Article of manufacture that includes a thermoplastic sheet fixedly attached to a perforated support

Abstract

An article of manufacture that includes a thermoplastic sheet fixedly attached to a perforated support is described. The article includes: a support having a plurality of perforations having edges, a first surface and a second surface; and a thermoplastic sheet having a first surface and a second surface. At least a portion of the second surface of the thermoplastic sheet is in contact with at least a portion of the first surface of the support. The thermoplastic sheet is fixedly attached to the support by means of a portion of the thermoplastic sheet extending through at least some of the perforations and is continuous with attachment heads on the second surface side of the support, and the edges of the perforations are embedded in the thermoplastic material extending therethrough.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.