Granted Patent B2

US 7,179,538 · App. 10/762,102 · Granted Feb 20, 2007

Abstract

Claims (16)

1. A flexible heat and pressure consolidated laminate, comprising in superimposed relationship:

a flexible backing layer containing a polyester impregnated sheet;

a decorative layer consisting essentially of a leather material;

a flexible overlay bonded to said decorative layer, consisting of at least one sheet of alpha cellulose paper impregnated with a resin that remains flexible after curing;

wherein said layers have been exposed, simultaneously, to temperature between 110° C. and 250° C. and pressure between 100 PSI and 450 PSI.

2. A flexible heat and pressure consolidated laminate, comprising in superimposed relationship:

a flexible backing layer containing a polyester impregnated sheet;

a decorative layer consisting essentially of a leather material, said leather material is bonded leather with a sheet thickness in the range of from about 0.2 mm to about 4 mm; and

a flexible overlay bonded to said decorative layer, said flexible overlay consists of at least one sheet of alpha cellulose paper impregnated with a resin that remains substantially flexible after curing;

wherein said layers have been exposed, simultaneously, to temperature between 110° C. and 250° C. and pressure between 100 PSI and 450 PSI.

3. A heat and pressure consolidated laminate, comprising in superimposed relationship:

a flexible backing layer containing a polyester impregnated sheet;

a decorative layer consisting essentially of a leather material; and

a flexible overlay bonded to said decorative layer, said flexible overlay consists of at least one sheet of alpha cellulose paper impregnated with a resin that remains flexible after curing.

4. The laminate of claim 3 , wherein the flexible backing layer comprises a cellulosic material.

5. The laminate of claim 3 , wherein the decorative layer consists essentially of bonded leather.

Assignments (17)