Annular escutcheon member for a laminated structure and a laminated structure, including said escutcheon member

Claim 1

AN ANNULAR ESCUTCHEON MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE BONDED TO THE OUTER FACE OF A LAMINATED STRUCTURE AROUND AN OPENING THEREIN, COMPRISING A DISC OF MATERIAL TREATED WITH A BONDING SUBSTANCE EFFECTIVE TO FORM A BOND UNDER HEAT AND PRESSURE AND A THIN METAL DISC ENTIRELY COVERING THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID TREATED DISC, SAID DISCS HAVING REGISTERING APERTURES ADAPTED TO REGISTER WITH SAID OPENING IN THE STRUCTURE, THE OUTER CIRCULAR EDGE OF SAID METAL DISC SUBSTANTIALLY CONCEALING THE CORRESPONDING EDGE OF THE TREATED DISC AND THE INNER EDGE OF THE METAL DISC AROUND THE APERTURE BEING FOLDED AROUND THE CORRESPONDING EDGE OF SAID TREATED DISC INTO CONTACT WITH THE UNDERSIDE THEREOF, SAID METAL DISC BEING PRESSED INTO CONTACT WITH SAID TREATED DISC TO PROVIDE A PRE-FORMED UNITARY ESCUTCHEON MEMBER, THE INNER FOLDED EDGE AND THE OUTER EDGE OF SAID METAL DISC BEING SPACED APART TO PROVIDE BENEATH THE TREATED DISC AN ANNULAR EXPOSED BONDING AREA CAPABLE OF CONTACT WITH AND BEING BONDED TO THE FACE OF THE STRUCTURE UPON THE APPLICATION OF HEAT AND PRESSURE TO THE ESCUTCHEON MEMBER.