Lamination of semi-rigid material between glass

A safety laminate having encapsulated semi-rigid material, said laminate comprising:

• a first rigid transparent layer;
• a second rigid transparent layer;
• an interlayer between said first and second rigid transparent layers including
• a sheet of extruded plastic having a layer of semi-rigid material sandwiched between at least two layers of thermoplastic laminating material, said sheet of extruded plastic having a length and width less than said first and second rigid transparent layers, said semi-rigid material capable of bending and flexing and tending to crease and fold thereby, and said semi-rigid material sandwiched between said at least two layers of thermoplastic laminating material substantially without creasing and folding, and
• one or more spacers of said thermoplastic laminating material surrounding the periphery of said sheet of extruded plastic between said first and second rigid transparent layers;
• and
• wherein one surface of each said first and second rigid transparent layers is bonded to said interlayer, and one surface of each of said first and second rigid transparent layers is an outer surface of said laminate.

A safety laminate having encapsulated semi-rigid material, said laminate comprising:

• a first rigid transparent layer;
• a second rigid transparent layer;
• and
• one or more interlayers positioned between said first and second rigid transparent layers, each of said interlayers including:
• layers of thermoplastic laminating material alternating with layers which are comprised of a sheet of semi-rigid material surrounded on its periphery by one or more spacers of thermoplastic laminating material, said semi-rigid material capable of bending and flexing and tending to crease and fold thereby;
• said first and second rigid transparent layers bonded to adjacent layers of said thermoplastic laminating material respectively, and
• said semi-rigid material positioned to be encapsulated in said laminating material substantially without creasing and folding.