US4269897A
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Flexible impact resistant trim and method for manufacture thereof
Assignee: Cambridge Ind Co
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Filing: 1978-12-01
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Granted: 1981-05-26
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Expires: 1998-12-01
Abstract
Abstract A process for extruding resilient, impact resistant thermoplastic strips having a metallic appearance by providing a non-metallic film strip of a material selected from the group consisting of polysulfones and polyether sulfones and having a vapor deposited metallized surface, the film strip having melting and deformation temperatures higher than those of a transparent thermoplastic to be extruded thereon and a resiliency and an elasticity at least as high as the resiliency and elasticity of such transparent thermoplastic when extruded thereon and, while feeding such film strip through a cross-head die, extruding the transparent thermoplastic about the metallized film strip and the resilient, impact resistant thermoplastic strip having a metallic appearance produced thereby.
Inventors
- 👤 Leo Gans
- 👤 Paul F. Bruins
- 👤 Jay B. Shapiro
- 👤 Myron Rothman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 02:04
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/15; B29C48/154; B32B27/28; B32B27/285; B32B27/286; B32B27/30; B32B27/304; B32B27/306; B60; B60R; B60R19/00; B60R19/02; B60R19/03; B29C48/03; B29C48/07; B29C48/08; B32B38/00; B32B2038/0052; B32B2038/0092; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/40; B32B2307/412; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/558; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/762; B32B2327/00; B32B2327/06; B32B2605/00; B32B2605/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/239; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31533; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31692; Y10T428/31699
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
In a process for extruding resilient, impact resistant thermoplastic products with at least one visible region having a metallic appearance, the steps comprising providing a non-metallic film strip of a material selected from the group consisting of polysulfones and polyether sulfones and having at least one metallized surface, said non-metallic film strip with said metallized surface thereon having melting and deformation temperatures higher than the melting and deformation temperatures of the transparent thermoplastic material to be extruded thereon and a resiliency and an elasticity at least as high as the resiliency and elasticity of such transparent thermoplastic when extruded thereon and, while feeding said film strip through an extrusion die with said metallized surface facing in the direction where, in the extruded product, said metallic appearance is to be visible, thermally extruding around said metallized surface film strip said transparent thermoplastic material thereby forming from said film strip and said transparent thermoplastic material a flexible, impact resistant thermoplastic product.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
In a process for extruding resilient, impact resistant thermoplastic products with at least one visible region having a metallic appearance, the steps comprising providing a non-metallic film strip of a material selected from the group consisting of polysulfones and polyether sulfones and having at least one metallized surface, said non-metallic film strip with said metallized surface thereon having melting and deformation temperatures higher than the melting and deformation temperatures of the transparent thermoplastic material to be extruded thereon and a resiliency and an elasticity at least as high as the resiliency and elasticity of such transparent thermoplastic when extruded thereon and, while feeding said film strip through an extrusion die with said metallized surface facing in the direction where, in the extruded product, said metallic appearance is to be visible, thermally extruding around said metallized surface film strip said transparent thermoplastic material thereby forming from said film strip and said transparent thermoplastic material a flexible, impact resistant thermoplastic product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process, as recited in claim 1, in which the non-metallic film strip is a polyether sulfone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process, as recited in claim 1, in which the non-metallic film strip is a polysulfone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process, as recited in claim 1, in which the transparent thermoplastic material is selected from the group consisting of polyvinylchloride and copolymers thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process, as recited in claim 4, in which the transparent thermoplastic material is polyvinylchloride.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process, as recited, in claim 1, in which a protective surface of transparent, thermoplastic lacquer is provided over the metallized surface of the non-metallic strip fed to the die.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
118 words
In a process for extruding resilient, impact resistant thermoplastic products with at least one visible region having a metallic appearance, the steps comprising providing a film strip of a material selected from a group consisting of polysulfones and polyether sulfones and having at least one metallized surface, while feeding said film strip through an extrusion die with the metallized surface facing in the direction where, in the extruded product, said metallic appearance is to be visible, thermally extruding around said film strip a transparent thermoplastic material selected from the group consisting of ultraviolet stabilized polyvinylchloride and ultraviolet stabilized copolymers of polyvinylchloride thereby forming from said film strip and said transparent thermoplastic material a flexible, impact resistant thermoplastic product.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
118 words
In a process for extruding resilient, impact resistant thermoplastic products with at least one visible region having a metallic appearance, the steps comprising providing a film strip of a material selected from a group consisting of polysulfones and polyether sulfones and having at least one metallized surface, while feeding said film strip through an extrusion die with the metallized surface facing in the direction where, in the extruded product, said metallic appearance is to be visible, thermally extruding around said film strip a transparent thermoplastic material selected from the group consisting of ultraviolet stabilized polyvinylchloride and ultraviolet stabilized copolymers of polyvinylchloride thereby forming from said film strip and said transparent thermoplastic material a flexible, impact resistant thermoplastic product.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process, as recited in claim 7, in which said film strip material is polysulfone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process, as recited in claim 7, in which said film strip material is polyether sulfone.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
106 words
An extruded thermoplastic impact resistant product with at least one visible region having a metallic appearance said product comprising a non-metallic film strip of a material selected from the group consisting of polysulfones and polyether sulfones and having at least one metallized surface and a transparent thermoplastic material extruded about said non-metallic film strip having a melting and deformation temperature higher than the melting and deformation temperature of said transparent thermoplastic material and a resiliency and an elasticity at least as high as the resiliency and elasticity of such transparent thermoplastic, said non-metallic film strip forming with said transparent thermoplastic material a flexible, impact resistant product.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
106 words
An extruded thermoplastic impact resistant product with at least one visible region having a metallic appearance said product comprising a non-metallic film strip of a material selected from the group consisting of polysulfones and polyether sulfones and having at least one metallized surface and a transparent thermoplastic material extruded about said non-metallic film strip having a melting and deformation temperature higher than the melting and deformation temperature of said transparent thermoplastic material and a resiliency and an elasticity at least as high as the resiliency and elasticity of such transparent thermoplastic, said non-metallic film strip forming with said transparent thermoplastic material a flexible, impact resistant product.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A product, as recited in claim 10, in which the non-metallic film strip is a polyether sulfone.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
A product, as recited in claim 10, in which the non-metallic film strip is a polysulfone.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
A product, as recited in claim 10, in which the transparent thermoplastic material is selected from the group consisting of polyvinylchloride and copolymers thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
A product, as recited in claim 13, in which the transparent thermoplastic material is polyvinylchloride.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
79 words
An extruded, flexible, thermoplastic, impact resistant product with at least one visible region having a metallic appearance said product comprising a film strip of a material selected from a group consisting of polysulfones and polyether sulfones and having at least one metallized surface and a transparent thermoplastic material selected from a group consisting of ultraviolet stabilized polyvinylchloride and ultraviolet stabilized copolymer of polyvinylchloride extruded about said film strip and forming with said film strip a flexible, impact resistant product.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
79 words
An extruded, flexible, thermoplastic, impact resistant product with at least one visible region having a metallic appearance said product comprising a film strip of a material selected from a group consisting of polysulfones and polyether sulfones and having at least one metallized surface and a transparent thermoplastic material selected from a group consisting of ultraviolet stabilized polyvinylchloride and ultraviolet stabilized copolymer of polyvinylchloride extruded about said film strip and forming with said film strip a flexible, impact resistant product.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
An extruded product, as recited in claim 15, in which said film strip material is polysulfone.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
An extruded product, as recited in claim 15, in which said film strip material is polyether sulfone.
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