Patent · US Expired

Headliner

US5942321A · kind A · utility

28Cited by
5References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 29, 1997
Grant dateAug 24, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/651
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A headliner is a laminate of multiple layers. The layers include polyurethane foam, agricultural fibers, a decorative material, and a backing. The agricultural fiber is jute, sisal, or kenaf or mixtures thereof. The method of making the headliner laminate includes making the sheet of agricultural fibers incorporating a binder, saturating a foam layer with an adhesive, putting one sheet of agricultural fibers on each side of the foam layer, applying the decorative material and backing to one side each, and squeezing the layers together to distribute the adhesive to all the layers and laminate them.

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