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Abrasion resistant laminate
Assignee: Nevamar Corp
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Filing: 1980-04-01
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Granted: 1981-12-15
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Expires: 2000-04-01
Abstract
Abstract An abrasion-resistant laminate is prepared by providing an ultra thin coating of mineral particles and micro crystalline cellulose on the surface of conventional printed paper, followed by impregnating the paper with a conventional laminating resin, and then using the print paper so obtained in a laminating process without the necessity of using an overlay sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert I. Scher
- 👤 Israel S. Ungar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 22:03
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B38/00; B32B38/08; B41; B41M; B41M7/00; B41M7/0027; B44; B44C; B44C5/00; B44C5/04; B44C5/0469; B44C5/0476; D; D21; D21H; D21H27/00; D21H27/18; D21H27/22; D21H27/26; D21H27/28; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/30; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/554; B32B2317/00; B32B2317/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24355; Y10T428/24372; Y10T428/24413; Y10T428/24421; Y10T428/2443; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24612; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24901; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/257; Y10T428/259; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
An abrasion resistant decorative laminate meeting NEMA abrasion resistance standards and also capable of withstanding 175-200 cycles of initial wear in the same test comprising: a backing layer and laminated thereto a thermoset laminating resin impregnated decorative facing sheet, said decorative facing sheet having a print design thereon and an ultra-thin abrasion resistant coating over said print design, said ultra-thin abrasion resistant coating having a thickness of up to about 0.3 mils comprising a mixture of (1) an abrasion resistant hard mineral particle size 20-50 microns in high concentration sufficient to provide for abrasion resistance without interfering with visibility and (2) stabilizing binder material for said mineral, said thermoset resin being impregnated throughout said print sheet and said coating, said binder material not interfering with visibility, and with said ultra-thin abrasion resistant coating forming the uppermost layer of said laminate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
An abrasion resistant decorative laminate meeting NEMA abrasion resistance standards and also capable of withstanding 175-200 cycles of initial wear in the same test comprising: a backing layer and laminated thereto a thermoset laminating resin impregnated decorative facing sheet, said decorative facing sheet having a print design thereon and an ultra-thin abrasion resistant coating over said print design, said ultra-thin abrasion resistant coating having a thickness of up to about 0.3 mils comprising a mixture of (1) an abrasion resistant hard mineral particle size 20-50 microns in high concentration sufficient to provide for abrasion resistance without interfering with visibility and (2) stabilizing binder material for said mineral, said thermoset resin being impregnated throughout said print sheet and said coating, said binder material not interfering with visibility, and with said ultra-thin abrasion resistant coating forming the uppermost layer of said laminate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A decorative laminate in accordance with claim 1 wherein said thermoset resin is melamineformaldehyde resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A laminate in accordance with claim 2 wherein said binder comprises predominantly microcrystalline cellulose.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A laminate in accordance with claim 3 wherein said abrasion resistant mineral particles constitute alumina, silica or mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A laminate in accordance with claim 2 wherein said abrasion resistant mineral is alumina, and wherein said alumina is chemically bound to said melamine resin with a silane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A laminate in accordance with claim 1 wherein said ultra-thin abrasion resistant coating is directly over said print design and has a thickness of 0.02-0.2 mils.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
77 words
A decorative, high-pressure laminate in accordance with claim 1 wherein said backing comprises a plurality of phenolic impregnated paper sheets and said facing sheet comprises a paper sheet impregnated with melamine resin, said abrasion resistant particles comprising alumina particles, said binder material comprising microcrystalline cellulose, said abrasion resistant coating comprising about 5-10 parts by weight of said microcrystalline cellulose for about 20-120 parts by weight of said alumina, the thickness of said coating being about 0.02-0.2 mils.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A laminate in accordance with claim 7 wherein said alumina is bonded to said melamine resin with a silane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A laminate in accordance with claim 1, wherein said ultra-thin abrasion resistant coating has a thickness no greater than 0.3 mils.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
A laminate in accordance with claim 1 wherein the quantity by weight of said binder material in said abrasion resistant coating is no greater than the quantity by weight of said mineral therein, and said binder material constitutes a mixture.
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