Patent ID: 8168027

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a laminate which includes one or more fibre-reinforced laminate layers, said method comprising: placing a fibrous innermost layer of a hybrid mat against a laminate surface area, said hybrid mat comprising at least two layers, including the innermost layer and an outermost layer, and the hybrid mat further comprising fibres extending transversally across a joining face of the at least two layers and into the outermost layer of the hybrid mat, applying resin and curing so that the hybrid mat is joined to the laminate surface area, and removing at least the outermost layer of the hybrid mat prior to joining the laminate with one or more other elements, wherein at least the innermost layer of the hybrid mat and the fibres remain connected to the laminate surface area following removal of the outermost layer of the hybrid mat, so that the fibers are embedded in and project out of said innermost layer.