US 12,631,030 B2 · Decorative plastic panel and method of fabricating decorative plastic panels

Abstract

An additive system for use in a polymeric formulation (plastic) that includes a plurality of visually differentiable elongated streaks contained in a mono-colored base, the visually differentiable elongated streaks are composed of a pigmented material having a random pattern and elongated due to the manufacturing process. The visually differentiable streaks are composed of at least two colors, each having a pigment shade visually differing from one another. The visually differentiable streaks are elongated and randomized during the manufacturing process to resemble the elongated markings present in natural materials such as marble or wood. The visually differentiable markings can be utilized in various color combinations to make lightweight useful articles having a pleasing aesthetic appearance.

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Dependent claims

A decorative plastic panel resembling stone comprising:

a hollow panel having a front wall, a rear wall, a pair of side walls, and a pair of end walls, the walls joined along respective edges to construct the hollow panel, an outer surface of each wall including a decorative layer of plastic, the decorative layer including at least two visibly differentiable colors, a first color being a base color forming a preponderance of the decorative layer, a second color forming elongated streaks, the elongated streaks extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the decorative panel and each elongated streak having different lengths and random positions with respect to other elongated streaks, wherein the second color plastic used to form the elongated streaks has a higher melting point than the plastic forming the base color.

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Decorative plastic panel and method of fabricating decorative plastic panels

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Decorative plastic panel and method of fabricating decorative plastic panels

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