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Pauline M Koslowski

Rik Hillaert

Wim De Vos

Mathieu Vandevelde

Wim Godefroid

A laminate () of polypropylene films (), a luggage shell () constructed of the laminate (), a method () of making the laminate (), and a method () of making the luggage shell () are provided. The films () include a core () and at least one outer layer (). The laminate () includes a plurality of films (). The laminate () may be formed by laminating a plurality of filmsunder predetermined pressure, temperature, and time conditions. The shell () may be formed by deep drawing a sheet of laminate () while applying heat and tension to the laminate ().

Biaxially oriented thermoplastic polymer laminate films for luggage articles and methods of making the same

A luggage shell or case made from a sheet formed by compacting and heating a mat made of either a mixture of randomly oriented first discontinuous non-woven plastic fibers () having a first melting temperature and randomly oriented second discontinuous reinforcing non-woven plastic fiber () having a second melting temperature higher than the first melting temperature, or a bicomponent fiber having a first plastic portion having a first melting temperature and a second plastic portion having a second melting temperature. The non-woven mat is heated at a temperature between the first melting temperature and the second melting temperature, as well as by forming the compacted non-woven sheet () into the luggage shell.

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Berchem, Belgium

Pauline M Koslowski