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US 2004/0176001 A1Published application
Slider having improved resistance to erosion and wear
OwnerTzong In Yehinventor
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Abstract
A slider resists erosion due to moisture, dirt and ultraviolet of sunlight and protects a pattern or the bonded surface from wear and tear. The slider contains a foam core, a top layer, a pattern, and a bottom layer. The foam core has a top surface, a bottom surface and edge surfaces. The top layer is a composite layer heat laminated to the top surface and edge surfaces of the foam core. The pattern is formed within the top layer and visible from outside of the top layer. The bottom layer is heat laminated to the bottom surface of the foam core.
Claims25
A slider comprising:
- a foam core having a top surface, a bottom surface and edge surfaces;
- a top layer entirely heat laminated to said top surface and edge surfaces of said foam core;
- a first pattern formed within said top layer, said first pattern being visible from outside of said top layer;
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- a bottom layer entirely heat laminated to said bottom surface of said foam core.
2 more elements
A composite layer comprising:
- an first outer film having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a first pattern being printed on said bottom surface of said first outer film and visible from outside of said first outer film;
- an first inner film having a bottom surface and a top surface, said top surface of said first inner film being heat laminated to said bottom surface of said first outer film, whereby said first pattern is overlaid;
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- a polyethylene foam skin having a bottom surface and a top surface, said top surface being heat laminated to said bottom surface of said first inner film, said polyethylene foam skin having a density in the range of 1.5 to 10 PCF,
- wherein said first outer film and first inner film are made of plastic.
3 more elements
A composite layer comprising:
- a polyethylene foam skin having a bottom surface and a top surface, said polyethylene foam skin having a density in the range of 1.5 to 10 PCF;
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- a plastic board having a surface being heat laminated to said top surface of said polyethylene foam skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.