BIAXIALLY ORIENTED THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER LAMINATE FILMS FOR LUGGAGE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

Abstract: 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 films under 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 ().

Inventor(s): Pauline M. Koslowski, Rik Hillaert

CPC Classification: B32B1/00 (Layered products having a non-planar shape)

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