Patent ID: 9707733
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B32B,E04C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A continuous process for making a laminate sheet, comprising: a) supplying a metal sheet from a continuous roll, the metal sheet having a textured face textured with a plurality of piercing structures, each piercing structure having a respective pointed tip; b) supplying a second material from a continuous roll of the second material; c) heating the second material so that the second material is softer than the metal sheet; d) after step c), bringing the textured face into contact with the second material; e) after step d), forcing the metal sheet and the second material together to partially pierce the second material with the plurality of piercing structures, leaving a contact gap between the metal sheet and the second material; f) after step e), cooling the second material to harden the second material; g) after step f), forcing the metal sheet and the second material together to fully pierce the second material with the plurality of piercing structures and bring the metal sheet and the second material into contact; h) after step g), bending over at least some of the pointed tips to lock the metal sheet and the second material together.