Patent ID: 6060009
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B29C,B29L,B32B

Abstract:
A method for forming a cover capable of adhering to a substrate surface, the method comprising:providing a film having first and second major sides, the first side comprising an array of hook structures;providing a porous sheet having first and second major sides;aligning the first side of the porous sheet against the second side of the film;introducing a molten thermoplastic material onto the second side of the porous sheet;simultaneously urging the molten thermoplastic material against the porous sheet to force portions of the thermoplastic material to flow through the porous sheet and into adhering contact with the second side of the film, and molding a desired topography on an exposed surface of the molten thermoplastic material; andcooling the molten thermoplastic material to adhere the film to the porous sheet to provide the cover.