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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1996
Dennis J Beard, Holland, MI (US);
Thomas J Dellinger, Zeeland, MI (US);
Prince Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle panel material comprises a mixture of recycled, reground thermo-formable material and reprocessed headliner material which includes fibrous bats with polyester fibers, glass fibers and a thermo-setting resin. The method of manufacturing such material includes the steps of shredding thermo-formable material into strips; shredding headliner material comprising thermo-formable fibrous bats, glass fibers and thermo-setting resin; mixing and carding the thermo-formable material and headliner material into a mat; heating the mat to at least partially melt the thermo-formable material; and shaping the mat into a vehicle panel.