Patent ID: 7238401

Claim:
A laminate attached to window glass suitable for use in a vehicular or architectural glazing element which has reduced spall and lacerative consequences on impact fracture of the window glass; said laminate comprising: (a) a first lamina comprised of visible light transmissive flexible nonadhesive polymeric material having a first major surface and an opposite second major surface; (b) a scratch-resistant layer over said first major surface to provide an exposed surface to the laminate; (c) at least one additional lamina comprised of visible light transmissive flexible nonadhesive polymeric material; (d) a sufficient number of layers of in situ visible light transmissive pressure sensitive adhesive layers to bond said laminae together with the scratch-resistant layer exposed; and (e) a layer of in situ visible light transmissive ambient temperature attachable pressure sensitive adhesive to bond said laminate to window glass, wherein the total thickness of the laminate exceeds about 5 mils and the laminate exhibits a light transmittance, wherein said laminate exhibits a light transmittance of at least about 75%.