Thin layer laminate

摘要

The present invention is a method of making laminated material comprising the steps of providing a base lamina with pointed tipped piercing members, impaling successive layers of thin laminae thereon using a resilient pad, clinching the protruding tips down onto the top lamina with a hard pad.

主权项

1. A laminate comprising:
(a) a base formed from a ductile material, the base having a surface with piercing members extending therefrom, the piercing members each having a clinched tip; and (b) a plurality of laminae, each lamina pierced through by the piercing members and clamped together by the clinched tips, each lamina having a thickness of at most about 0.25 mm; wherein one of the laminae is closest to the clinched tips of the piercing members, and the one of the laminae is at least one of thicker and stiffer than any of the other laminae.