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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Joseph S. Wycech, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (US);
Inventor:
Joseph S. Wycech, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (US);
Assignee:
Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Duesseldorf, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tri-laminate body panel stiffener includes two polymer layers with or without a backing. One of the layers is a compliant foam layer mounted against a substrate while the other layer is a rigid foam layer mounted against the compliant foam layer. In another aspect of the invention the laminate comprises a backing member having an expandable foam mounted thereto with two or more opposing edges of the laminate being of non-straight construction such as being wavy or saw tooth. A pattern of holes may be formed through the foam and backing layers.