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Thermoformable laminate structure

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Inventors: Holtrop, James S.; Maurer, Richard P.;
Assignee: Monsanto Company (St. Louis, MO)
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A twin-sheet thermoformable laminate structure is provided which has two layers of foamed thermoplastic material. A coating of a fabric impregnated with an acrylic resin having a softening temperature greater than 75.degree. C. is applied to at least the outer surface of each layer of thermoplastic material.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION This invention provides a moisture-resistant, moldable, thermoformable laminate structure comprising two layers of foamed thermoplastic material having polymer-impregnated fabric bonded to at least the outer surfaces thereof.
The laminate structure of this invention can be twin sheet thermoformed into a hollow laminate structure.

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