US4158587A
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Method of producing laminated sheets using laminated pouch support
Assignee: General Binding Corp
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Filing: 1977-09-26
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Granted: 1979-06-19
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Expires: 1997-09-26
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing a laminated sheet wherein a thin film laminate is provided which is formed of a thin film laminating or substrate sheet with a heat reactivatible adhesive layer on one side thereof to produce a combined thickness of 11/2 to 3 mils. On the other side of the laminating or substrate sheet a paper carrier sheet is adhesively attached for stiffening the thin film laminating sheet. The thin film laminate or substrate is folded to form a pouch and the sheet to be laminated is placed therebetween. The pouch is then processed in an oven-type laminator to produce the laminated sheet with attached carrier sheet. Finally, the carrier sheet is stripped away to produce the final product. By use of an integral carrier sheet, the relatively thin film laminating sheets may be conveniently used in conventional oven laminators without the need for special supporting techniques.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack L. Keller
- 👤 Jerome J. Wiermanski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:47
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/10; B32B27/36; B32B3/00; B32B3/02; B32B37/00; B32B37/14; B32B37/142; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B32B2425/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1034; Y10T156/1043; Y10T156/1049; Y10T156/1051; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1452; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/239; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/2419; Y10T428/24215; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24851; Y10T428/2486; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2813; Y10T428/2817; Y10T428/2826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for economically producing large size laminated sheets, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a thin film polyester laminate having a heat reactivatible adhesive layer covering one side thereof, a combined thickness of the laminate and adhesive layer being less than 5 mils and dimensions of the laminate being sufficient to cover both sides of a paper sheet to be laminated having dimensions of at least 81/2" by 11"; (b) adhering by a pressure sensitive adhesive a stiffening carrier sheet to the side of the laminate opposite the one side; (c) folding the thin film laminate in half to form a film pouch of first and second leaves and placing the sheet to be laminated between the folds facing the heat reactivatible adhesive layers of the leaves; (d) processing the pouch and sheet to be laminated in a laminating machine to produce a laminated sheet; and (e) pulling away the carrier sheet and pressure sensitive adhesive from the laminated sheet.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for economically producing large size laminated sheets, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a thin film polyester laminate having a heat reactivatible adhesive layer covering one side thereof, a combined thickness of the laminate and adhesive layer being less than 5 mils and dimensions of the laminate being sufficient to cover both sides of a paper sheet to be laminated having dimensions of at least 81/2" by 11"; (b) adhering by a pressure sensitive adhesive a stiffening carrier sheet to the side of the laminate opposite the one side; (c) folding the thin film laminate in half to form a film pouch of first and second leaves and placing the sheet to be laminated between the folds facing the heat reactivatible adhesive layers of the leaves; (d) processing the pouch and sheet to be laminated in a laminating machine to produce a laminated sheet; and (e) pulling away the carrier sheet and pressure sensitive adhesive from the laminated sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 in which the heat reactivatible layer and the thin film laminating sheet have a combined thickness less than 3 mils.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 2 in which the heat reactivatible adhesive is polyethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 2 in which the heat reactivatible adhesive is a copolymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 2 in which a portion along an edge of the carrier sheet is not covered with pressure sensitive adhesive to provide a finger grip for stripping away the carrier sheet.
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