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An improvement in a bowling lane having a decorative laminate surface which improvement comprises incorporating into the core of the laminate a plurality of alternating layers of glass cloth and crepe paper, each core layer being impregnated with a thermosetting resin and an organic fire retardant m

An improvement in a bowling lane having a decorative laminate surface which improvement comprises incorporating into the core of the laminate a plurality of alternating layers of glass cloth and crepe paper, each core layer being impregnated with a thermosetting resin and an organic fire retardant material, contiguous and adjacent core layers being interlaminarly bonded to one another.

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1. In a bowling lane having a surface characterized by a falling ball impact resistance of at least 60 inches, a coefficient of friction of at least 0.16 and a Taber abrasion resistance of at least 500 cycles, said bowling lane comprised of a substrate selected from the group consisting of natural w

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In a bowling lane having a surface characterized by a falling ball impact resistance of at least 60 inches, a coefficient of friction of at least 0.16 and a Taber abrasion resistance of at least 500 cycles, said bowling lane comprised of a substrate selected from the group consisting of natural wood, consolidated wood fibers, plywood, flakewood, chipboard, and hardboard, and at least one decorative plastic laminate secured to the surface of said substrate, said plastic laminate comprising a plurality of thermosetting resin impregnated fibrous core sheets, a melamine resin impregnated decorative fibrous print sheet, and an overlying melamine resin containing protective layer, the improvement which comprises said fibrous core sheets being comprised of sheets of glass and paper, said glass being selected from the group consisting of woven glass cloth, glass net and glass scrim, the interlaminar bond strength between said glass and paper sheets being sufficient to prevent delamination of said glass and paper sheets upon impact with a dropped bowling ball from heights up to about 4 feet, said glass also being impregnated with an organic fire retardant material and said paper sheets also being impregnated with an inorganic fire retardant material. 2. A bowling lane as defined in claim 1 wherein said paper sheets are crepe paper sheets. 3. In a bowling lane having a surface characterized by a falling ball impact resistance of at least 60 inches, a coefficient of friction of at least 0.16 and a Taber abrasion resistance of at least about 500 cycles, said bowling lane comprised of a substrate selected from the group consisting of natural wood, consolidated wood fibers, plywood, flakewood, chipboard and hardboard, and at least one decorative plastic laminate secured to the surface of said substrate, said plastic laminate comprising a plurality of thermosetting resin impregnated fibrous core sheets, a melamine resin impregnated decorative fibrous print sheet, and an overlying melamine resin containing protective layer, the improvement which comprises said fibrous core sheets being comprised of sheets of glass and crepe paper, said glass being selected from the group consisting of woven glass cloth, glass net and glass scrim, said glass also being impregnated with an organic fire retardant material and said crepe paper sheets also being impregnated with an inorganic fire retardant material. 4. A bowling lane as defined in claim 3 wherein said organic fire retardant material is selected from the group consisting of tris-(2,3-dibromopropyl phosphate), dibromobutenediol and brominated epoxy resins. 5. A bowling lane as defined in claim 3 wherein said glass sheets are impregnated with an epoxy or phenolic resin. 6. A bowling lane as defined in claim 3 wherein said crepe paper sheets are impregnated with a phenolic resin. 7. A bowling lane as defined in claim 3 wherein each of said glass sheets is situated continguously between two of said crepe paper sheets. 8. A bowling lane as defined in claim 7 wherein said glass sheets are situated between said crepe paper sheets in an alternating sequence. 9. A bowling lane as defined in claim 3 wherein said inorganic fire retardant material is selected from the group consisting of diammonium hydrogen phosphate, antimony oxide and sodium bromide. 10. A bowling lane as defined in claim 3 wherein the overlying protection layer is a fibrous sheet impregnated with the melamine resin and dibromobutenediol. 11. A bowling lane as defined in claim 3, wherein said overyling protective layer has abrasion resistance material incorporated therein. 12. A bowling lane as defined in claim 3, wherein the fibrous print sheet is paper. 