Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Products Having Increased Weatherability, System and Method

Abstract

Climbing products containing rails decorated using veil products colored, patterned, painted or in combination with marking methods such as company names and logos and resin formulation designed to withstand exposure to UV radiation with minimal change in appearance which create specific appearances for applications, enhance weathering performance, and facilitate processing efficiency. A combination of a filler free resin and coated veil systems to create a synergistic weather resistance surface with self-contained color, pattern, picture, logo or combination of said same for climbing products. A system for producing components. Various methods, system, a ladder rail.

1 . A method for making a part comprising the steps of:
 forming a pultruded section having veil with a pultruder having different colors; and   cutting the section to form the part having different colors on the part.   
     
     
         2 . The combination of a filler free resin and coated veil system to create a synergistic weather resistance surface with self-contained color, pattern, picture, logo or combination of said same for climbing products. 
     
     
         3 . A system as described in  claim 2  including resins made of polyester, acrylic, epoxy, urethane, acrylate, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . A system as described in  claim 3  including veils dyed, printed, pigmented, transfer coated or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         5 . A system as described in  claim 4  wherein veil compositions are glass, polyester, paper, jute or other dispersed fiber systems. 
     
     
         6 . A system for producing a ladder rail comprising:
 a pultrusion system, the pultrusion system comprising:   a prewet which wets a middle mat layer with a resin and filler; and   an impregnator which compresses a first veil outer layer, a second veil outer layer, a first mat layer, a second mat layer, a first roving layer and a second roving layer with the middle mat layer, and which wets only the first veil outer layer, the second veil outer layer, the first mat layer and the second mat layer with resin without filler.   
     
     
         7 . A system as described in  claim 6  wherein the resin in the prewet is the same color as the resin in the impregnator. 
     
     
         8 . A system as described in  claim 6  wherein the resin in the prewet is different color from the resin in the impregnator. 
     
     
         9 . A system as described in  claim 6  wherein the first and second outer veil layers contain all the colorant needed to color the ladder rail. 
     
     
         10 . A system as described in  claim 9  wherein the first and second outer veil layers combined with the resin without filler form a corrosion and weathering barrier such that said ladder rail maintains a delta E of less than 20 and 60 degree gloss of 60 after exposure to 1000 hours of ASTM G154 Cycle 4 irradiation in a QUV accelerated weathering machine. 
     
     
         11 . A system as described in  claim 6  wherein the first and second outer veil layers contain more than one color. 
     
     
         12 . A system as described in  claim 6  wherein the first and second outer veil layers contain pictures and printed letters or words.