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US 4,599,264 AGranted
Decorative laminate
AssigneeArmstrong World Industries, Inc.
InventorsWilliam J. Kauffman, Timothy D. Colyer, Martin Dees, Jr.
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Abstract
A decorative laminate is provided which includes a printed layer of absorptive PVC resin particles of substantially only one particle thickness which can be printed with, for example, three differently colored vinyl plastisol printing ink compositions, and which exhibits through-color printing. The decorative article is useful as a floor covering.
Claims20
A decorative laminate suitable as a floor covering comprising
- a substrate;
- a printed layer of absorptive PVC resin particles of single particle thickness of type GP PVC resin having a particle size diameter between about 6 mils and about 20 mils adhered to said substrate;
- and
- a layer up to 10 mils thick of transparent synthetic organic polymer adhered to the printed layer of said absorptive PVC resin;
- whereby the printed regions of said decorative laminate of said layer of absorptive PVC resin particles exhibit through-color printing.
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A decorative laminate suitable as a floor covering comprising
- a substrate;
- a layer of adhesive PVC polymer overlying said substrate;
- a printed layer of absorptive PVC resin particles of single particle thickness of type GP PVC resin having a particle size diameter between about 6 mils and about 20 mils adhered to said layer of adhesive PVC polymer and printed with at least one foamed or non-foamable vinyl plastisol printing ink;
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- a layer up to 10 mils thick of transparent PVC polymer adhered to the layer of said printed absorptive PVC resin particles;
- whereby the printed regions of said decorative laminate of said layer of absorptive PVC resin particles exhibit through-color printing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.