Novelty gel pad and gel picture frame

Abstract

The present invention relates to provide a gel pad which includes non slip gel pad, decal gel picture frame and window cling. The invention also provides a decorative printing on a surface of gel pad picture frame. The printing methods can be pad printing, or screen-printing, digital printing and heat transfer printing. After die cut the designed shape from non slip gel pad, the picture frame body is constructed polymeric gel materials and is shaped to define a center opening in which the photograph is positioned. The part of die cut shape is a window cling. A process for making a gel picture frame includes the step of die-cut of a design shape from thermoplastic rubber flat sheet, printing a art design to surface of a design shape TPR sheet, finally a top coated was applied to protect the printing image. The image printing methods can be transfer printing, pad printing, screen printing, digital printing and hand painting. Pad printing, screen-printing, or spray coating can be used for the top coated.

1 . A gel pad for use for supporting any item, said pad having side edges and top and bottom edges, and a bottom surface having sufficient tackyness to provide for its application and adherence to a smooth surface, and said gel pad capable of removal from a smooth surface;
 whereby a non slip pad is made from the gel pad for temporary adherence of an item against movement.   
   
   
       2 . A gel picture frame for supporting and displaying a pictorial or other item by the application of said gel picture frame comprising:
 (a.) said gel picture frame having a top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having sufficient tackiness to provide for its application and adherence to a smooth surface, and said gel picture frame capable of removal from a smooth surface;   (b.) said gel picture frame having an inner opening having a shape to accommodate the display of a pictorial or other item there through when adhered to a smooth surface, said inner opening forming at least one approximate pictorial display opening therethrough;   (c.) a transfer release film having a printed artwork or coloration applied thereon;   (d.) said release film applied to the upper surface of the gel picture frame, to thereby transfer the printed artwork or coloration from the release film onto the gel picture frame; and   (e.) the bottom surface of the gel picture frame having sufficient tackiness to allow for its adherence to and for holding the pictorial or other item to the smooth surface.   
   
   
       3 . A non slip pad according to  claim 1  wherein the polymeric gel is thermoplastic rubber gel. 
   
   
       4 . A picture frame according to the  claim 2  the polymeric gel comprising:
 from about 5 to about 50% of a volatile hydrocarbon, one or more hydrocarbon-soluble substances, or mixtures hereof; from about 10 to about 40% of a blend of diblock and triblock and/or multiblock copolymers, said blend comprising from about 0 to about 100 weight percent of one or more diblock copolymer and from about 100 to about 0 weight percent of one or more triblock, radial block and/or multiblock copolymer; and from about 0.1 to about 30 weight percent of fragrance.   
   
   
       5 . Gel picture frame composition of  claim 2  additionally comprising:
 luminescent pigment, fluorescent pigment, thermochromic pigment metallic pigment, pearlescent particles, glitters, oil soluble dyes, light absorber, and antioxidants.   
   
   
       6 . The printing ink composition of  claim 2  further comprising one or more copolymer resins selected from the group consisting of a triblock, radical block and muiltiblock copolymer, and optionally diblock copolymer, mineral oil, solvents, colorants and additives. 
   
   
       7 . The printing ink composition of  claim 2 , wherein each of said copolymers contains at least two thermodynamically incompatible segments, and are selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene-styrene polymers, styrene-isoprene-styrene polymers, styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene polymers, styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene polymers, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene polymers, styrene-butadiene polymers and styrene-isoprene polymers. 
   
   
       8 . The printing ink composition of  claim 7  wherein said copolymers comprise between about 2 to 20% by weight, more preferably from about 5 to 10% by weight. 
   
   
       9 . The printing ink composition of  claim 7  wherein said mineral oil comprise between from about 10 to 30% by weight, preferably from about 15 to 25% by weight. 
   
   
       10 . The printing ink composition of  claim 7  wherein said solvent comprises between from about 30 to 80% by weight, preferably from about 45 to 75% by weight. 
   
   
       11 . The printing ink composition of  claim 7  wherein said pigments comprise between from about 10 to 30% by weight, preferably from about 15 to 25% by weight. 
   
   
       12 . The printing ink composition of  claim 7  further comprising at least one additive selected from the group consisting of adhesion modifier, mailing powder, antistatic agent, anti-foaming agent, wetting agent, antioxidant, and flow control agent, fragrance. 
   
   
       13 . The process  claim 1  wherein the top coat treatment further comprises one or two copolymer resins selected from the group consisting of tailback, radical block and multi-block copolymer, a mineral oil, solvents; and additives. 
   
   
       14 . The top coat composition of  claim 2  wherein each of said copolymers contains at least two thermodynamically incompatible segments, and are selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene-styrene polymers, styrene-isoprene-styrene polymers, styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene polymers, styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene polymers, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene polymers. 
   
   
       15 . The top coat composition of  claim 14  wherein said copolymers comprise between about 5 to 30 percent by weight of the said composition. 
   
   
       16 . The top coat composition of  claim 14  wherein said mineral oil comprises between about 5 to 30 percent by weight of the said composition. 
   
   
       17 . The top coat composition of  claim 14  wherein said solvents comprise between about 5 to 90 percent by weight of the said composition. 
   
   
       18 . The top coat composition of  claim 17 , and further including aromatic solvent such as toluene, xylene, aromatic 100, aromatic 150; ester solvent such as amyl acetate, butyl acetate; and ketone solvent such as cyclohexanone, isophrone; ester acetate solvents such as 2-butoxyethyl acetate, 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, propyl glycol methyl ether acetate. 
   
   
       19 . A gel picture frame according to  claim 2 , wherein the frame is tacky on both top and bottom side. 
   
   
       20 . A gel picture frame according to  claim 2 , wherein the frame sticks vertically against the smooth surface. 
   
   
       21 . A gel picture frame for supporting and displaying an item said gel picture frame comprising a frame having both top and bottom side to stick on the smooth surface, and removably along any smooth surface, making outer and inner cut path into designed shape of gel picture frame, while leaving a center window portion. 
   
   
       22 . A gel picture frame according to  claim 21 , wherein the frame is bendable, flexible, and removable. 
   
   
       23 . A gel picture frame according to  claim 21 , wherein the frame is translucent or transparent. 
   
   
       24 . A gel picture frame for supporting and displaying a pictorial or other item, said gel picture frame comprising:
 (a.) a gel picture frame having both a top and bottom surface, the bottom surface having sufficient tackiness to allow for its adherence and removal from a smooth supporting surface;   (b.) said gel picture frame having at least an inner opening of a size to provide for display of a pictorial or other item therethrough; whereby the gel picture frame may be used to adhere the pictorial or other item to the surface through application of the formers tacky bottom surface onto a smooth supporting surface.   
   
   
       25 . The process for making a multifunctional gel pad comprising the steps of:
 providing a molded shape;   injecting a polymeric gel into the molded shape to form a gel pad;   printing indicia on said molded gel pad;   providing a design shaped center within the gel pad, said design shape center capable of removal there from;   coating a top coat onto said printed gel pad;   separating the design shape center from the molded gel pad thereby forming a gel pad with inner opening of a particular designed shape to form a picture frame, while the inner design shape provides a separate gel pad for application to a surface; and   the removal of the design center shape from the gel pad functions as a picture frame, whereby the picture frame and the center design gel pad can be separated to provide for separate components for application to a surface for adherence.