Inventors:
- London, GB
Sean Bracken SIMMONS - Concord NC, US
Ernest Franklin WILSON - Albemarle NC, US
Tyler M. HEATH - Mt. Gilead NC, US
Timothy J. ALLISON - Marion NC, US
Eric STAUDT - Fletcher NC, US
International Classification:
B32B 27/12
B32B 5/02
B32B 5/26
B32B 38/00
Abstract:
A decorative, nonwoven laminate and a method of forming, including a first side of a first nonwoven affixed to one or both of a) a first side of a polymeric sheet or b) a second nonwoven, wherein the first nonwoven exhibits a basis weight of 15 g/mto 2500 g/mand the second nonwoven exhibits a basis weight of 15 g/mto 1200 g/m; and a colorant deposited on a second side of the first nonwoven. A topical coating may or may not be applied to improve durability of the printed surface layer. The decorative nonwoven laminate may also amount to a single layer of the first nonwoven, which then includes a layer of colorant and a topical coating over the colorant and single nonwoven layer.