a flat sheet of the foam material.
  • the three dimensional figure may then be one in which the flat sheet of the foam material is provided with a representation of the three dimensional figure, and in which the representation is distorted by a pre-determined amount such that the representation assumes correct dimensions after the flat sheet of the foam material has been deformed into the concave portion.
  • the amount of the distortion can be determined in dependence upon the precise foam material used, which precise foam material will have known pre-determined stretch characteristics under the deformation process employed.
  • the foam material will usually be a thermo-forming plastics material. Other types of plastics materials may however be employed.
  • the flat sheet of material may be formed into the three dimensional shape in a mould. The mould is preferably heated to form the flat sheet of the foam material into the three dimensional shape, and the mould is then preferably chilled to fix the foam material in the formed three dimensional shape.
  • the three dimensional figure may be in the form of a make-believe character, a make-believe object, an actual character, or an actual object.
  • the make-believe character or the actual character may be, for example, one of the following.
  • a Barney character such for example as Barney the pink dinosaur.
  • a Star Wars object such for example as a space ship.
  • a children's character such for example as Red Riding Hood or Noddy.
  • An actual sports person such for example as a footballer, cricketer, or tennis player.
  • the foam material is preferably a synthetic foam material. Natural foam materials such for example as natural sponges may be employed if desired. Where the foam material is a synthetic foam material, then the synthetic foam material may be a plastics foam material or a rubber foam material. A presently preferred plastics foam material is polyethylene plastics foam material, and especially a cross linked polyethylene plastics foam material. Generally, any suitable and appropriate type of foam material may be employed for producing the three dimensional figure of the present invention.
  • the fixing means is an adhesive.
  • Other types of fixing means for example interlocking plastics members of the type known as Velcro (Registered Trade Mark) , or sticky putty-type material knows as Blu-tac (Registered Trade Mark) , or magnetic fixing means may be employed.
  • the foam material may be provided with a peel-off release sheet for protecting the adhesive until the three dimensional figure is to be stuck in a desired position.
  • the peel-off release sheet may be a silicone coated peel -off release sheet. Other types of peel-off release sheet may be employed.
  • the adhesive may be a pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • the pressure sensitive adhesive may be a high tack adhesive or a low tack adhesive.
  • the adhesive may be a hot melt rubber resin adhesive, a modified resinated acrylic emulsion adhesive, a solvent based rubber resin adhesive, a solvent based modified acrylic adhesive, a pure acrylic emulsion based adhesive, or a pure acrylic solvent based adhesive.
  • the adhesive may be provided on the foam material by direct coating. Alternatively, the adhesive may be provided on the foam material by transfer coating.
  • the adhesive may be substantially all over the rear face of the three dimensional figure.
  • the adhesive may be only in selected areas on the rear face of the three dimensional figure, for example in the form of strips or pads .
  • the foam material may be arranged to be coloured with one or more colours.
  • the colours may be formed integrally with the foam material as the foam material is produced or, alternatively, the colours may be provided after the foam material is produced, for example in the form of paints.
  • the foam material may be arranged to be fluorescent. Any suitable and appropriate fluorescent material may be employed.
  • the foam material may be arranged to be luminous so that the three dimensional figure can be seen in the dark. Any suitable and appropriate luminous material may be employed.
  • the foam material can be of any suitable thickness .
  • the foam material can be of any suitable density.
  • the three dimensional figure is preferably moulded from the plastics material. However, if desired, the three dimensional figure may be cut from a sheet of foam material. Generally, the three dimensional figure can be made in any suitable and appropriate manner.
