Allied Corporation

Alliedsignal Inc.

Frank Petruccelli

Albert H Steinberg

Joseph R May

Raleigh E Willson

Robert L Lang

Mariann E Lucas

Herman P De Haan

Lev Zlatkevich

Pat J Carbone

A method of filament winding an article having an inner layer and a filament wound layer on the outer surface of the inner layer. The inner layer is rotationally molded. The method is useful in making hollow enclosed articles. The present invention includes hollow enclosed articles having a polymeric inner layer and a filament wound layer on the outer surface of the inner layer.

Filament winding using a rotationally molded inner layer

A method of rotationally molding a multi-layered article. The outer layer is first rotationally molded and solidified. An inner polymer layer is fed into the mold cavity and an inner layer is rotationally molded to the inner surface of the outer layer. Preferably, the outer layer and inner layer are thermoplastics. The outer layer polymer has a melting point higher than the inner layer polymer. The outer layer is rotationally molded and cooled to below its melt temperature but above the melt temperature of the inner layer polymer. The inner layer is then rotationally molded while the outer layer remains solid.

Rotational molding multilayered articles

A hollow, enclosed, seamless polymeric article. The article has an outer wall having an outside surface and an inside surface. There is at least one baffle within the article. There is a means to sealingly connect the baffle to the outer wall inside the article. The means to sealingly connect the baffle can sealingly connect the baffle to the inside surface of the outer wall or through the inner surface into the outer wall.

Hollow enclosed seamless polymeric article containing a baffle

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