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US 8,124,186 B2Granted
Method of forming a shelf liner
AssigneeShurtech Brands, LLC
InventorShelley W. Price
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Abstract
A shelf liner (10) with a natural appearance includes a skid-resistant first major surface and a decorative second major surface. The shelf liner includes a scrim (12) and a foamed resin (14), which is in contact with the scrim. The resin leaves at least a portion of the scrim exposed on the second major surface.
Claims18
A method for forming a sheet material comprising:
- impregnating a scrim formed of natural fibers with a latex composition;
- and
- scraping a portion of the latex composition away from a first major surface of the scrim, such that the natural fibers of the formed sheet material are more visible on the first major surface than on a second major surface.
A method for forming a sheet material comprising:
- providing a scrim having first and second major surfaces, the scrim being formed of fibers;
- impregnating the scrim with a foamable resin composition;
- and
- scraping a portion of the resin away from the first major surface of the scrim such that the fibers of the formed sheet material are more visible on the first major surface than on the second major surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.