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Totally internally reflecting thin, flexible film

  • US 5,056,892 A
  • Filed: 01/30/1990
  • Issued: 10/15/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/1985
  • Status: Expired
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1. A thin, flexible film of a transparent polymeric material, comprising a structured surface on one side and a smooth surface opposite said structured surface on the other side, said structured surface includes a linear array of miniature isosceles prisms having substantially perpendicular sides arranged side-by-side to form a plurality of peaks and grooves said film having at least 40 of said prisms per inch, the perpendicular sides of said prisms make an angle of approximately 45°

  • with said smooth surface opposite said structured surface, said film being capable of being curled such that said smooth surface lies in a smooth continuous arcuate curve having a diameter of approximately 18 inches.

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