Patent ID: 6200676
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: B41M,Y10T

Abstract:
A recording medium comprising a base material selected from the group consisting of paper web, film or sheet of plastic, glass plate and fabric, and an ink-receiving layer comprising a polymer, Component A, having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 20,000 and not more than 10,000,000 which is obtained by reacting a polyvalent carboxylic acid, or anhydride or lower alkyl ester thereof with a polyhydroxyl compound having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 1,000 and not more than 1,000,000 obtained by adding ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide to a compound having 2 to 4 active hydrogen atoms, and Component B, which is polyvinyl acetate, the coat weight of the ink-receiving layer being within a range of from 0.2 to 50 g/m.sup.2.