Leather decorative laminate
View Patent ↗A heat and pressure consolidated laminate, and a method for manufacturing the same, is provided that includes in superimposed relationship a core layer containing a plurality of cellulosic sheets impregnated with a thermosetting resin, and a decorative layer consisting essentially of a leather material.
1. A heat and pressure consolidated laminate, comprising in superimposed relationship:
a core layer containing at least one cellulosic sheet impregnated with a thermosetting resin;
a first decorative layer consisting essentially of leather; and
a bond formed from the thermosetting resin, which bond consolidates the layers together within the laminate.
2. The laminate of claim 1 wherein said thermosetting resin is a phenol-formaldehyde resin.
3. The laminate of claim 1 , wherein said first decorative layer is bonded leather having a sheet thickness ranging from about 0.2 mm to about 4.0 mm.
4. The laminate of claim 1 , further comprising an overlay layer disposed on a side of said decorative layer opposite said core layer.
5. The laminate of claim 1 , further comprising a second decorative layer, disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the first decorative layer, said second decorative layer consisting essentially of leather.
6. The laminate of claim 1 , further comprising a backer layer of at least one cellulosic sheet impregnated with a thermosetting resin, said backer layer being disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the decorative layer.
7. A heat and pressure consolidated laminate, comprising in superimposed relationship:
a core layer containing at least one cellulosic sheet impregnated with a thermosetting phenol-formaldehyde resin, said cellulosic sheet having a resin content ranging from about 25 percent to about 35 percent;
a first decorative layer consisting essentially of a bonded leather having a sheet thickness ranging from about 0.2 mm to about 4.0 mm; and
an overlay layer disposed on a side of said first decorative layer opposite the core layer, said overlay layer being at least one sheet of alpha cellulose paper impregnated with a melamine formaldehyde resin.
8. The laminate of claim 7 , further comprising a second decorative layer disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the first decorative layer.
9. The laminate of claim 8 , where the second decorative layer consists essentially of a leather material.
10. The laminate of claim 7 , further comprising a backer layer disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the first decorative layer.
11. The laminate of claim 10 , where the backer layer comprises at least one cellulosic sheet impregnated with a thermosetting resin.
12. A heat and pressure consolidated laminate, comprising in superimposed relationship:
a core layer containing at least one cellulosic sheet impregnated with a thermosetting phenol-formaldehyde resin, the cellulosic sheet having a resin content ranging from about 25 percent to about 35 percent;
a first decorative layer consisting essentially of leather, the first decorative layer having a sheet thickness ranging from about 0.2 mm to about 4.0 mm; and
a bond formed from the thermosetting resin, which bond consolidates the layers together within the laminate.
13. The laminate of claim 12 , further comprising an overlay layer disposed on a side of the first decorative layer opposite the core layer.
14. The laminate of claim 13 , where the overlay layer comprises at least one sheet of alpha cellulose paper impregnated with a melamine formaldehyde resin.
15. The laminate of claim 12 , further comprising a second decorative layer disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the first decorative layer.
16. The laminate of claim 15 , where the second decorative layer consists essentially of leather.
17. The laminate of claim 12 , further comprising a backer layer disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the first decorative layer.
18. The laminate of claim 17 , where the backer layer comprises at least one cellulosic sheet impregnated with a thermosetting resin.
19. A heat and pressure consolidated laminate, comprising in superimposed relationship:
a core layer containing at least one cellulosic sheet impregnated with a thermosetting resin;
a first decorative layer consisting essentially of a leather animal hide; and
a bond formed from the thermosetting resin, which bond consolidates the layers together within the laminate.
20. The laminate of claim 19 , further comprising a second decorative layer, disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the first decorative layer, said second decorative layer consisting essentially of a leather animal hide.
21. The laminate of claim 19 , further comprising a backer layer of at least one cellulosic sheet impregnated with a thermosetting resin, said backer layer being disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the decorative layer.
22. A heat and pressure consolidated laminate, comprising in superimposed relationship:
a core layer containing at least one cellulosic sheet impregnated with a thermosetting phenol-formaldehyde resin;
a first decorative layer consisting essentially of a bonded leather animal hide;
an overlay layer disposed on a side of said first decorative layer opposite the core layer; and
a bond formed from the thermosetting resin, which bond consolidates the layers together within the laminate.
23. The laminate of claim 22 , further comprising a second decorative layer disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the first decorative layer, and wherein the second decorative layer consists essentially of a leather animal hide.