  • Figure 1 is a side view of a three dimensional figure mounted on a vertical surface
  • Figure 2 illustrates a direct coating method of applying an adhesive to a foam material
  • Figure 3 illustrates a transfer coating method of applying an adhesive to a foam material
  • Figure 4 is a top plan view of a flat sheet of foam material used in the production of a three dimensional figure
  • Figure 5 is an end view of the sheet of plastics material shown in Figure 4 ;
  • Figure 6 is a top plan view of a sheet of adhesive material for forming fixing means for the sheet of foam material ;
  • Figure 7 is a cross section through the sheet of foam material shown in Figure 1 and it shows the sheet of material of Figure 6 secured to the sheet of foam material shown in Figure 4 ;
  • Figure 8 is a rear plan view of the composite sheet of material shown in Figure 7;
  • Figure 9 is a front view of the composite sheet of material shown in Figure 7, and provided with a face which has been sprayed onto the foam material;
  • Figure 10 shows how the sheet of material shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9 is placed in a jig
  • Figure 11 shows how the jig of Figure 10 is placed in a heated mould
  • Figure 12 shows the formed three dimensional figure
  • Figure 13 is a side view of the formed three dimensional figure shown in Figure 12;
  • Figure 14 shows an alternative three dimensional figure .
  • FIG 1 there is shown a three dimensional figure 2 which is in the form of a horse's head.
  • the three dimensional figure has fixing means in the form of a layer of adhesive 4 provided on a rear face 6 of the three dimensional figure 2.
  • the three dimensional figure 2 thus becomes self-adhesive and it will be seen that the three dimensional figure 2 has been stuck to a surface 8 which might, for example, be the surface of a wall or a door.
  • a sheet of foam material 10 passes between two rollers 12, 14.
  • the roller 14 runs in a bath 16 containing adhesive 18.
  • the roller 14 applies adhesive to a lower surface 20 of the sheet of foam material 10.
  • a silicone coated peel-off release sheet 22 is provided as shown and stuck to the adhesive 18 which will be on the lower surface 20 of the sheet foam material 10 as the sheet foam material 10 and the release sheet 22 pass between a pair of rollers 24, 26.
  • the sheet of foam material 10 may be made adhesive on both sides.
  • the release sheet 22 has to be double coated.
  • the adhesive 18 is applied as before but the sheet of foam material 10 is self-wound on to the release sheet 22.
  • Figure 3 shows a transfer coating method in which the roller 14 coats the adhesive 18 on to the release sheet 22.
  • the adhesively coated release sheet 22 is then combined with the sheet of foam material 10 between the rollers 24, 26.
  • the direct coating method shown in Figure 2 adheres the adhesive 18 to the sheet of foam material 10 better than the transfer coating method shown in Figure 3.
  • both methods provide satisfactory coating of the sheet of foam material 10.
  • Figure 5 is an end view of the sheet 28 as shown in Figure 4.
  • Figure 6 is a top plan view of a sheet 30 of stretchable base material.
  • the sheet 30 is a receptor sheet for printing, for example for a face 32 as shown in Figure 9.
  • the sheet 30 is preferably a stretchable nylon sheet but it may be of any other suitable and appropriate material.
  • the sheet 30 provides a good key for the printing, for example for the face 32.
  • Figure 7 is a cross section through the sheet 28 with the sheet 30 stuck to the sheet 28 by a layer 27 of adhesive. A further layer 29 of adhesive is also shown.
  • Figure 8 is a rear view of the composite sheet shown in Figure 7.
  • Figure 9 is a front view of the composite sheet shown in Figure 7, and provided with the face 32.
  • the face 32 is provided on the sheet 28 by a spraying process. It will be noted that the face 32 is distorted. The amount of the distortion is determined by knowing the amount of stretch or other distortion that will take place in the composite sheet, i.e. in the sheets 28 and 30, in a thermo-forming moulding process. Thus, in the thermo-forming moulding process, the distorted face 32 stretches, contracts or otherwise distorts into a normal non-distorted face of the required correct shape .
  • Figure 10 shows the sheet 28 in a jig 34.
  • Figure 11 shows the jig 34 positioned in a heated press 36.
  • the press 36 is heated to an appropriate temperature and the flat sheet 28 of the foam material becomes deformed as required.
  • the moulding is effected under pressure.
  • the moulding may be vacuum forming.
  • the press 36 is chilled in order to fix the deformed sheet of material 28 into its required shape. Without the chilling, the deformed sheet 28 could further deform into an unwanted shape if it were removed from the press 36 in a hot condition.
  • Figure 12 is a front view of the produced three dimensional figure 38. It will be seen that the face 32 has assumed the required correct shape.
  • An alternative embodiment of the invention is shown in Figure 12, this being where the fixing means is in the form of four adhesive strips 39 on a rear face of the three dimensional figure 38.
