Multivariate color system with texture application

A laminate assembly configured to have a unitary color throughout its composition regardless of the viewing direction when subjected to a lamination process, the assembly comprising:

• one or more translucent resin substrates, each having opposing front and back surfaces;
• and
• a plurality of translucent colored film layers that are miscible with the translucent resin substrates, and fused to at least one of the front and back surfaces of the one or more substrates;
• wherein:
• each colored film of the plurality of film layers has a surface roughness that reflects evenly distributed texture granules on a surface to be bonded, and that is substantially greater than a surface roughness of the front and back surfaces of the one or more substrates, thereby reducing incidences of color streaking and of air-entrapment between the bonding surfaces of the plurality of film layers and the one or more substrates during manufacture of the structure;
• the plurality of colored films are selected in composition to fuse to and intermix with one side of one of the one or more substrates during manufacture to create a translucent resin structure;
• the manufactured translucent resin structure displays a new color on all viewing surfaces of the manufactured structure regardless of the viewing direction;
• and
• the new color represents a combination of each color in the plurality of translucent colored films.

A decorative, translucent thermoplastic structure formed to have the appearance of a unitary, custom color throughout its composition, the structure comprising:

• a translucent, first colored film having a first color;
• a translucent, second colored film having a second color;
• and
• a translucent resin substrate fused to one or both of the first or second colored films on one side of the translucent resin substrate, such that the translucent resin substrate is intermixed with at least the first translucent colored film;
• wherein:
• the translucent resin substrate comprises a unitary resin extrusion of a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyester, PVC, acrylic, and combinations thereof;
• an interface between one or more of the first colored film, the second colored film and the translucent resin substrate comprises a surface roughness that reflects a uniform distribution of texture granules;
• the resin substrate displays a custom third color uniformly throughout opposing front and back surfaces of the panel regardless of viewing direction;
• and
• the custom third color is a combination of at least the first and second colors from the first and second translucent colored films.

A decorative, translucent thermoplastic structure formed to have the appearance of a unitary color throughout its composition, the structure comprising:

• a transparent resin substrate having opposing front and back surfaces separated by a thickness of 0.236 inches to 1 inch;
• a first translucent colored film layer bonded to one of the front or back surface of the resin substrate;
• at least a second translucent colored film layer fused to and intermixed with at least the first colored film layer;
• and
• a texture applied to the combination of the resin substrate and colored film layers;
• wherein:
• the fused colored film layers impart a combined custom color throughout the thermoplastic structure that is different from the first or at least second colored films in isolation;
• and
• the combined custom color is diffused and displayed substantially uniformly throughout the thermoplastic structure regardless of viewing direction.

A decorative, translucent thermoplastic structure prepared from a plurality of colored film layers to have the appearance of a unitary custom color throughout its composition, the structure comprising:

• a transparent resin substrate having opposing viewing surfaces and a plurality of adjacent edges that separate the opposing viewing surfaces by a thickness 0.236 inches to 1 inch;
• a plurality of translucent colored films that are fused to and intermixed with each other, the plurality of colored films being bonded to one of the opposed viewing surfaces of the translucent resin substrate;
• and
• a texture applied to the combination of the resin substrate and bonded plurality of colored film layers;
• wherein:
• the plurality of fused colored film layers impart a combined custom color throughout the translucent thermoplastic structure, the combined custom color being different from the color of any colored film of the plurality of colored films in isolation;
• the combined custom color is diffused and displayed uniformly throughout the thermoplastic structure regardless of viewing angle on each viewing surface, and substantially uniformly on the plurality of adjacent edges.

A decorative, translucent thermoplastic structure prepared from a plurality of colored film layers to have the appearance of a unitary custom color throughout its composition even though the plurality of colored film layer are laminated to only one side of a resin substrate, the translucent thermoplastic structure comprising:

• a transparent resin substrate comprising a unitary sheet, or a plurality of unitary sheets fused together, the translucent resin substrate having opposing viewing surfaces and a plurality of adjacent edge surfaces that separate the opposing viewing surfaces by a thickness of 0.236 inches to 1 inch;
• a plurality of translucent colored films that are fused to and intermixed with each other, the plurality of colored films being further fused to and intermixed with one of the opposed viewing surfaces of the translucent resin substrate;
• and
• a texture applied to multiple surfaces of the resin substrate, including one or more of the opposing viewing surfaces, and one or more of the adjacent edge surfaces;
• wherein:
• the plurality of fused colored film layers impart a combined custom color that is diffused and displayed substantially uniformly throughout each textured surface of the translucent thermoplastic structure;
• and
• the combined custom color is different from the color of any colored film of the plurality of colored films in isolation.