Method of forming a cellular article having an integral, color-intensity varied decorative pattern on its surface
US3981949A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1973 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 1993 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249989
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An article, such as a door, is made from a colored water-extended thermoplastic polymeric material, and is provided with a decorated pattern by fusion of a surface layer to form a non-cellular layer, the depth of fusion being different in different parts so that the depth of color is correspondingly different. The variation in color intensity provides a decorative pattern, and fusion of the cellular material is effected by pressing with a die in the shape of the desired pattern.
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