  • Figure 13 is a side view, partially in cross section and shows the required three dimensional figure 38. With the stretching in the press 36, the face 32 assumes the correct dimensions. The face 32 is thus positioned on a concave portion 40 of the three dimensional figure 38.
  • Figure 13 the face is formed in the middle of the sheet 38 so that the face is surrounded by a border 42.
  • Figure 14 shows how the border 42 could be cut away just to leave the face 32.
  • the sheet of foam material 10 is made of polyethylene plastics material. Other types of plastics material may be employed.
  • the adhesive 18 may alternatively be applied to the sheet foam material 10 by means of an air brush or a spreading blade . Any suitable and appropriate method of applying the adhesive may be employed.
  • the adhesive coating methods shown in Figures 2 and 3 are preferred because the adhesive adheres well to the sheet of foam material. If the adhesive is chosen to have a good shear and tack strength, then the adhesive may be stronger than the strength of the foam material.
  • a sheet similar to the sheet 30 may be positioned between the sheet 28 and the layer 29 of adhesive. This sheet may be of the same or a different material to the sheet 30 but it will still be stretchable, and it provides a good base sheet for receiving the adhesive of the layer 29 in addition to increasing the strength of the formed composite sheet.

Abstract

A three dimensional figure (2) which is made of a foam material (10) and which has fixing means (4) on a rear face (6) so that the three dimensional figure (2) is able to be attached to a vertical support surface. The fixing means (4) may be an adhesive fixing means (4). The three dimensional figure (2) may be made by deforming a flat sheet of the foam material (10) in a heated mould.

Description

A THREE DIMENSIONAL FIGURE
This invention relates to a three dimensional figure.
In accordance with one non-limiting embodiment of the present invention there is provided a three dimensional figure which is made of a foam material and which has fixing means on a rear face so that the three dimensional figure is able to be attached to a vertical support surface .
The three dimensional figure can thus be mounted where desired, for example on a vertical support surface such as a wall, door or ceiling in a room. The three dimensional figure may be especially appealing to young children and, if desired, the three dimensional figure can easily be positioned where desired in a child's bedroom.
The three dimensional figure may be one in which the fixing means is on a flat peripheral part of the rear face.
The three dimensional figure may have a front face which is contoured to give a required three dimensional shape .
The front face may be positioned on a concave portion of the three dimensional figure. In this case, the three dimensional figure may be formed from a flat sheet of the foam material. The three dimensional figure may then be one in which the flat sheet of the foam material is provided with a representation of the three dimensional figure, and in which the representation is distorted by a pre-determined amount such that the representation assumes correct dimensions after the flat sheet of the foam material has been deformed into the concave portion. The amount of the distortion can be determined in dependence upon the precise foam material used, which precise foam material will have known pre-determined stretch characteristics under the deformation process employed.
The foam material will usually be a thermo-forming plastics material. Other types of plastics materials may however be employed. The flat sheet of material may be formed into the three dimensional shape in a mould. The mould is preferably heated to form the flat sheet of the foam material into the three dimensional shape, and the mould is then preferably chilled to fix the foam material in the formed three dimensional shape.
The three dimensional figure may be in the form of a make-believe character, a make-believe object, an actual character, or an actual object.
The make-believe character or the actual character may be, for example, one of the following.
1. A Barney character such for example as Barney the pink dinosaur.
2. A Star Wars character.
3. A Star Wars object such for example as a space ship.
4. An X-files character. 5. A Walt Disney Disney type character such for example as Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck .
6. A children's character such for example as Red Riding Hood or Noddy.
7. An actual pop star.
8. An actual sports person such for example as a footballer, cricketer, or tennis player.
The foam material is preferably a synthetic foam material. Natural foam materials such for example as natural sponges may be employed if desired. Where the foam material is a synthetic foam material, then the synthetic foam material may be a plastics foam material or a rubber foam material. A presently preferred plastics foam material is polyethylene plastics foam material, and especially a cross linked polyethylene plastics foam material. Generally, any suitable and appropriate type of foam material may be employed for producing the three dimensional figure of the present invention.
