Bright printed sheet

• US 5,624,732 A
• Filed: 11/22/1994
• Issued: 04/29/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Meiwa Gravure Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Meiwa Gravure Company Limited
• Inventors: Oshima, Masahiro, Shimizu, Katumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Loney, Donald
• Application Number:
  US08/345,749
• Time in Patent Office: 889 Days
• Field of Search: 428/156, 428/167, 428/172, 428/143, 428/187, 428/207, 428/195, 428/212, 428/913, 428/542.2, D 6/575, D 6/617, 4/557, 4/609, 160/10
• US Class Current: 428/167
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 11/00 Table linen picnic blankets A47G9/06; placemats A47G23/0303
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/412 Transparent
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2451/00 Decorative or ornamental articles wall paper B32B2607/02
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2601/00 Upholstery
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/08 of synthetic resin
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 3/30 characterised by a layer formed with recesses or projections, e.g. hollows, grooves, protuberances, ribs apertured layer B32B3/266; layer with cavities or internal voids B32B3/26
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2457 Parallel ribs and/or grooves
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24612 Composite web or sheet
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24901 including coloring matter

Abstract

The transparent plastic sheet is provided with the linearly extending convex lenses formed repeatedly, continuously and integrally therewith, on the surface side thereof, and the transparent printed layer formed on the back side thereof, to give the brightness with variously changing the sheet in color in dependence upon the angles of one'"'"'s eyes relative to the plastic sheet, whereby improving the designing external appearance.

Claims

1. A bright printed drapeable sheet in which a transparent drapeable plastic sheet is provided with a plurality of linearly extending convex lenses formed repeatedly, continuously and integrally therewith, on an outer surface thereof, and a transparent printed layer formed on a back side thereof.

2. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set forth in claim 1 in which said printed layer is provided with at least one colorless transparent portion extended in the same direction as said lenses within a scope of one pitch of the linearly extending convex lenses.

3. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set forth in claim 1, wherein the back side forms an exterior surface of the bright printed sheet, so that light originating at a light source facing the back side passes through the transparent printed layer, the back side and the transparent plastic sheet.

4. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a transparent layer formed on the back side to cover the transparent printed layer and having a surface which forms an exterior surface of the bright printed sheet, so that light originating at a light source facing the back side passes through the transparent layer, the transparent printed layer, the back side and the transparent plastic sheet.

5. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a transparent layer formed on the back side, said transparent layer having at least two areas of different colors extending in the same direction within a scope of one pitch of the linearly extending lenses, the arrangement of said different colors being in the same order behind each lens which has said areas so that when the printed sheet is viewed, all lenses having said areas will appear to be of the same color.

6. A tablecloth comprising the bright printed drapeable sheet of claim 1.

7. A shower curtain comprising the bright printed drapeable sheet of claim 1.

8. A decorative sheet for a window comprising the bright printed drapeable sheet of claim 1.

9. A bright printed drapeable sheet in which a transparent drapeable plastic sheet is provided with a plurality of linearly extending convex lenses formed repeatedly, continuously and integrally therewith, on an outer surface thereof, and a printed layer formed on a back side thereof, and said printed layer comprising at lease one transparent portion and an opaque portion linearly extended in the same direction as said lenses within one pitch of the lenses.

10. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set forth in claim 9, in which said transparent portion comprises merely a colorless transparent portion.

11. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set forth in claim 9, in which said transparent portion comprises at least one colorless transparent portion and a colored transparent portion.

12. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set froth in claim 11, in which said colored transparent portion is covered with a white ink.

13. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set forth in claim 9, in which the transparent plastic sheet is provided with a transparent patterned portion having the transparent portion within said scope of one pitch of the linearly extending convex lenses, and an opaque patterned portion opaque all over the scope of one pitch of the lenses, on the back side thereof.

14. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set froth in claim 9, in which the transparent plastic sheet is provided with a transparent synthetic resin layer covering the printed layer formed all over the back side thereof.

15. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set forth in claim 9, wherein the back side forms an exterior surface of the bright printed sheet, so that light originating at a light source facing the back side passes through the at least one piece of transparent portion of the printed layer, the back side and the transparent plastic sheet.

16. A bright printed drapeable sheet as set forth in claim 9, further comprising a transparent layer formed on the back side to cover the transparent printed layer and having a surface which forms an exterior surface of the bright printed sheet, so that light originating at a light source facing the back side passes through the at least one transparent portion of the printed layer, the transparent printed layer, the back side and the transparent plastic sheet.

17. A tablecloth comprising the bright printed drapeable sheet of claim 9.

18. A shower curtain comprising the bright printed drapeable sheet of claim 9.

19. A decorative sheet for a window comprising the bright printed drapeable sheet of claim 9.