Injection molded plastic article with integrated weatherable pigmented film surface
USRE36457E · kind E · reissue
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
Molded articles having contoured, decorative outer surfaces are disclosed. The articles comprise a molded polymer substrate and a decorative surfacing film adhered to one side of the substrate. The decorative surfacing film comprises a substantially molecularly unoriented cast polymer film formed from a weatherable polymer. The articles are particularly suited for use as automobile body panels and the like. Also disclosed is a method for making such articles, and a method for making sets of such articles for assembly into automobile bodies and the like.
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