Anti-glare coating for reflective-transmissive surfaces and method

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As used herein, the phrase "reflective-transmissive surface" refers to any surface which is capable of transmitting light therethrough but which also reflects incident light from the surface thereof.
Examples of such surfaces include glass and plastic as, for instance, the glass viewing screen of a television, video display terminal, electronic test equipment, oscilloscope, word processor or personal computer, and other cathode ray tubes (CRTs), room windows, protective glass or plastic, the glass covering a photograph, print or painting, or any other surface through which something is viewed and which tends to reflect incident light.
The phrase "resin binder", as used herein, refers to those film forming components of the composition of the present invention which function as a vehicle for application of a flatting agent to a reflective-transmissive surface.
After application of such components to a reflective-transmissive surface in a solution in which the flatting agent is suspended and evaporation of the solvent, such components form a dry film in which the flatting agent is disposed on that surface.
Resin binders which are preferred for use in connection with the composition and method of the present invention are those which may be characterized as having high capacity for adhesion to the particular reflective-transmissive surface to which they are to be applied and which do not distort the image which is to be viewed through the surface to which they are applied.
A further characteristic of the preferred film forming resin binders is that, by addition of a sufficient quantity of a plasticizer compatible therewith, the resin binder is characterized by a degree of flexible plasticity which prevents the cracking of the film after application of the solubilized resin binder to a reflective-transmissive surface and evaporation of the solvent and which decreases the susceptibility of the film to peeling if, for example, the film is damaged or scratched by an accidental scrape