Claims
- 1. A method of reproducing a xerographic image which comprises the steps of:
- covering a xerographic image to be reproduced with an image receiving surface;
- breaking solvent filled microcapsules and wetting said image with said solvent, said solvent being a solvent for fused xerographic toner whereby solvated toner will migrate to said image receiving surface; and
- removing said image receiving surface and attaching it to a destination surface.
- 2. The method recited in claim 1 where said microcapsules are filled with 1,1,1 trichloroethane.
- 3. The method recited in claim 2 where the shells of said microcapsules are cellulose based.
- 4. The method recited in claim 1 where the shells of said microcapsules are cellulose based.
- 5. The method recited in claim 1 where said microcapsules are between about 100 and about 500 microns in diameter.
- 6. The method recited in claim 1 where said microcapsules are adhered to a sheet and said microcapsules are broken by application of a rubbing force.
- 7. The method recited in claim 1 where said solvent is applied to the image side of the page which contains the image to be transferred.
- 8. The method recited in claim 1 where the image receiving surface is comprised of the shells of said microcapsules and an adhesive layer to which said microcapsules are attached.
- 9. A method for reproducing a solvent-sensitive image which comprises the steps of:
- providing an image-receiving sheet;
- providing solvent-containing microcapsules, said solvent being a solvent for the substance which comprises an image to be reproduced;
- placing said image-receiving sheet in contact with said image to be reproduced; and
- moistening the interface between said image and said image-receiving sheet with said solvent whereby a solution including said image comprising substance will be produced, a portion of said solution migrating to said image-receiving sheet.
- 10. The method as recited in claim 9 and further including the step of covering one surface of said image-receiving sheet with said microcapsules.
- 11. A method for reproducing a solvent sensitive image which comprises the steps of:
- providing an image-receiving sheet;
- encapsulating a solvent for the substance which comprises an image to be reproduced;
- placing said image receiving sheet in contact with said image to be reproduced;
- rupturing the capsules containing containing said solvent; and
- moistening the interface between said image and said imagereceiving sheet with said solvent whereby a solution including said image comprising substance will be produced, a portion of said solution migrating to said image-receiving sheet.
- 12. The method as recited in claim 11 and further including the step of covering one surface of said image-receiving sheet with said encapsulated solvent.
- 13. A method for reproducing a solvent sensitive image which comprises the steps of:
- providing an image receiving sheet;
- providing a solvent for the substance which comprises an image to be reproduced;
- placing said image-receiving sheet in contact with said image to be reproduced; and
- after said image-receiving sheet is placed in contact with said image, moistening the interface between said image and said image-receiving sheet with said solvent whereby a solution including said image comprising substance will be produced, a portion of said solution migrating to said image-receiving sheet.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 352,126 filed on May 15, 1989.
US Referenced Citations (7)
Divisions (1)
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