Patent ID: 9115620
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,C08J,C08L,F01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process to form a cross-linkable polyolefin composition into a textured skin comprising the steps of: a forming an extrudable cross-linkable polyolefin composition consisting of: b extruding said extrudable cross-linkable polyolefin composition into a sheet comprising the cross-linkable composition, said sheet having a first surface and a second surface; c imparting a texture into the first surface of the sheet prior to or during step d; and d thermoforming or vacuum forming the sheet into a textured skin comprising a cross-linkable composition, said skin having an inside surface and an outside surface (or appearance surface) such that the textured surface of the textured sheet is the appearance surface of the textured skin.