Abstract: Thermoplastically re-formable plastic sheets with flameproofing means, characterized by a core layer 1-10 mm thick comprised of polyether sulfone or a similar thermoplastic, which core material has a content of at least 0.5 wt. %, preferably at least 2 wt. %, of a flame-protective additive, such as boron trioxide; and said sheet or plate further characterized by outer layers, firmly adhering to and covering the two faces of the core layer, at least 0.05 mm thick and comprised of a thermoplastic having a lower proportional content of the flame-protective additives than the core layer; are particularly useful for interior structures in passenger conveyances, such as airplanes.

Abstract: A polishing plate for polishing the surface of synthetic resins has a rigid disk and a compressible cover abutting a lower surface of the rigid disk. The rigid disk has an inlet opening formed centrally therein and a plurality of channels formed in the lower surface thereof. The cover has a plurality of layers including an upper layer of soft foam adjacent the lower surface of the rigid disk, a lower layer having a textile surface structure and which contacts a surface to be polished, and a middle layer which is permeable to liquid and interposed between the upper and lower layers. A method of polishing a surface has as its first step supplying a polishing agent to a central opening formed in a rigid disk. The polishing agent is then uniformly distributed to an upper portion of a cover which is adjacent a lower surface of the disk through a plurality of channels formed in the lower surface of the disk, the channels communicating with the central opening to allow the polishing agent to flow therethrough.