Decorative materials comprising crinkled chips

Patent 4699820 Issued on October 13, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date:

April 3, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Application

No. 06/847765 filed on 04/03/1986

US Classes:

428/142, With transparent or protective coating427/370, With heating (e.g., hot ironing, etc.)427/385.5, Resin, resin precursor, rubber, or hardenable oil-containing coating427/397, Wood base427/407.1, Synthetic resin coating428/152, Wrinkled, creased, crinkled or creped428/203, Translucent outer layer428/206, Including particulate material428/207, Including coloring matter428/208, Free metal or mineral containing428/504, Amide-aldehyde428/908.8WEAR-RESISTANT LAYER

Examiners

Primary: Lieberman, Allan M.

International Classes

B44F 5/00 (20060101)
D06N 7/00 (20060101)
C08K 9/00 (20060101)
C08K 9/02 (20060101)
C08K 3/00 (20060101)
C08K 3/08 (20060101)
E04F 15/12 (20060101)

Abstract

The present invention relates to structures exhibiting unique appearances resulting from the presence of crinkled chip materials. A reflective and/or nacreous platelet or flake material is intermixed with a plasticizer and a general purpose resin, and the mixture is formed into a reflective sheet. The reflective sheet is pulverized to provide a chip material which is then used alone or in combination with other chips to form a mottle comprising a vinyl chloride resin and a plasticizer. Upon consolidating the mottle into a decorative surface, the nacreous and/or reflective chips are found to surprisingly exhibit an enhanced crinkled appearance, thereby exhibiting unique aesthetic properties.