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Foam structure and method of printing thereon

US6231951A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 1998
Grant dateMay 15, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 8, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31855
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printed foam structure comprising a layer of foamed polyolefin plastic and a layer of textile ink in direct contact with the foamed plastic. The textile ink is preferably a plastisol based ink which preferably comprises a vinyl resin such as polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, or a combination of the two as a co-polymer.

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