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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Masato Yamamori, Nagoya, JP;
Masataka Muramatsu, Okazaki, JP;
Katsuhiro Ishikawa, Toyota, JP;
Hirotsugu Isobe, Nagoya, JP;
Haruhiko Mochizuki, Hannou, JP;
Trinity Industrial Corporation, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A surface decorated article in which a surface is entirely or partially decorated with a coating of a first and second glitter paints each using a flaky glitter material as a pigment, wherein first paint particles at a low viscosity with a relatively high solvent dilution ratio formed by coarsely particulating a glitter paint and second paint particles at a high viscosity with a relatively low solvent dilution ratio formed by coarsely particulating a glitter paint are coated in a state mixed with each other, to form the coating comprising areas in which the first paint particles are dried to solidify and areas in which the second paint particles are dried to solidify are mixed together in a spotwise pattern. The surface of articles can be provided with colors or textures exhibiting unique and high quality feelings.