Preferably, the fixing means is an adhesive. Other types of fixing means, for example interlocking plastics members of the type known as Velcro (Registered Trade Mark) , or sticky putty-type material knows as Blu-tac (Registered Trade Mark) , or magnetic fixing means may be employed.
The foam material may be provided with a peel-off release sheet for protecting the adhesive until the three dimensional figure is to be stuck in a desired position. The peel-off release sheet may be a silicone coated peel -off release sheet. Other types of peel-off release sheet may be employed.
The adhesive may be a pressure sensitive adhesive. The pressure sensitive adhesive may be a high tack adhesive or a low tack adhesive.
The adhesive may be a hot melt rubber resin adhesive, a modified resinated acrylic emulsion adhesive, a solvent based rubber resin adhesive, a solvent based modified acrylic adhesive, a pure acrylic emulsion based adhesive, or a pure acrylic solvent based adhesive.
The adhesive may be provided on the foam material by direct coating. Alternatively, the adhesive may be provided on the foam material by transfer coating.
The adhesive may be substantially all over the rear face of the three dimensional figure. Alternatively, the adhesive may be only in selected areas on the rear face of the three dimensional figure, for example in the form of strips or pads .
The foam material may be arranged to be coloured with one or more colours. The colours may be formed integrally with the foam material as the foam material is produced or, alternatively, the colours may be provided after the foam material is produced, for example in the form of paints.
The foam material may be arranged to be fluorescent. Any suitable and appropriate fluorescent material may be employed. The foam material may be arranged to be luminous so that the three dimensional figure can be seen in the dark. Any suitable and appropriate luminous material may be employed.
The foam material can be of any suitable thickness . The foam material can be of any suitable density.
As indicated above, the three dimensional figure is preferably moulded from the plastics material. However, if desired, the three dimensional figure may be cut from a sheet of foam material. Generally, the three dimensional figure can be made in any suitable and appropriate manner.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described solely by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a side view of a three dimensional figure mounted on a vertical surface;
Figure 2 illustrates a direct coating method of applying an adhesive to a foam material;
Figure 3 illustrates a transfer coating method of applying an adhesive to a foam material;
Figure 4 is a top plan view of a flat sheet of foam material used in the production of a three dimensional figure;
Figure 5 is an end view of the sheet of plastics material shown in Figure 4 ; Figure 6 is a top plan view of a sheet of adhesive material for forming fixing means for the sheet of foam material ;
Figure 7 is a cross section through the sheet of foam material shown in Figure 1 and it shows the sheet of material of Figure 6 secured to the sheet of foam material shown in Figure 4 ;
Figure 8 is a rear plan view of the composite sheet of material shown in Figure 7;
Figure 9 is a front view of the composite sheet of material shown in Figure 7, and provided with a face which has been sprayed onto the foam material;
Figure 10 shows how the sheet of material shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9 is placed in a jig;
Figure 11 shows how the jig of Figure 10 is placed in a heated mould;
Figure 12 shows the formed three dimensional figure;
Figure 13 is a side view of the formed three dimensional figure shown in Figure 12; and
Figure 14 shows an alternative three dimensional figure .
Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a three dimensional figure 2 which is in the form of a horse's head. The three dimensional figure has fixing means in the form of a layer of adhesive 4 provided on a rear face 6 of the three dimensional figure 2. The three dimensional figure 2 thus becomes self-adhesive and it will be seen that the three dimensional figure 2 has been stuck to a surface 8 which might, for example, be the surface of a wall or a door.
Referring now to Figure 2, it will be seen that a sheet of foam material 10 passes between two rollers 12, 14. The roller 14 runs in a bath 16 containing adhesive 18. As the sheet of foam material 10 moves from right to left as shown in Figure 2, the roller 14 applies adhesive to a lower surface 20 of the sheet of foam material 10. A silicone coated peel-off release sheet 22 is provided as shown and stuck to the adhesive 18 which will be on the lower surface 20 of the sheet foam material 10 as the sheet foam material 10 and the release sheet 22 pass between a pair of rollers 24, 26.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention as shown in Figure 2, the sheet of foam material 10 may be made adhesive on both sides. In this case, the release sheet 22 has to be double coated. On a second pass, the adhesive 18 is applied as before but the sheet of foam material 10 is self-wound on to the release sheet 22.
