Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting
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1. Retroreflective sheeting comprising an array of cube corner elements that exhibits an average brightness at 0°
- and 90°
orientation and −
4°
entrance angle according to ASTM D4596-1a of at least 625 candelas/lux/m2 for an observation angle of 0.2°
, at least 375 candelas/lux/m2 for an observation angle of 0.5°
, and at least 80 candelas/lux/m2 for an observation angle of 1.0°
, wherein the sheeting is durable for outdoor use.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to lamina(e) comprising cube corner elements, a tool comprising an assembly of laminae and replicas thereof. The disclosure further relates to retroreflective sheeting.
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1. Retroreflective sheeting comprising an array of cube corner elements that exhibits an average brightness at 0°
- and 90°
orientation and −
4°
entrance angle according to ASTM D4596-1a of at least 625 candelas/lux/m2 for an observation angle of 0.2°
, at least 375 candelas/lux/m2 for an observation angle of 0.5°
, and at least 80 candelas/lux/m2 for an observation angle of 1.0°
, wherein the sheeting is durable for outdoor use.
- and 90°
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2. Retroreflective sheeting comprising an array of cube corner elements having a viewing surface and a backside, wherein the sheeting exhibits an average brightness at 0°
- and 90°
orientation and −
4°
entrance angle according to ASTM D4596-1a of at least 625 candelas/lux/m2 for an observation angle of 0.2°
, at least 375 candelas/lux/m2 for an observation angle of 0.5°
, and at least 80 candelas/lux/m2 for an observation angle of 1.0°
, and the backside comprises a specular reflective coating.
- and 90°
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3. Retroreflective sheeting comprising a pair of adjacent rows of preferred geometry cube corner elements wherein adjacent elements in a row have at least one dihedral edge that ranges from being nominally parallel to nonparallel by less than 1°
- and wherein the pair of rows comprise at least two types of matched pairs.
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4. Retroreflective sheeting comprising a pair of adjacent rows of preferred geometry cube corner elements wherein adjacent cube corner elements in a row have at least one dihedral edge that ranges from being nominally parallel to nonparallel by less than 1°
- and wherein the pair of rows comprise at least two types of matched pairs.
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