Patent ID: 6129969
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
A foam sign comprised of a laminated substrate and a multiplicity of laminated cut outs attached to and disposed within said laminated substrate, wherein:(a) said laminated substrate is comprised of a first foam substrate adhesively joined to a first plastic sheet with a top surface, wherein:1. said first foam substrate has a thickness of from about 0.5 to about 3.0 inches and a density of from about 1.2 to about 2.0 pounds per cubic foot,2. said first plastic sheet has a thickness of from about 0.007 to about to about 0.03 inches,3. the ratio of said thickness of said first foam substrate to said thickness of said first plastic sheet is at least about 15/1,(b) each of said laminated cut outs is comprised of a second foam substrate adhesively joined to a second plastic sheet with a second top surface, wherein:1. the foam in said second foam substrate is identical to the foam in said first foam substrate,2. the thickness of said second foam substrate is identical to the thickness of said first foam substrate,3. the plastic in said second plastic sheet is identical to the plastic in said first plastic sheet, and4. the thickness of said second plastic sheet is identical to the thickness of said first plastic sheet,(c) said laminated substrate is comprised of a multiplicity of cavities, and(d) each of said laminated cut outs is disposed within one of said cavities such that there is a distance between said first top surface of said first plastic sheet and said second top surface of said second plastic sheet which is from about 10 to about 90 percent of said thickness of said second foam substrate, provided that at least about 0.2 inches of said thickness of said laminated cutout is disposed within said cavity.