Patent ID: 6977115
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B32B,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reinforced low pressure compression molded article comprising: a main portion having opposing major surfaces defining a thickness of said main portion; and a protrusion integrally molded with said main portion and protruding from one of said surfaces, said protrusion having a thickness of less than the thickness of said main portion and less than about 0.1″, said protrusion having a height of at least twice the thickness of said protrusion, said main portion and said protrusion being formed from a material comprising at least one thermoplastic, and reinforcing particles, the reinforcing particles comprise about 2% to about 15%, by volume, of a total volume of the material, said reinforcing particles each comprising one or more layers, at least 50% of said reinforcing particles being less than about 20 layers thick, at least 99% of said reinforcing particles being less than about 30 layers thick, said layers comprising platelets having a thickness of between about 0.7 nm and 1.2 nm, and wherein at least some of the reinforcing particles are not completely exfoliated and are about 20 to 30 layers thick.