Patent ID: 6120062
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B41M,G09F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A coated plastic sales receipt suitable for receiving and displaying transaction and/or advertising indica, comprising:at least one layer of a plastic film having a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one of the top and bottom surface of the plastic film being chemically treated; andone or more coatings applied to at least one treated surface of the plastic film, the one or more coatings being capable of receiving printed characters in a manner that will permit the characters to quickly dry and adhere to the one or more coatings without significant smudging or smearing, wherein the one or more coatings comprise a binder and China clay and have an absorption factor that is at least ten times greater than that of the plastic film, the coating amount in dry weight on the film is greater than or equal to about 2.9 grams/meter.sup.2 and the printed characters are received on at least one of the coated surfaces of the plastic film using an ink or a thermal printer.