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US 5,702,806 AGranted
Decorative laminate surface layer
OwnerRobin D. O'Dell, Joseph Lexinventors
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Abstract
A decorative laminate surface layer composition is prepared by selectively applying dissimilar thermoset or thermoplastic polymers to a decorative laminate facing sheet to achieve a brillant visual or pearlescent appearance.
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A decorative laminate comprising:
- a core backing layer serving as a supporting layer;
- a decorative facing sheet having a first exterior surface laminated to said backing layer and an opposing exterior surface;
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- a coating including at least two dissimilar resins applied on the opposing exterior surface of said decorative facing sheet prior to laminating said facing sheet to said backing layer, one of said resins being a liquid impregnating resin and another of said resins being a particulate surface coating resin that melts and flows under heat and pressure during lamination to form a laminate surface having an ultra-thin surface layer consisting essentially of the surface coating resin and having one or more of the following properties, enhanced wearability, chemical, thermal, ultraviolet radiation resistance or abrasion resistance.
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A decorative laminate comprising:
- a core backing layer;
- a decorative facing sheet having a first exterior surface laminated to said backing layer and having a pearlescent ink on a second exterior surface;
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- a coating including at least two dissimilar resins applied on the second exterior surface of said decorative facing sheet prior to laminating said facing sheet to said backing layer, one of said resins being a liquid impregnating resin and another of said resins being a particulate surface coating resin that melts and flows under heat and pressure during lamination, to form a laminate surface having an ultra-thin surface layer consisting essentially of the surface coating resin, said surface coating resin having a refractive index in the cured laminate dissimilar from the refractive index of the pearlescent ink on the facing sheet to form a laminate having a pearlescent appearance.
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A decorative laminate sheet for use in the preparation of decorative laminates, comprising:
- a decorative facing sheet, and
- a coating applied to said facing sheet, said coating including at least two dissimilar resins, one of said resins being a liquid impregnating resin and another of said resins being a particulate surface coating resin that melts and flows under heat and pressure applied to the decorative facing sheet to form a decorative laminate sheet having an ultra-thin surface layer consisting essentially of the surface coating resin and having one or more of the following properties, enhanced wearability, chemical, thermal, ultra-violet radiation resistance or abrasion resistance.
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