Referring now to Figure 3, similar parts as in Figure 2 have been given the same reference numerals for ease of comparison and understanding. Figure 3 shows a transfer coating method in which the roller 14 coats the adhesive 18 on to the release sheet 22. The adhesively coated release sheet 22 is then combined with the sheet of foam material 10 between the rollers 24, 26. The direct coating method shown in Figure 2 adheres the adhesive 18 to the sheet of foam material 10 better than the transfer coating method shown in Figure 3. However both methods provide satisfactory coating of the sheet of foam material 10.
Referring now to Figures 4 and 5, there is shown a flat sheet 28 of a thermo-forming foam plastics material. Figure 5 is an end view of the sheet 28 as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a top plan view of a sheet 30 of stretchable base material. The sheet 30 is a receptor sheet for printing, for example for a face 32 as shown in Figure 9. The sheet 30 is preferably a stretchable nylon sheet but it may be of any other suitable and appropriate material. The sheet 30 provides a good key for the printing, for example for the face 32.
Figure 7 is a cross section through the sheet 28 with the sheet 30 stuck to the sheet 28 by a layer 27 of adhesive. A further layer 29 of adhesive is also shown.
Figure 8 is a rear view of the composite sheet shown in Figure 7.
Figure 9 is a front view of the composite sheet shown in Figure 7, and provided with the face 32. The face 32 is provided on the sheet 28 by a spraying process. It will be noted that the face 32 is distorted. The amount of the distortion is determined by knowing the amount of stretch or other distortion that will take place in the composite sheet, i.e. in the sheets 28 and 30, in a thermo-forming moulding process. Thus, in the thermo-forming moulding process, the distorted face 32 stretches, contracts or otherwise distorts into a normal non-distorted face of the required correct shape .
Figure 10 shows the sheet 28 in a jig 34.
Figure 11 shows the jig 34 positioned in a heated press 36. The press 36 is heated to an appropriate temperature and the flat sheet 28 of the foam material becomes deformed as required. The moulding is effected under pressure. In an alternative embodiment of the invention not shown, the moulding may be vacuum forming. When the required formation has taken place, the press 36 is chilled in order to fix the deformed sheet of material 28 into its required shape. Without the chilling, the deformed sheet 28 could further deform into an unwanted shape if it were removed from the press 36 in a hot condition.
Figure 12 is a front view of the produced three dimensional figure 38. It will be seen that the face 32 has assumed the required correct shape. An alternative embodiment of the invention is shown in Figure 12, this being where the fixing means is in the form of four adhesive strips 39 on a rear face of the three dimensional figure 38.
Figure 13 is a side view, partially in cross section and shows the required three dimensional figure 38. With the stretching in the press 36, the face 32 assumes the correct dimensions. The face 32 is thus positioned on a concave portion 40 of the three dimensional figure 38.
In Figure 13 the face is formed in the middle of the sheet 38 so that the face is surrounded by a border 42. Figure 14 shows how the border 42 could be cut away just to leave the face 32.
It is to be appreciated that the embodiments of the invention described above with reference to the accompanying drawings have been given by way of example only and that modifications may be effected. Thus, for example, in Figures 2 and 3, the sheet of foam material 10 is made of polyethylene plastics material. Other types of plastics material may be employed. Also, the adhesive 18 may alternatively be applied to the sheet foam material 10 by means of an air brush or a spreading blade . Any suitable and appropriate method of applying the adhesive may be employed. The adhesive coating methods shown in Figures 2 and 3 are preferred because the adhesive adheres well to the sheet of foam material. If the adhesive is chosen to have a good shear and tack strength, then the adhesive may be stronger than the strength of the foam material. This means that if the three dimensional figure is attempted to be pulled away from its mounting, the foam material tends to split before the adhesive bond is broken. In other applications, it may be desired to have the adhesive as a low tack adhesive so that the three dimensional figure of the present invention can easily be removed as and when desired, for example for repositioning at another position in a room. In Figure 7, a sheet similar to the sheet 30 may be positioned between the sheet 28 and the layer 29 of adhesive. This sheet may be of the same or a different material to the sheet 30 but it will still be stretchable, and it provides a good base sheet for receiving the adhesive of the layer 29 in addition to increasing the strength of the formed composite sheet.

