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US 12,735,901 B2Granted
Resilient flooring product and methods of making same
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorsTom Odum, Jay Vecsey, Jeff Wright
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Abstract
Described herein are resilient floor coverings produced by using digitally printed UV-cured inks and exhibiting high adhesion properties between an ink layer and a wear layer. Also described herein are methods for manufacturing same. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
Claims30
A resilient surface covering article comprising:
- a backing portion having a first surface and an opposing second surface;
- a decorative portion having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the decorative portion comprises UV cured ink;
- wherein the opposing second surface of the decorative portion is connected to the backing portion;
- a tie layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the tie layer comprises a polymer adhesive, wherein the opposing second surface of the tie layer is connected to the first surface of the decorative portion;
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- a protective layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the protective layer is configured to provide at least one of a wear or scratch resistance, wherein the opposing second surface of the protective layer is connected to the first surface of the tie layer;
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- wherein the protective layer exhibits a pull value greater than about 5 pounds as determined by ASTM 3936 with a 1-inch strip pulled at a rate of 2 inch/min for a pull distance of 2 inches.
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An article of a resilient surface cover, the article comprising:
- a decorative portion having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the decorative portion comprises UV cured ink, wherein the decorative portion is configured to be connected to a backing portion such that the opposing second surface of the decorative portion is connected to the backing portion;
- a tie layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the tie layer comprises a polymer adhesive, wherein the opposing second surface of the tie layer is connected to the first surface of the decorative portion;
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- a wear layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the opposing second surface of the wear layer is connected to the first surface of the tie layer;
- and
- a scratch layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the opposing second surface of the scratch layer is connected to the first surface of the wear layer,
- wherein the wear layer exhibits a pull value greater than about 5 pounds as determined by ASTM 3936 with a 1-inch strip pulled at a rate of 2 inch/min for a pull distance of 2 inches.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.