Process for forming a laminated plastic structure

Claim 1

THE PROCESS OF LOW COMPRESSION MOLDING FOR FORMING A LAMINATED, FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC STUCTURE, WHICH PROCESS CONSISTS IN FIRST APPLYING A COATING OF A RELEASE AGENT ON THE RESPECTIVE MOLDING SURFACE OF A PAIR OF MOLD MEMBERS OF A SEPARABLE MOLD UNIT WHILE THE MOLD UNIT IS IN THE OPEN SEPARATED CONDITION, THEN APPLYING A COATING OF FIBER FREE THEREMO-SETTING PLASTIC RESIN IN THE FLUID UNCURED STATE OF EACH OF SAID MOLDING SURFACES, THEREAFTER ALLOWING THE FIBER FREE RESIN COATING ON THE RESPECTIVE MOLD MEMBERS TO AT LEAST PARTIALLY CURE, SUBSEQUENTLY APPLYING A COATING OF FIBER-REINFORCED THERMO-SETTING PLASTIC RESIN IN FLUID UNCURED STATE ON THE RESPECTIVE FIBER FREE COATING OF EACH OF THE MOLD MEMBERS, THEREAFTER APPLYING ROLLING PRESSURE TO EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED COATINGS WHEREBY TO EXPEL INCLUDING AIR THEREFROM, THEN ALLOWING THE FIBER-REINFORCED COATINGS ON EACH OF THE MOLD MEMBERS TO AT LEAST PARTIALLY CURE, THEREAFTER APPLYING A BONDING COATING OF A THERMOSETSETTING PLASTIC RESIN IN FLUID UNCURED STATE UPON THE PARTIALLY CURED FIBER-REINFORCED COATING ON AT LEAST ONE OF THE MOLD MEMBERS, SUBSEQUENTLY CLOSING THE MOLD UNIT TO DISPOSE THE MOLDING SURFACES OF EACH OF THE MOLD MEMBERS IN OPPOSED RELATION AND APPLYING SLIGHT COMPRESSION TO THE MOLD MEMBERS TO CAUSE THE BONDING COATING TO FLOW OVER AND COMPLETELY COAT THE RESPECTIVE PARTIALLY CURED FIBER-REINFORCED COATINGS ON EACH OF THE MOLD MEMBERS, AND THEREAFTER ALLOWING SAID BONDING COATING TO CURE.