Abstract: A dye-receiver element for thermal dye transfer includes a support having on one side thereof a dye image-receiving layer characterized in that a release agent is present in the dye-image receiving layer which release agent comprises a siloxane-containing polymer having a weight average molecular weight of at least 150,000 and a viscosity in the range of 10 million mm2/sec to 50 million mm2/second. The invention also relates to a process of making a dye-receiver element for thermal dye transfer from a dye-donor element, said dye-receiver element comprising a support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer made by a process comprising forming a melt of a thermoplastic material comprising the release agent, extruding or coextruding the melt as a single-layer film or a layer of a composite (multilayer) film; and applying the extruded film or composite film to a support for the dye-receiver element.

Abstract: A dye-receiver element for thermal dye transfer includes a support having on one side thereof a dye image-receiving layer characterized in that a release agent is present in the dye-image receiving layer which release agent comprises a siloxane-containing polymer having a weight average molecular weight of at least 150,000 and a viscosity in the range of 10 million mm2/sec to 50 million mm2/second. The invention also relates to a process of making a dye-receiver element for thermal dye transfer from a dye-donor element, said dye-receiver element comprising a support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer made by a process comprising forming a melt of a thermoplastic material comprising the release agent, extruding or coextruding the melt as a single-layer film or a layer of a composite (multilayer) film; and applying the extruded film or composite film to a support for the dye-receiver element.

Abstract: A camera comprising a housing, and a carry strap attached to the housing to permit the carry strap to be longitudinally extended from the housing as a closed loop to receive one's hand in the closed loop and being elastic to be stretched around the housing to be stored on the housing, is characterized in that the carry strap has an ornamental figure which is arranged to be upstanding from the housing when the carry strap is stretched around the housing to be stored on the housing. Preferably, the carry strap has an integral platform that is wider than the remainder of the carry strap to serve as a support base for the ornamental figure. The platform is positioned on a top face of the housing, and the ornamental figure is upstanding on the platform, when the carry strap is stretched around the housing to be stored on the housing.