Magnetic wall border, system and method

Abstract

A magnetic wall border system and a method of using the system is described. A magnetic wall border may be a removable portion, and may have a magnetic or magnet-attracting layer and a decorative layer.

1 . An wall decoration system for decorating a wall, comprising: 
 at least one wall border comprising a decorative indicia supportable layer operable to be magnetically adhered to a magnetic or magnet-attracting substrate.    
   
   
       2 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the decorative indicia supportable layer is operable to accept and maintain a fold or a crease.  
   
   
       3 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of like wall borders, each of which has a different decorative indicia supported on a surface thereof.  
   
   
       4 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the decorative indicia supportable layer comprises a multi-layer construction.  
   
   
       5 . The system as defined in  claim 4 , wherein the decorative indicia supportable layer comprises a print layer.  
   
   
       6 . The system as defined in  claim 5 , wherein the print layer is operable to receive printing from a printer selected from offset, flexographic, digital, ink jet, silk screen, dye sublimation, and laser jet.  
   
   
       7 . The system as defined in  claim 4 , wherein the multi-layer construction comprises a magnetic material containing layer or a magnet-attracting material containing layer.  
   
   
       8 . The system as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the magnetic material containing layer or the magnet-attracting material containing layer comprises a polymer.  
   
   
       9 . The system as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the magnetic or magnet-attracting material is selected from magnetite, ferrite, magnetized iron and combinations of two or more thereof.  
   
   
       10 . The system as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the magnetic material is selected from aluminum, cobalt-iron/steel, copper, stannum, aluminum-nickel, aluminum-nickel-cobalt, iron, magnetite, nickel, cobalt, cobalt-iron-nickel, samarium-cobalt, nickel-iron, neodymium-iron-boron, iron-nickel, iron-cobalt-vanadium, hematite, rare earth powder, strontium-ferrite, neodymium, manganese-aluminum-carbon, and combinations of two or more thereof.  
   
   
       11 . The system as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the magnetic material containing layer or the magnet-attracting material containing layer is malleable or is configured to snap along a pre-selected orientation.  
   
   
       12 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a base assembly comprising a magnetic or magnetically attractable material.  
   
   
       13 . The system as defined in  claim 12 , wherein the base assembly comprises a coating that can be applied to a wall.  
   
   
       14 . The system as defined in  claim 12 , wherein the base assembly comprises a wall portion.  
   
   
       15 . The system as defined in  claim 12 , wherein the base assembly comrpises a multi-layer construction comprising an adhesive layer.  
   
   
       16 . The system as defined in  claim 15 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a permanent adhesive.  
   
   
       17 . The system as defined in  claim 15 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive.  
   
   
       18 . The system as defined in  claim 15 , wherein the base assembly further comprises a release liner overlaying a surface of the adhesive layer.  
   
   
       19 . The system as defined in  claim 12 , wherein the base assembly comprises magnetic material.  
   
   
       20 . The system as defined in  claim 19 , wherein the magnetic material is selected from aluminum, cobalt-iron/steel, copper, stannum, aluminum-nickel, aluminum-nickel-cobalt, iron, magnetite, nickel, cobalt, cobalt-iron-nickel, samarium-cobalt, nickel-iron, neodymium-iron-boron, iron-nickel, iron-cobalt-vanadium, hematite, rare earth powder, strontium-ferrite, neodymium, manganese-aluminum-carbon, and combinations of two or more thereof.  
   
   
       21 . The system as defined in  claim 12 , wherein the base assembly comprises a magnet-attracting material.  
   
   
       22 . The system as defined in  claim 21 , wherein the magnet-attracting material is selected from iron, magnetite, and magnetized iron.  
   
   
       23 . The system as defined in  claim 12 , wherein the base assembly has a height in the range of from about 2.5 centimeters to about 25 centimeters, and the decorative indicia supportable layer has a height that is at least as wide as the base assembly.  
   
   
       24 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the base assembly and the decorative indicia supportable layer have substantially the same dimensions.  
   
   
       25 . A method of decorating a substrate, comprising: 
 providing a base assembly having a first magnet or magnet-attracting material layer;    adhering a base assembly to a substrate surface; and    magnetically adhering a removable portion to the base assembly, the removable portion comprising a decorative layer and a second magnet or magnet-attracting material layer that is complimentary to the first magnet or magnet-attracting material layer.    
   
   
       26 . The method as defined in  claim 25 , further comprising creasing the removable portion to adapt the removable portion to a corner or edge.