Patent ID: 7189447

Claim:
A laminate comprising: a first bonding sheet having a major surface and a peripheral edge, said first bonding sheet being suitable for bonding to a glazing component having a major surface and a peripheral edge; a transparent optical sheet comprising a non-metallic birefringent multi-layer optical film, said transparent optical sheet having first and second major surfaces and a peripheral edge, said transparent optical sheet being positioned along the major surface of said first bonding sheet; and a transparent peripheral strip comprising a non-metallic birefringent multi-layer optical film that once formed an outer peripheral portion of said transparent optical sheet, said peripheral strip having a width and an inner peripheral edge, said peripheral strip being disposed beyond the peripheral edge of said optical sheet along the major surface of said first bonding sheet, and an inner peripheral edge of said peripheral strip and the peripheral edge of said optical sheet define a slit therebetween, wherein said optical film is dimensioned so as to be positionable substantially within the peripheral edge of the glazing component to which said optical sheet is to be adhered.