Ornamental article and method of making the same
Abstract
Abstract AN ORNAMENTAL PLACEMAT IS MADE OF TOP AND BOTTOM, HIGHLY POLISHED, THERMOPLASTIC SHEETS BETWEEN WHICH IS PLACED A BATT OF RELATIVELY OPAQUE THERMOPLASTIC WADDING. DESIGN LINES ARE PROVIDED BY HEAT SEALING THE SHEETS TO THE WADDING, WHICH BECOMES COMPRESSED AND FUSED INTO A TRANSPARENT MASS LAMINATED TO THE SHEETS. THE RESULTING ARTICLE IS RELATIVELY OPAQUE EXCEPT ALONG THE DESIGN LINES WHICH ARE TRANSPARENT AND HAVE AN UNUSUAL HIGHLY LUMINOUS APPEARANCE. THE SHEETS AND/OR THE WADDING MAY BE TINTED TO ENHANCE THE DECORATIVE QUALITY OF THE ARTICLE. IN A SECOND EMBODIMENT, SIMILAR EFFECTS ARE OBTAINED WHILE OMITTING THE BOTTOM TRANSPARENT SHEET. IN ANOTHER EMBODIMENT, THE SURFACE OF THE WADDING IS PARTIALLY EMBEDDED IN THE TRANSPARENT TOP SHEET.
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- 👤 Dennie Coffet
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