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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas R Fitchmun, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thermocomp Corporation, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
442 16 ; 442 45 ; 442104 ; 442105 ; 442164 ; 442239 ; 442255 ;
Abstract
A thermoplastic thermoformable composite material for shaping and stretching into a desired form without voids and holes, including a core formed by at least one layer of chopped fibers enveloped and impregnated by thermoplastic material to form a fabric layer. Layers of thermoplastic material respectively positioned on opposite sides of the fabric layer core, and the layers of thermoplastic material provided with a sufficient thickness to flow into and heal any voids or holes formed in the core as the composite material is shaped and stretched into a desired form.