Patent · US Expired

Thermoplastic structural piece containing injection molded portion

US5879770A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 30, 1996
Grant dateMar 9, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31855
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention is a thermoplastic panel or piece having a resilient injection molded portion. The panel or piece of the present invention may be used in a variety of applications such as to provide sealing ends on thermoplastic panels or to create resiliently closable passages in thermoplastic panels through which wires and other objects may be passed while maintaining an even surface appearance of the baseboard panel. Other uses include attaching one or more thermoplastic pieces together. The invention also includes a method for making the subject thermoplastic panel or piece.

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