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Richard A Setele

A slat, suitable for use as a vertical blind louver, having an upper and lower surface, having an opaque central section composed of a first chemical composition having a first melt temperature, and having transparent first and second side edges composed of a second chemical composition having a second melt temperature substantially greater than the first melt temperature, wherein the side edges are integrally fused to the central section, each side edge contains a longitudinal groove open to the central section, and the grooves open to the same surface of the slat. In a preferred embodiment the first composition is a polyvinylchloride and the second composition is a polycarbonate having a melt temperature which is 100.degree. to 150.degree. F. higher than the polyvinylchloride melt temperature. Novel extrusion dies for forming the slat are also disclosed.

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Newbury Park, CA, United States of America

Richard A Setele