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US 2002/0172803 A1Published application
Molded article and process for preparing same
OwnerArthur K. Delusky, Stephen P. McCarthy +1inventors
InventorsArthur K. Delusky, Stephen P. McCarthy, Thomas M. Ellison
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Abstract
The molded article includes at least one compression molded plastic layer having an inner surface and an outer surface thereof, and at least one plastic projection, as a boss or rib, extending from and bonded to the inner surface of the compression molded plastic layer. An outer plastic film is desirably bonded to the compression molded plastic layer and desirably compression molded therewith.
Claims19
Molded article, which comprises:
- at least one compression molded plastic layer having an inner surface and an outer surface thereof;
- and at least one extruded plastic projection bonded to and extending from the inner surface of the compression molded plastic layer.
Process, which comprises:
- compression molding at least one plastic layer to provide a plastic layer with an inner surface and an outer surface thereof, extruding at least one plastic projection;
- and bonding said plastic projection to the inner surface of the compression molding plastic layer so that said plastic projection extends from the inner surface of said compression molded plastic layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.