13. In a bowling lane having a surface characterized by a falling ball impact resistance of at least 60 inches a coefficient of friction of at least 0.16 and a Taber abrasion resistance of at least about 500 cycles, said bowling lane comprised of a substrate selected from the group consisting of natural wood, consolidated wood fibers, plywood, flakewood, chipboard and hardboard, and at least one decorative plastic laminate secured to the surface of said substrate, said plastic laminate comprising a plurality of thermosetting resin impregnated fibrous core sheets, a melamine resin impregnated decorative fibrous print sheet, and an overlying melamine resin containing protective layer, the improvement which comprises said fibrous core sheets being comprised of sheets of glass and crepe paper, said glass being selected from the group consisting of woven glass cloth, glass net and glass scrim, the interlaminar bond strength between said glass glass and crepe paper sheets being substantially equal to the interlaminar bond strength between resin impregnated paper core sheets, said glass also being impregnated with an organic fire retardant material and said crepe paper sheets also being impregnated with an inorganic fire retardant material. 14. A bowling lane as defined in claim 13, wherein said organic fire retardant material is selected from the group consisting of tris-(2,3-dibromopropyl phosphate, dibromobutenediol and brominated epoxy resins. 15. A bowling lane as defined in claim 13 wherein said glass sheets are impregnated with an epoxy or phenolic resin. 16. A bowling lane as defined in claim 13 wherein said crepe paper sheets are impregnated with a phenolic resin. 17. A bowling lane as defined in claim 13 wherein each of said glass sheets is situated continguously between two of said crepe paper sheets. 18. A bowling lane as defined in claim 17 wherein said glass sheets are situated between said crepe paper sheets in an alternating sequence. 19. A bowling lane as defined in claim 13 wherein said inorganic fire retardant material are selected from the group consisting of diammonium hydrogen phosphate, antimony oxide and sodium bromide. 20. A bowling lane as defined in claim 13 wherein the overlying protection layer is a fibrous sheet impregnated with the melamine resin and dibromobutenediol. 21. A bowling lane as defined in claim 13, wherein said overlying protective layer has abrasion resistance material incorporated therein. 22. A bowling lane as defined in claim 13, wherein the fibrous print sheet is paper. 23. In a decorative plastic laminate of a length and width for securing to a substrate selected from the group consisting of natural wood, consolidated wood fibers, plywood, flakeboard, chipboard, and hardboard to form therewith all or part of a bowling lane having a surface characterized by a falling ball impact resistance of at least 60 inches, a coefficient of friction of about 0.16 and a Taber abrasion resistance of at least about 500 cycles, said plastic laminate sheet comprising a plurality of thermosetting resin impregnated fibrous core sheets, a melamine resin impregnated decorative fibrous print sheet, and an overlying melamine resin containing protective layer, the improvement which comprises: said fibrous core sheets being comprised of sheets of glass and crepe paper, said glass being selected from the group consisting of woven glass cloth, glass net and glass scrim, said glass also being impregnated with an organic fire retardant material and said crepe paper also being impregnated with an inorganic fire retardant material. 24. In a decorative plastic laminate of a length and width for securing to a substrate selected from the group consisting of natural wood, consolidated wood fibers, plywood, flakeboard, chipboard, and hardboard to form therewith all or part of a bowling lane having a surface characterized by a falling ball impact resistance of at least 60 inches, a coefficient of friction of about 0.16 and a Taber abrasion resistance of at least about 500 cycles, said plastic laminate sheet comprising a plurality of thermosetting resin impregnated fibrous core sheets, a melamine resin impregnated decorative fibrous print sheet, and an overlying melamine resin containing protective layer, the improvement which comprises: said fibrous core sheets being comprised of sheets of glass and crepe paper, said glass being selected from the group consisting of woven glass cloth, glass net and glass scrim, the interlaminar bond strength between said glass and crepe paper sheets being substantially equal to the interlaminar bond strength between resin impregnated paper core sheets, said glass also being impregnated with an organic fire retardant material and said crepe paper also being impregnated with an inorganic fire retardant material. 25. The method of producing a bowling lane having a surface characterized by a falling ball impact resistance of at least 60 inches, a coefficient of friction of about 0.16 and a Taber abrasion resistance of at least about 500 cycles comprising: impregnating a plurality of glass core sheets with a formulation comprised of a thermosetting resin and an organic fire retardant material; impregnating a plurality of creped paper sheets with a formulation comprised of a thermosetting resin and an inorganic fire retardant; laying said plurality of impregnated glass core sheets between said plurality of impregnated crepe paper core sheets in an alternative manner beginning with and ending with a crepe paper core sheet; consolidating said impregnated core sheets, a resin impregnated decorative fibrous print sheet, and an overlying resin containing protective layer under heat and pressure to produce a unitary decorative plastic laminate sheet; and securing at least one such plastic laminate sheet to a substrate selected from the group consisting of natural wood, consolidated wood fibers, plywood, flakeboard, chipboard and hardboard to produce the desired bowling lane.