Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Vehicle body ornament
Patent
1980-07-17
1982-09-14
Epstein, Henry F.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Vehicle body ornament
52716, 293 1, 428122, 428358, B32B 3130, B60R 1304
Patent
active
043495923
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a lightweight 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 has a body comprising an extruded thermoplastic elastomer material and an extruded outer layer with a tie sheet sandwiched therebetween. The tie sheet is made with sheet lamination technique and is a laminate of a layer compatible with thermoplastic elastomer material and a layer compatible with the outer layer. Optionally, the outer layer can be transparent and a decorative layer of metallized polyester and/or other material can be encapsulated between the outer layer and the tie sheet.
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Epstein Henry F.
The Standard Products Company
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