Process for making a multi-layered decorative article
US5904886A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S264/57
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A decorative, multi-layered article of manufacture is described having a surface with portions of the underlying layers exposed. Multiple layers of curable thermosetting resin are cast into a mold having relief portions therein, wherein each layer has a different color. The resins are cured to form a first laminate with a substantially planar out-of-mold surface and an opposing in-mold surface having relief portions therein. Multiple layers of thermosetting resin are then cast onto the first laminate in-mold surface to follow the relief portions. Each layer has a color different from the other layers. The plurality of resins are then cured to form a second laminate, and such that the first and second laminates form an integral article having a face surface with relief portions therein and an opposing substantially planar back surface. The face surface of the article is then subjected to conditions sufficient to expose portions of the layers of the first and second laminates.
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