US4089724A
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Composite textured products and their manufacture
Assignee: Eurofloor SA
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Filing: 1976-04-14
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Granted: 1978-05-16
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Expires: 1996-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A technique for the manufacture of synthetic sheet material having a textured surface and suited for use as floor or wall covering. The technique in accordance with the invention includes the printing of a decoration on a support member and the applying of a transparent plastisol in the form of a discontinuous layer over and in accordance with the decoration. The invention also contemplates the application of a continuous wear layer which, in the final product, will either be disposed between the discontinuous transparent plastisol and the decoration or will cover the discontinuously applied plastisol which provides the textured effect.
Inventors
- 👤 Rene F. Bomboire
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 01:29
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M7/00; B41M7/0027; B41M1/00; B41M1/26; B41M1/30; B41M3/00; B41M3/008; B44; B44C; B44C3/00; B44C3/08; D; D06; D06N; D06N3/00; D06N3/04; D06N3/06; D06N7/00; D06N7/0005; D06N7/0007; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24612
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A process for the manufacture of sheet material having a textured surface comprising the steps of: providing a decoration on a dimensionally stable support; forming a continuous wear layer over the printed decoration; applying at least one discontinuous layer of a transparent plastisol of at least 10 mils thickness over the wear layer in registration with at least a part of the printed decoration; and passing the printed support which bears the wear layer and the discontinuous plastisol through a gelation oven to cause gelation of the plastisol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A process for the manufacture of sheet material having a textured surface comprising the steps of: providing a decoration on a dimensionally stable support; forming a continuous wear layer over the printed decoration; applying at least one discontinuous layer of a transparent plastisol of at least 10 mils thickness over the wear layer in registration with at least a part of the printed decoration; and passing the printed support which bears the wear layer and the discontinuous plastisol through a gelation oven to cause gelation of the plastisol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the application of the transparent plastisol is performed by silk screen printing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the step of providing a decoration comprises printing a design on a deformable support and wherein said process further comprises the step of: laminating the deformable support to a temperature stable support before passage through the gelation oven.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the step of providing a decoration comprises printing a design on a deformable support and wherein said process further comprises the step of: laminating the deformable support to a temperature stable support before passage through the gelation oven.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
106 words
A process for the manufacture of sheet material having a textured surface comprising the steps of: printing a decoration on sheet material; forming a continuous wear layer over the printed decoration; applying at least one discontinuous layer of a transparent plastisol of at least 10 mils thickness over the wear layer in registration with at least a part of the printed decoration; laminating the sheet material having the decoration printed thereon to a temperature stable support; and passing the laminate including the support and the printed sheet which bears the wear layer and the discontinuous plastisol through a gelation oven to cause gelation of the plastisol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
106 words
A process for the manufacture of sheet material having a textured surface comprising the steps of: printing a decoration on sheet material; forming a continuous wear layer over the printed decoration; applying at least one discontinuous layer of a transparent plastisol of at least 10 mils thickness over the wear layer in registration with at least a part of the printed decoration; laminating the sheet material having the decoration printed thereon to a temperature stable support; and passing the laminate including the support and the printed sheet which bears the wear layer and the discontinuous plastisol through a gelation oven to cause gelation of the plastisol.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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