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US 5,509,989 AGranted
Method for producing decorative laminate finishes
OwnerClayton Taublinventor
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Abstract
A method for the production of a decorative laminate finish is disclosed. A relatively minor amount of lacquer colorant is applied to the surface of an aqueous bath. After partially drying the colorant to a flexible film, a substrate is contacted with the film and the resulting laminate is separated from the bath.
Claims12
A method for the production of a laminate comprising a decorative film on a substrate, said method comprising:
- A. providing an aqueous bath;
- B. applying a relatively minor amount of a lacquer colorant to the surface of said bath;
- C. partially drying said colorant to produce a flexible film;
- D. causing a surface of a first substrate to contact and releasably adhere to a surface of said film;
- E. separating the resultant, temporary laminate from said aqueous bath;
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- F. contacting and fixedly adhering said partially-dried film to a surface of a second substrate to produce a final laminate.
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