Patent ID: 11884045
Assignee: HAWORTH, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A structural laminate component comprising:
first and second high pressure laminate panels, each of the first and second panels having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top edge, and first and second lateral sides, the top and bottom edges and the lateral sides of the inner surfaces of the first and second panels continuously abutting one another and coterminous about a panel outer perimeter edge; and
a core sandwiched between the first and second panels with portions of the respective inner surfaces of the panels contacting the core, the core having an outer peripheral edge spaced inwardly from the outer perimeter edge of the first and second panels; and
an adhesive between the first and second panels, the adhesive directly bonding the inner surface of the first high pressure laminate panel with the inner surface of the second high pressure laminate panel in an area outside the peripheral edge of the core and adjacent to the panel outer perimeter edge, and extending around at least a portion of the panel outer perimeter edge to form an integral frame;
wherein the first and second panels are spaced apart from each other in the area of contact with the core, and wherein the first and second panels include a transition section between the core and the integral frame wherein the first and second panels converge toward each other.