Patent ID: 7087291
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: B41M,B44C,B44F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A panel comprising a substantially imperforate substrate and a print pattern disposed on said substrate, said print pattern being disposed on only part of said substrate and comprising at least three layers including a first layer, a second layer, and a control layer, said first layer, said second layer, and said control layer being configured and disposed such that a cross-section taken through said panel comprises two outer edges of said substrate and alternate printed portions of said substrate and unprinted portions of said substrate, each said printed portion having two outer edges, and wherein within said cross-section of said panel each of a plurality of said printed portions being constructed and arranged such that they each include a part of said first layer and a part of said second layer and a part of said control layer, said plurality of said printed portions each including two outer edges of said part of said first layer and two outer edges of said part of said second layer and two outer edges of said part of said control layer, and wherein within each of said plurality of said printed portions said part of said second layer is located between said part of said first layer and said part of said control layer, and wherein the width between said two outer edges of each of said plurality of said printed portions is less than one centimeter, and wherein said part of said control layer comprises two edge sealing strips, each edge sealing strip comprising one of said two outer edges of said part of said control layer, each edge sealing strips having an inner edge, each control layer having a control width between said inner edges of said two edge sealing strips, and wherein one of said two outer edges of said part of said first layer is located within said outer and inner edges of one of said two edge sealing strips and the other of said two outer edges of said part of said first layer is located within said outer and inner edges of the other of said two edge sealing strips and said two outer edges of said second layer are located within said two outer edges of said part of said control layer.