Method of making color fan deck

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a paint color sample display device for the illustration of paint colors and a method for making such a color display device. The color display device may be a color fan deck which displays color on each side of the blades of the fan deck. The fan blades include a painted polymeric film laminated to both sides of a base paper to form a painted film/base paper/painted film laminate for the fan blades.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method of making a color display device, the method comprising:
 applying paint to a first polymeric film web to provide a first painted polymeric film web; 
 drying the first painted polymeric film web to provide a first dried painted polymeric film web; 
 laminating the first dried painted polymeric film web to a base paper web having a thickness of from about 0.0014 to about 0.015 inches to form a painted film/base paper laminate web; 
 applying paint to a second polymeric film web to provide a second painted polymeric film web; 
 drying the second painted polymeric film web to provide a second dried painted polymeric film web; 
 laminating the second dried painted polymeric film web to the painted film/base paper laminate web to provide a painted film/base paper/painted film laminate web; and 
 cutting the painted film/base paper/painted film laminate web to provide painted swatch fan blades, the painted swatches on both sides of the fan blades. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1  wherein the fan blades are fastened with a fastener extending through the painted film/base paper/painted film at one end for pivotal rotation of the fan blades around the fastener. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 2  wherein the fan blades have top and bottom surfaces which are substantially completely covered with a polymeric film 
     
     
       4. A method of making an elongated two sided color display product, the method comprising:
 applying paint to a polymeric film web to provide a painted polymeric film web; 
 drying the painted polymeric film web to provide a dried painted polymeric film web; 
 printing an adhesive having a solids level of from 45 to 65 weight percent on the dried paint or on the surface of the polymeric film which is opposite to the surface of the film with the paint thereon; 
 laminating the adhesive printed film to a base paper web having a thickness of from about 0.0014 to about 0.015 inches to form a first paper/film laminate; 
 rolling the first paper/film laminate into a roll to provide a rolled paper/film laminate; 
 applying paint to a second polymeric film web to provide a second painted polymeric film web; 
 printing an adhesive on the second painted film web; 
 unrolling the rolled first paper/film laminate; 
 laminating the first paper film/laminate with the second painted polymeric film to form a painted film/base paper/painted film laminate web with painted polymeric film on both sides of the base paper; and 
 cutting the painted film/base paper/painted film laminate web to provide painted swatch fan blades, the painted swatches on both sides of the fan blades. 
 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 4  wherein the polymeric film has a thickness of about 1.35 mils to about 5 mils. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5  wherein the polymeric film is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, biaxially oriented polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6  wherein the polymeric film is polypropylene. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7  wherein the polypropylene film has a thickness of about 1.35 to about 1.6 mils. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 6  wherein the polymeric film is polyethylene terephthalate which has a thickness of about 2 to about 5 mils. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 4  wherein the fan blades have top and bottom surfaces which are substantially completely covered with a polymeric film and the fan blades are fastened with a fastener extending through the painted film/base paper/painted film at one end for pivotal rotation of the fan blades around the fastener. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 4  wherein the base paper web has a thickness of from about 0.002 to about 0.015 inches. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 2  wherein the base paper web has a thickness of from about 0.002 to about 0.015 inches.