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Method of making a laminate construction
Assignee: Standard Products Co
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Filing: 1983-11-28
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Granted: 1985-02-05
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Expires: 2003-11-28
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an extruded laminate and a method for making the laminate. Protective and decorative molding and trim strips for automotive vehicles and the like can be made from the laminate which comprises a body of an extruded thermoplastic material such as extruded polyvinylchloride and an extruded outer layer of a different and incompatible material with a tie sheet sandwiched therebetween. The tie sheet is a thin laminate of a layer compatible with the thermoplastic material of the body and a layer compatible with the material of the outer layer. Optionally, a decorative layer of metallized polyester and/or other material can be encapsulated between the tie sheet and the body or outer layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Joel H. Nussbaum
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:45
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
The method of making a laminate construction, said method comprising the steps of: laminating a first sheet of a first material to a second sheet of a second material using sheet lamination techniques, said sheet lamination techniques including pressing said first and second sheets together with adhesive means therebetween; extrusion laminating with heat a first body comprising a first thermoplastic onto said first sheet, said first thermoplastic being compatible for lamination with said first material of said first sheet without the use of adhesives; extrusion laminating with heat a second body comprising a second thermoplastic onto said second sheet, said second thermoplastic body compatible for lamination with said second material without the use of adhesives and being incompatible for lamination with said first thermoplastic by said extrusion lamination with heat, said at least one of first and second bodies being substantially thicker than either of said first or second sheets.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
150 words
The method of making a laminate construction, said method comprising the steps of: laminating a first sheet of a first material to a second sheet of a second material using sheet lamination techniques, said sheet lamination techniques including pressing said first and second sheets together with adhesive means therebetween; extrusion laminating with heat a first body comprising a first thermoplastic onto said first sheet, said first thermoplastic being compatible for lamination with said first material of said first sheet without the use of adhesives; extrusion laminating with heat a second body comprising a second thermoplastic onto said second sheet, said second thermoplastic body compatible for lamination with said second material without the use of adhesives and being incompatible for lamination with said first thermoplastic by said extrusion lamination with heat, said at least one of first and second bodies being substantially thicker than either of said first or second sheets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said second thermoplastic and said second sheet each comprise an ionomer resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first thermoplastic and said first sheet each comprise polyvinylchloride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said second thermoplastic and said second sheet each comprise an ionomer resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 4 including the step of encapsulating a decorative strip between said second sheet and said second body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said first sheet and said second sheet are adhesively laminated prior to said step of extrusion laminating said first body onto said first sheet and prior to said step of extrusion laminating said second body onto said second sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said bodies have an irregular cross-sectional shapes.
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