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Title: Marble-patterned bathtub, basin or sink
Claims: What is claimed is: 1. A method of fabricating a rigid molded article having the appearance of natural marble which comprises heat transferring a printed facsimile of marble from a photograph of natural marble which is imprinted on a transfer printing sheet with a printing ink onto the back of a generally flat sheet of acrylic resin, molding said imprinted acrylic resin sheet into a desired configuration, applying to the back of the printed facsimile an intermediate layer of unsaturated polyester, and then applying a layer of fiber glass reinforced unsaturated polyester resin to the back of the intermediate layer and curing said layers to provide reinforcement and rigidity to said article. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said fiber glass reinforced polyester resin is applied by spraying. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said acrylic resin sheet is a sheet of transparent methylmetracrylate resin about 1 to 8 mm thick and said fiber glass reinforced polyester resin is applied to a thickness of about 1 to 5 mm. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said molded article is a tub. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said molded article is a basin. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein said molded article is a sink. Other info: Inventors: Nakagawa, Yasuharu (Suita, JP) Application Number: 690545 Filing Date: 1976-05-27 Publication_date: 1978-08-08 Assignee: Topla, Inc. (Osaka, JP) Primary Class(es): 264/132 156/230, 156/242, 156/245, 264/135, 264/246, 264/259, 264/309, 264/322 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Primary Examiner: Hoag, Willard E. Assistant Examiner: Attorney: Armstrong, Nikaido, Marmelstein & Kubovcik |
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