Strand-shaped flexible profile, and method for its production

Abstract

An extruded strand-shaped flexible profile includes a plurality of first elements including a first extrudable plastic having a first deformability, a first flexibility and a first hardness, and a plurality of second elements including a second extrudable plastic having a second deformability, a second flexibility and a second hardness. Each of the first and second elements are arranged alternatingly one after the other in a lengthwise direction of the strand. The first deformability is greater than the second deformability, the first flexibility is greater than the second flexibility, and the second hardness is greater than the first hardness. In addition, a method for producing a strand-shaped flexible profile includes extruding at a first extrudable plastic and a second extrudable plastic alternatingly one after the other in a lengthwise direction. The first extrudable plastic has a first deformability, a first flexibility and a first hardness, The second extrudable plastic has a second deformability, a second flexibility and a second hardness. The first deformability is greater than the second deformability, the first flexibility is greater than the second flexibility, and the second hardness is greater than the first hardness.

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