Abstract: The present invention is directed to a unique heat transfer material for use in transferring a discontinuous coating onto a substrate, such as an article of clothing. The heat transfer material of the present invention may be used cold peel transfer processes, resulting in an image-bearing coating having superior crack resistance, washability, and breathability compared to conventional image-bearing coatings. Additionally, the materials may be used on dark colored fabrics without washed-out appearance typically associated with printing on darker fabrics. The heat transfer material of the present invention produces superior results due to the use of discontinuous coatings.

Abstract: A melt transfer web has a conformable layer which enables the melt transfer web to be used to transfer print uneven surfaces. In one embodiment the melt transfer web has a separate conformable layer and separate release layer. The conformable layer consists of copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate or copolymers of ethylene and acrylic acid which copolymers have a melt index greater than 30. The release layer consists of polyethylene films or ethylene copolymer films. In another embodiment a single layer of copolymers of ethylene and acrylic acid having a melt index between 100 and 4000 serves as a conformable-release layer.

Abstract: A backing material for use in fabricating flexible abrasive sheets. The backing material comprises a flexible web substrate preferably of tough impregnated paper, having on one surface a heat-activatable binder coating which is a non-tacky solid at ambient temperatures and which coating when heated to a temperature insufficient to thermally degrade the substrate is softened and converted to a viscous fluid condition so that when abrasive grit is deposited on the softened coating and electrostatically aligned, the grit by virtue of its weight alone, i.e. by gravity, will sink into the coating to a depth which provides a firm bond with the coating after the heat is removed and the coating resets to its solid non-tacky state. The abrasive sheet products which result when the described backing material is used in the fabrication of such products is also defined.