Low pressure melamine resin laminates

Claim 1

A heat and low pressure consolidated laminate comprising (A) a self-supporting wood particleboard or wood fiberboard substrate and (B) a decorative cellulosic paper sheet impregnated with a composition of matter comprising (1) a blend of an aqueous melamine/formaldehyde resin solution and from about 2% to about 20%, by weight, based on the solids weight of said resin, of an ethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from about 62 to about 2100, or (2) an aqueous solution of the resinous reaction product of (I) melamine, (II) formaldehyde and (III) from about 2% to about 20.0%, by weight, based on the total weight of melamine and formaldehyde, of an ethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from about 62 to about 2100, wherein said (1) or (2) contains, in admixture therewith, (3) from about 2.5 to about 30.0%, by weight, based on the weight of resin solids, of an elastomer comprising (a) an ethylene/vinyl chloride copolymer containing from about 0.5% to about 7.0%, by weight, based on the total weight of (a), of amide groups, (b) a polyurethane resin containing from about 3.0% to about 10.0%, by weight, based on the total weight of (b), of carboxyl groups, or (c) a butadiene/acrylonitrile copolymer containing from about 1% to about 10.0%, by weight, based on the total weight of (c), of carboxyl groups said elastomer having a particle size of up to about 20,000 Angstroms.