Appeal No. 1997-1423
Application No. 08/421,025
applying a transparent layer (16) of fluidic thermo-
plastic transfer material directly onto the release agent on
the paper sheet (12) for establishing a discrete area of
transfer material on the paper sheet (12) devoid of inks or
other opaque agents and suitable for coloring by a consumer,
the transfer layer (16) being adapted to bond to the release
agent in ambient conditions and release therefrom in response
to a predetermined elevated temperature;
solidifying the transfer layer (16);
disposing a plurality of non-water soluble adhesive-
abrasive particles (18) on the transparent layer (16) for
providing a rough surface for abrading crayon (22) rubbed
thereover;
applying heat to the adhesive-abrasive particles
(18) above the melting temperature of the adhesive-abrasive
particles (18); and
characterized by melting the non-water soluble
adhesive-abrasive particles (18) to form an adhesive (18).
The references of record relied upon by the examiner are :
Reed et al. (Reed) 4,294,641 Oct. 13,
1981
Hare 4,980,224 Dec.
25, 1990
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over Hare in view of Reed.
We cannot sustain this rejection.
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a method of
fabricating a decal for transfer onto a section of fabric,
such as a t-shirt, that may be personally colored.
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