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High pressure laminates
Assignee: Hopeman Brothers Inc
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Filing: 1977-04-15
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Granted: 1978-11-21
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Expires: 1997-04-15
Abstract
Abstract Dimensional stability of melamine decorative laminates is improved by a pair of spaced, foraminous steel foil layers, which resist shrinkage of the melamine layer. Steel foil layers are also used to prevent splitting of low-strength wallboard cores as a result of shrinkage of melamine facings, and each facing need have only a single steel foil layer in the case of a wallboard.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank L. Shiflet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:36
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/12; B32B15/02; B32B15/18; E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/26; B32B2260/00; B32B2260/02; B32B2260/028; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/38; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/732; B32B2307/734; B32B2317/00; B32B2317/12; B32B2317/125; B32B2607/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/92; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24058; Y10T428/24074; Y10T428/24091; Y10T428/24099; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24322; Y10T428/24331; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/10; Y10T442/102; Y10T442/109; Y10T442/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
In a high pressure decorative laminate comprising a plurality of layers and adhesive means rigidly securing said layers together to provide a self-sustaining laminate, said layers including a plurality of phenolic layers, and a synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity thereby tending to cause deformation of the laminate, the improvement comprising the fact that said plurality of layers includes two steel foil layers, each layer being at least approximately 0.002 inch in thickness, both steel foil layers being located on the same side of said synthetic resin-containing layer but being separated from each other by at least one of said phenolic layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
In a high pressure decorative laminate comprising a plurality of layers and adhesive means rigidly securing said layers together to provide a self-sustaining laminate, said layers including a plurality of phenolic layers, and a synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity thereby tending to cause deformation of the laminate, the improvement comprising the fact that said plurality of layers includes two steel foil layers, each layer being at least approximately 0.002 inch in thickness, both steel foil layers being located on the same side of said synthetic resin-containing layer but being separated from each other by at least one of said phenolic layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A high pressure laminate according to claim 1 in which each of said steel foil layers is a foraminous sheet of steel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A high pressure laminate according to claim 1 in which each of said steel foil layers is a wire screen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
A high pressure laminate according to claim 1 in which each of said steel foil layers is a wire screen comprising a first array of generally parallel steel wires, and a second array of generally parallel steel wires arranged in substantially perpendicular relationship to the wires of the first array, the screen being flattened so that the wires in both arrays are substantially coextensive in the direction perpendicular to the layers of the laminate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A high pressure laminate according to claim 1 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a decorative melamine layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
97 words
In a wallboard comprising a low-strength wallboard core having facings on both of its sides, at least one of said facings comprising a synthetic resin-containing layer having an exposed surface and having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity thereby tending to cause said core to split, the improvement comprising a first sheet of steel secured between the core and the exposed surface of the synthetic resin-containing layer, and a second sheet of steel secured on the opposite side of said core each of said steel sheets being at least approximately 0.002 inch in thickness.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
97 words
In a wallboard comprising a low-strength wallboard core having facings on both of its sides, at least one of said facings comprising a synthetic resin-containing layer having an exposed surface and having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity thereby tending to cause said core to split, the improvement comprising a first sheet of steel secured between the core and the exposed surface of the synthetic resin-containing layer, and a second sheet of steel secured on the opposite side of said core each of said steel sheets being at least approximately 0.002 inch in thickness.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wallboard according to claim 6 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a decorative melamine layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A wallboard according to claim 6 in which the core is a gypsum core.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
A wallboard according to claim 6 in which the other facing comprises a second synthetic resin-containing layer having an exposed surface and having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity, and in which said second sheet of steel is located between the core and the exposed surface of the second synthetic resin-containing layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A high pressure laminate according to claim 1 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a thermosetting impregnated layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A high pressure laminate according to claim 1 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a thermosetting impregnated layer and in which said phenolic layers are layers of phenolic-impregnated kraft paper.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A high pressure laminate according to claim 1 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a melamine-impregnated layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
A high pressure laminate according to claim 1 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a melamine-impregnated layer and in which said phenolic layers are layers of phenolic-impregnated kraft paper.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A high pressure laminate according to claim 1 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a two-ply layer consisting of melamine-impregnated alpha cellulose tissue over a melamine-impregnated alpha cellulose ply.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
A high pressure laminate according to claim 1 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a two-ply layer consisting of melamine-impregnated alpha cellulose tissue over a melamine-impregnated alpha cellulose ply, and in which said phenolic layers are layers of phenolic-impregnated kraft paper.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wallboard according to claim 6 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a thermosetting impregnated layer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wallboard according to claim 6 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a melamine-impregnated layer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
A wallboard according to claim 6 in which the synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a two-ply layer consisting of melamine-impregnated alpha cellulose tissue over a melamine-impregnated alpha cellulose ply.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
A wallboard according to claim 9 in which the second synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a thermosetting impregnated layer.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wallboard according to claim 9 in which the second synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a melamine-impregnated layer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
39 words
A wallboard according to claim 9 in which the second synthetic resin-containing layer having a tendency to shrink under conditions of low humidity is a two-ply layer consisting of melamine-impregnated alpha cellulose tissue over a melamine-impregnated alpha cellulose ply.
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