Abstract: A transparent image-recording sheet suitable for use in a plain paper copier, comprising a transparent backing having two major surfaces, said sheet having a machine direction, and a transverse direction, at least one of the major surfaces having coated thereon, a transparent water-based toner-receptive coating comprising:a) from about 65 to about 99.9 parts of an imageable polymer;b) from about 0.1 to about 15 parts of at least one polymeric particle having a mean particle size ranging from about 1 .mu.m to about 15 .mu.m, andc) from 0 to about 20 parts of an antistatic agent,the toner-receptive coating being coated onto the transparent backing at a time during manufacture of the backing selected from the group consisting ofa) before any orientation of said film, andb) after uniaxial orientation in the machine direction.

Abstract: An image recording sheet and a transparent water-based toner receptive coating therefore comprising an imaging copolymer formed from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of bicyclic alkyl (meth) acrylates, aliphatic alkyl (meth)acrylates having from about one to about 12 carbon atoms, aromatic (meth)acrylates, and a polar monomer having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl, R.sub.1 and R2 may be hydrogen, identical or differing alkyl groups having up to about 8 carbon atoms, preferably up to about 2 carbon atoms, or the quaternary cationic salts thereof, at least one novel long chain polymeric particle having good antifriction characteristics and optionally, an antistatic agent selected from the group consisting of cationic agents, anionic agents, fluorinated agents, and nonionic agents.