Based structure with changeable colorful figures

The invention relates to an improved based structure with changeable colorful figures, wherein the based structure is printed with colorful figures. A coating layer is provided over the colorful figures to show a single color in usual time. The coating layer will become transparent after contacting water and the original colorful figures are then displayed. In use of the change, the based structure can be applied on many products being apt to water that obtains decorative effect of figures with changeable color and improves utilization.

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Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In many products, colorful figures are printed thereon for a decorative effect. They only provide simple colorful figures without any alteration. For example, an umbrella, a raincoat, or a swimsuit is usually printed thereon some colorful figures to gain attention of other people. But they can just display the fixed figures all the time. The figures are always the same without any change and are out of specialty.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved product having colorful figures thereon, wherein the color of the figures are changeable when the product contacts water. Now, accompanying with the following drawings, the character of the present invention will be described here and after.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a portion of a based structure with changeable colorful figures according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front plan view of FIG. 3 showing the embodiment after contacting water according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the present invention relates to an improved colorful product, which includes a based structure (1) and colorful figures (2) thereon. For illustrated in this description easily, the figures (2) are displayed as an apple and a banana. It is the character of the present invention that a coating layer (3) is formed over the layer of the colorful figures (2) and has a single color, such as white shown in FIG. 2. It is a character of the coating layer (3) that it will become transparent when it contacts water. Hence, the original colorful figures (2) can be displayed, as shown in FIG. 3, after the product contacts water. Therefore, the color of the present invention is then changeable. When the product is dried, the coating layer (3) will be recovered to a single untransparent layer with a single color.

In applications, the based structure can be used on some products, which are apt to contact water, such as an umbrella or a raincoat. In use, the figure of the based structure displays a single color of the coating layer before contacting water. When it rains, the original colorful figure (2) will be shown up since the coating layer (3) contacts water and becomes transparent. It is thus reaches the purpose of the present invention.

In above mention, it is only an exemplary embodiment of the present invention and is not to limit the scope of this application. Other modification having a similar character can be applied to reach the primary object of the present invention and will be also claimed in this application, such as to design other colorful figures, numbers, or words on the based structure, or to be applied on other products being apt to water, such as a swimsuit, a hat, a jacket, a coat, or a scarf.

Claims

1. A based structure with changeable colorful figures, wherein the based structure is printed with colorful figures, and the character is to provide a coating layer over the colorful layer with a single color, in which the coating layer will become transparent after contacting water and the original colorful figures are then displayed.

2. The based structure with changeable colorful figures as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coating layer will be recovered to an untransparent layer after being dried.

3. The based structure with changeable colorful figures as claimed in claim 1, wherein the based structure can be used on some products being apt to water, such as an umbrella, a raincoat, a swimsuit, a hat, a jacket, a coat, or a scarf.

4. The based structure with changeable colorful figures as claimed in claim 1, wherein the colorful figures can be changed to any suitable figures, numbers, or words.

Patent History
Publication number: 20080070470
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 18, 2006
Publication Date: Mar 20, 2008
Inventor: Cheng Min Lai (Chung Ho City)
Application Number: 11/522,367
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Changeable Book, Card, Or Picture (446/147)
International Classification: A63H 33/38 (20060101);