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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1991
Gerald G Reafler, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A flexible and stretchable sheet material that is capable of being stretched to conform to a three-dimensional substrate to form a protective and decorative coating thereon is comprised of a thin flexible support having adhered thereto a protective and decorative layer such as a paint layer comprising a colorant incorporated in a film-forming binder. Both the support and the protective and decorative layer are characterized by a very high degree of thickness uniformity and the sheet material exhibits a high level of surface uniformity, an ability to undergo substantial elongation, and a substantially uniform quality and appearance; whereby it can be stretched and bent in the process of bonding it to a substrate and still achieve a defect-free coating of uniformly attractive appearance. A process for the manufacture of the sheet material comprises the steps of: