A protective film that can be included in multi-layer film laminates for use in marketing, advertising campaigns, particularly outdoor or other environment impacted promotions and safety applications. The film includes at least two different polyurethane polymers and is free or substantially free of
A protective film that can be included in multi-layer film laminates for use in marketing, advertising campaigns, particularly outdoor or other environment impacted promotions and safety applications. The film includes at least two different polyurethane polymers and is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer. One polyurethane has an ultimate elongation less than 200%, and another polyurethane has an ultimate elongation more than 400%. The film may be transparent, translucent, clear or have other desirable optical properties.
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1. A protective film comprising at least two different polyurethanes; wherein: the film is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer; andeach of the at least two different polyurethanes comprise at least one of polyurethane polymer, polyurethane prepolymer, and polyurethane copo
1. A protective film comprising at least two different polyurethanes; wherein: the film is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer; andeach of the at least two different polyurethanes comprise at least one of polyurethane polymer, polyurethane prepolymer, and polyurethane copolymer. 2. The film as recited in claim 1, further comprising a polymer, co-polymer, prepolymer, or hybrid polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acetate, olefin, and combinations thereof. 3. The film as recited in claim 1, wherein the film comprises: a first polyurethane having an ultimate elongation less than 200%, anda second polyurethane having an ultimate elongation more than 400%. 4. The film as recited in claim 1, wherein the first polyurethane and the second polyurethane are included at a weight ratio from about 80:20 to about 20:80 of the first polyurethane to the second polyurethane. 5. The film as recited in claim 1, further comprising at least one additive in the film selected from the group consisting of UV stabilizing agents, free-radical scavengers, cross-linking agents, thickeners, flow and leveling agents, rheology modifiers, surfactants, defoamers, dispersants, wetting agents, dyes, pigments, co-solvents, slip agents, water, isopropyl alcohol and combinations thereof. 6. The film as recited in claim 1, further comprising an adhesive layer in contact with a surface of the film. 7. A film laminate comprising a top layer, an intermediate layer, and a substrate layer, wherein: the top layer is a film comprising at least two different polyurethanes and is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer, each of the at least two different polyurethanes comprising at least one of polyurethane polymer, polyurethane prepolymer, and polyurethane copolymer; andthe substrate layer has printed or image indicia thereon. 8. The film laminate as recited in claim 7, wherein the intermediate layer is selected from a group consisting of an adhesive layer, a tie coating layer, and an adhesive promotion layer. 9. The film laminate as recited in claim 7, wherein the top layer further comprises a polymer, co-polymer, prepolymer, or hybrid polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acetate, olefin, and combinations thereof. 10. The film laminate as recited in claim 7, wherein the top layer includes a first polyurethane having an ultimate elongation less than 200%, and a second polyurethane having an ultimate elongation more than 400%. 11. The film laminate as recited in claim 10, wherein the first polyurethane and the second polyurethane are included at a weight ratio from about 80:20 to about 20:80 of the first polyurethane to the second polyurethane. 12. The film laminate as recited in claim 7, further including at least one additive in the top layer, selected from the group consisting of UV stabilizing agents, free-radical scavengers, cross-linking agents, thickeners, flow and leveling agents, rheology modifiers, surfactants, defoamers, dispersants, wetting agents, dyes, pigments, co-solvents, slip agents, water, isopropyl alcohol and combinations thereof. 13. An advertising or informational graphic, comprising a surface having promotional indicia provided thereon, a film having front and back faces, the back face being attached to the surface, and an adhesive layer disposed between the back face and the surface, wherein: the adhesive attaches the back face of the film to the surface;the film comprises at least two different polyurethanes and is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer, each of the at least two different polyurethanes comprising at least one of polyurethane polymer, polyurethane prepolymer, and polyurethane copolymer. 14. The graphic as recited in claim 13, wherein the film further comprises a polymer, co-polymer, prepolymer, or hybrid polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acetate, olefin, and combinations thereof. 15. The graphic as recited in claim 13, wherein: the film includes a first polyurethane having an ultimate elongation less than 200%, and a second polyurethane having an ultimate elongation more than 400%; andthe first polyurethane and the second polyurethane are included at a weight ratio from about 80:20 to about 20:80 of the first polyurethane to the second polyurethane. 16. An advertising or informational graphic, comprising: a surface;an adhesive layer;a printable substrate having front and back faces, the back face facing the surface and in contact with the adhesive layer, and the front face having promotional indicia provided thereon; anda transparent film having a top face and a bottom face, with the bottom face facing the front face of the printable substrate;wherein the transparent film comprises at least two different polyurethanes, and is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer, each of the at least two different polyurethanes comprising at least one of polyurethane polymer, polyurethane prepolymer, and polyurethane copolymer. 17. The advertising graphic as recited in claim 16, wherein the film further includes a polymer, co-polymer, prepolymer, or hybrid polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acetate, olefin, and combinations thereof. 18. The advertising graphic as recited in claim 16, wherein: the film includes a first polyurethane having an ultimate elongation less than 200%, and a second polyurethane having an ultimate elongation more than 400%, andthe first and second polyurethane are included at a weight ratio from about 80:20 to about 20:80 of the first polyurethane to the second polyurethane. 19. The advertising graphic as recited in claim 16, wherein the adhesive layer includes an adhesive selected from the group consisting of a permanent adhesive, a removable adhesive, a repositionable adhesive, and combinations thereof. 20. The advertising graphic as recited in claim 16, wherein the substrate includes a print layer. 21. The advertising graphic as recited in claim 16, further including at least one additive in the film, selected from the group consisting of UV stabilizing agents, free-radical scavengers, cross-linking agents, thickeners, flow and leveling agents, rheology modifiers, surfactants, defoamers, dispersants, wetting agents, dyes, pigments, co-solvents, slip agents, water, isopropyl alcohol and combinations thereof. 22. A roll or sheet of graphic advertising comprising a film layer and advertising indicia, wherein: the film layer includes a first polyurethane having an ultimate elongation less than 200%, a second polyurethane having an ultimate elongation more than 400%, and is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer, each of the first polyurethane and the second polyurethane comprising at least one of polyurethane polymer, polyurethane prepolymer, and polyurethane copolymer; andthe film layer is provided in operative association with the advertising indicia. 23. The roll or sheet of graphic advertising as recited in claim 22, wherein the film layer further comprises a polymer, co-polymer, prepolymer, or hybrid polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acetate, olefin, and combinations thereof. 24. The roll or sheet of graphic advertising as recited in claim 22, wherein the first polyurethane and the second polyurethane are included at a weight ratio from about 80:20 to about 20:80 of the first polyurethane to the second polyurethane. 25. The roll or sheet of graphic advertising as recited in claim 22, further including an adhesive layer provided on the film layer. 26. The roll or sheet of graphic advertising as recited in claim 25, further including a release layer provided over the adhesive layer. 27. The roll or sheet of graphic advertising as recited in claim 22, further including a substrate layer provided over the film layer, wherein the substrate layer includes a print layer. 28. The roll or sheet of graphic advertising film as recited in claim 22, further including at least one additive in the film layer selected from the group consisting of UV stabilizing agents, free-radical scavengers, cross-linking agents, thickeners, flow and leveling agents, rheology modifiers, surfactants, defoamers, dispersants, wetting agents, dyes, pigments, co-solvents, slip agents, water, isopropyl alcohol, and combinations thereof. 29. A method of making a protective film, the method comprising: providing a first polyurethane dispersion that when dried and crosslinked, produces a first polyurethane having an ultimate elongation of less than 200% and is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer,providing a second polyurethane dispersion that when dried and crosslinked, produces a second polyurethane having an ultimate elongation of greater than 400% and is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer,mixing the first polyurethane dispersion with the second polyurethane dispersion to form a film composition,adding one or more additives to the film composition, the additives selected from the group consisting of UV stabilizing agents, free-radical scavengers, cross-linking agents, thickeners, flow and leveling agents, rheology modifiers, surfactants, defoamers, dispersants, wetting agents, dyes, pigments, co-solvents, slip agents, water, isopropyl alcohol, and combinations thereof,applying the film composition to a surface, anddrying the film composition to form the protective film. 30. The method as recited in claim 29, wherein the film further comprises a polymer, co-polymer, prepolymer, or hybrid polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acetate, olefin, and combinations thereof. 31. The method as recited in claim 29, wherein the first polyurethane dispersion and the second polyurethane dispersion are mixed at a weight ratio from about 80:20 to about 20:80 of the first polyurethane dispersion to the second polyurethane dispersion. 32. The method as recited in claim 29, wherein drying the film composition forms the protective film having a thickness from about 0.3 mils to about 2.0 mils 33. The method as recited in claim 29, further including removing the protective film from the surface. 34. The method as recited in claim 29, wherein the first polyurethane dispersion and the second polyurethane dispersion comprise water-based dispersions. 35. A method of protecting an advertising substrate subject to degradation from exposure to an outdoor environment, the method comprising: providing a transparent protective film comprising a first polyurethane having an ultimate elongation of less than 200%, a second polyurethane having an ultimate elongation of more than 400%, and being free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer,covering the advertising substrate with the film to thereby protect the advertising substrate from exposure to the outdoor environment. 36. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein the transparent protective film further comprises a polymer, co-polymer, prepolymer, or hybrid polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acetate, olefin, and combinations thereof. 37. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein the first polyurethane and the second polyurethane are present in the film at a weight ratio of from 80:20 to about 20:80 of the first polyurethane to the second polyurethane. 38. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein the film includes an adhesive layer, and covering includes attaching the film to the advertising substrate with the adhesive layer. 39. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein the first polyurethane and the second polyurethane are provided as water-based dispersions. 40. The method as recited in claim 35, wherein the film has a thickness from about 0.3 mils to about 2.0 mils.
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