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1. A three dimensional figure which is made of a foam material and which has fixing means on a rear face so that the three dimensional figure is able to be attached to a vertical support surface.
2. A three dimensional figure according to claim 1 in which the fixing means is on a flat peripheral part of the rear face .
3. A three dimensional figure according to claim 1 or claim 2 in which the three dimensional figure has a front face which is contoured to give a required three dimensional shape.
4. A three dimensional figure according to claim 3 in which the front face is positioned on a concave portion of the three dimensional figure.
5. A three dimensional figure according to claim 4 and which is formed from a flat sheet of the foam material .
6. A three dimensional figure according to claim 5 in which the flat sheet of the foam material is provided with a representation of the three dimensional figure, and in which the representation is distorted by a pre-determined amount such that the representation assumes correct dimensions after the flat sheet of the foam material has been deformed into the concave portion.
7. A three dimensional figure according to claim 6 in which the foam material is a thermo-forming plastics material .
8. A three dimensional figure according to any one of claims 5-7 in whch the flat sheet of material is formed into the three dimensional shape in a mould.
9. A three dimensional figure according to claim 8 in which the mould is heated to form the flat sheet of the foam material into the three dimensional shape, and in which the mould is then chilled to fix the foam material in the formed three dimensional shape.
10. A three dimensional figure according to any one of the preceding claims in which the three dimensional figure is in the form of a make-believe character, a make-believe object, an actual character, or an actual object.
11. A three dimensional figure according to claim 10 in which the make-believe character or the actual character is :
1. a Barney character;
2. a Star Wars character;
3. a Star Wars object;
4. an X-files character;
5. a Walt Disney Disney type character;
6. a children's character;
7. an actual pop star; or
8. an actual sports person.
12. A three dimensional figure according to any one of the preceding claims in which the foam material is a synthetic foam material .
13. A three dimensional figure according to claim 12 in which the synthetic foam material is a plastics foam material or a rubber foam material .
14. A three dimensional figure according to claim 13 in which the plastics foam material is a polyethylene plastics foam material .
15. A three dimensional figure according to claim 14 in which the polyethylene plastics foam material is a cross linked polyethylene plastics foam material.
16. A three dimensional figure according to any one of the preceding claims in which the fixing means in an adhesive.
17. A three dimensional figure according to claim 16 in which the foam material is provided with a peel-off release sheet for protecting the adhesive until the three dimensional figure is to be stuck in a desired position.
18. A three dimensional figure according to claim 17 in which the peel-off release sheet is a silicone coated peel- off release sheet.
19. A three dimensional figure according to any one of claims 16-18 in which the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive .
20. A three dimensional figure according to claim 19 in which the pressure sensitive adhesive is a high tack adhesive or a low tack adhesive.
21. A three dimensional figure according to any one of claims 16-20 in which the adhesive is a hot melt rubber resin adhesive, a modified resinated acrylic emulsion adhesive, a solvent based rubber resin adhesive, a solvent based modified acrylic adhesive, a pure acrylic emulsion based adhesive, or a pure acrylic solvent based adhesive.
22. A three dimensional figure according to any one of claims 16-21 in which the adhesive is provided on the foam material by direct coating.
23. A three dimensional figure according to any one of claims 16-21 in which the adhesive is provided on the foam material by transfer coating.
2 . A three dimensional figure according to any one of claims 16-23 in which the adhesive is substantially all over the rear face of the three dimensional figure.
25. A three dimensional figure according to any one of claims 16-23 in which the adhesive is only in selected areas on the rear face of the three dimensional figure.
26. A three dimensional figure according to any one of the preceding claims in which the foam material is arranged to be coloured with one or more colours .
27. A three dimensional figure according to any one of the preceding claims in which the foam material is arranged to be fluorescent .
28. A three dimensional figure according to any one of the preceding claims in which the foam material is arranged to be luminous so that the three dimensional figure can be seen in the dark.
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