Patterned composite product
AssigneeAcell Industries Limited
InventorsAldino Albertelli, Michael Frieh
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for forming a composite product having a patterned surface. A substrate including a porous structure (136), a sheet-form material (134) and a patterned sheet (131) are pressed together to form the composite product. In preferred examples, the patterned sheet is permeable to curable material in the sheet-form material.
Claims19
A composite product comprising a substrate having a substantially open-celled structure and a skin of cured plastics material, wherein the composite product further comprises a patterned sheet bonded by and at least to the surface of the skin and wherein the patterned sheet is substantially embedded in the skin.
A household item formed from a composite comprising a substrate having a substantially open-celled structure and a skin of cured plastics material, wherein the composite product further comprises a patterned sheet bonded by and at least to the surface of the skin and wherein the patterned sheet is substantially embedded in the skin.
A vehicle fitting formed from a composite comprising a substrate having a substantially open-celled structure and a skin of cured plastics material, wherein the composite product further comprises a patterned sheet bonded by and at least to the surface of the skin and wherein the patterned sheet is substantially embedded in the skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.