Patent ID: 6270950
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G03C,Y10T

Abstract:
A photographic element comprising a laminated base wherein said base comprises a voided polyester sheet having laminated thereto a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet on the bottom of said polyester sheet and a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet laminated to the top of said polyester sheet wherein said element has a stiffness in any direction of between 150 and 300 millinewtons, said polyester sheet has a glass transition temperature between about 50.degree. C. and 150.degree. C., said top biaxially oriented sheet comprises at least one layer that is voided, and said polyester sheet has a void volume of between 30% and 60%, and wherein said top biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet is substantially free of white pigment.