Abstract: Disclosed is a protective strip assembly for use in protecting walls, cabinets, display stands, and the like from impact by shopping carts and the like in retail outlets. The assembly comprises an elongate base member and an overfitting protective trim member held together by opposed interlocking ridges and notches. The overfitting protective trim member absorbs shock as opposed leg members resiliently spread transversely to the axis of the strip assembly at interfitting sliding surfaces. The base member includes downwardly extending side walls. The base member further includes support members which occupy a space formed between the mounting surface and trim connector portion.

Abstract: A molding for attachment to an automotive vehicle includes an extrusion member extending longitudinally. An insert is attached to the extrusion member and is adapted to be connected to a source of electrical power to heat the insert and extrusion member in a local area to form the local area to predetermined contour.

Abstract: A decorative molding for automobiles, providing decorative trim therefor. The molding comprises a first member of polymeric material, a portion of the member being wrapped with a decorative covering of metallized plastic material and the remaining portion of the member covered with a second member of similar polymeric material to encapsulate and protect the ends of the covering. The molding is preferably formed by extruding the first member, wrapping the decorative covering in the form of a strip around a portion of the first member, and extruding the encapsulating member around an uncovered portion of the first member. It is also contemplated that a stabilizing strip be incorporated within the first member by feeding it into the extruder which forms the first member.

Abstract: A flexible bump protector panel is attachable to the outer surface of an automobile door to prevent its being dented or nicked by the doors of nearby vehicles. A flexible flap extends from the lower edge of the panel for disposition about the door lower edge. One or more flexible straps is/are attached to the flap and to the panel upper edge for extension over the door upper edge. The straps can be tensioned prior to door closure for clamping engagement with the door.

Abstract: A removable apparatus for preventing abrasions, dents, and dings to the external surface of vehicle doors is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, composite layered padding is provided which is configured to be releasably received by a external surface of a vehicle door and disposed longitudinally thereof. A plurality of magnetic strips is contained within the padding, or a clamp or elastic strap is fixedly attached to the padding for sustaining the disposition thereof relative to the vehicle door. A cable fixedly attached on one end thereof to the padding is releasably attached at its other remote end to a top portion of a vehicle window for preventing the forcible removal of the padding therefrom. Substantially all potential abrasions, dents and dings to the exterior of a vehicle door are thwarted by impacts being absorbed by the padding.

Abstract: A trim strip for application to the edge of a truck cap having a base plate to be attached directly to the truck cap and a top cover piece to fit into the base piece is provided. The base piece is made of a flexible material, contains a thin strip of aluminum and has means for accepting the top cover piece. The top cover piece is made of a flexible material and is bent to fit into the base piece.

Abstract: Disclosed is a protective strip assembly for use in protecting walls, cabinets, display stands, and the like from impact by shopping carts and the like in retail outlets. The assembly comprises an elongate base member and an overfitting protective trim member held together by opposed interlocking ridges and notches. The overfitting protective trim member absorbs shock as opposed leg members resiliently spread transversely to the axis of the strip assembly at interfitting sliding surfaces. Optional inwardly deformable latching elements may be included in the base member to permit the trim member to be fitted during installation directly adjacent an abutting wall or other obstruction.

Abstract: A protective panel is provided for removable attachment to the side of an automobile or the like to protect the automobile against scratches and dents. The protective panel includes a main panel section and one or more side panel sections hingedly attached to the main panel section. Magnets are provided for attaching the panel sections to the side of the automobile. Additionally, anti-theft tabs attached to the main panel section are formed to hook around the edge of the automobile door and wedge into the door jam to prevent theft of the protective panel. The protective panel may fold into a compact assembly for storage.

Abstract: A resilient vehicle side bumper having an elongated body member and fastening members extended from forward and rearward end portions of the elongated body member for releasably securing the side bumper to the vehicle. A first fastening member is included with an elastic member for connecting the first fastening member to the elongated body member, the elastic member further capable of expanding sufficiently to allow the first fastening member to be interconnected with a second fastening member mounted on the vehicle. A locking device is included which, when engaged, blocks the first fastening member from undesired disconnection from the second fastening member. A fastening member attached to the end of the elastic member is comprised of a cylindrical body having an arcuate passageway for receipt of the elastic member. The arcuate passageway extends from an entrance port in an outer side edge of the cylindrical body to an exit port in the outer side edge of the cylindrical body.

Abstract: A vehicle door guard (10) is constructed of a one-piece resilient elongated body member (12) extruded as one piece to have a slot (18) along a length of a front surface thereof. After the elongated body member is extruded, two separated, semi-circular, transverse hinge notches (42 and 44) are cut into the front surface for separating first and second end portions (58 and 60) of the body member and first and second elongated magnets (14 and 16) are mounted in first and second portions of the elongated slot in the respective first and second end portions. The semi-circularly shaped notches are separated by a plateau (46), through which the elongated slot extends without a magnet therein, by an approximate distance equal to the radius (37) of the semi-circular notches.

Abstract: A removable protective padding for preventing chips, dents, scrapes and nicks to the doors and sides of a parked vehicle which is covered by this protective padding. This padding will extend from just front of the front door edge to just in front of the rear wheel well. It is held in position by magnets. The height of the protective pad is typically about twenty inches and covers only the area most susceptible to damage from the opening of doors of adjacently parked vehicles. The plastic is a clear plastic such as polyvinyl chloride. It is placed on the car side when it is parked and is removed when it is to be driven.

Abstract: A body side guard for vehicles having an elongated holder assembly rigidly mounted to the side of the vehicle being protected. The holder assembly has a longitudinal slot and an elongated foldable guard member for protecting the vehicle. The guard members have a substantially flat shape and are cooperatively and slidably received by the longitudinal slot to snuggly engage therewith. A locking mechanism on each guard member releasably holding it in place with respect to the holder assembly.

Abstract: A molding for an automobile comprises a finishing film adhered to the surface of a metal strip. The finishing film comprises a flexible resin film adhered to the metal strip on one surface, and on its opposite surface, adhered to a flexible transparent resin film. The transparent film protects the flexible resin film to increase the durability of the finishing film. In the process for manufacturing the molding, an adhesive material is coated onto the metal strip, a finishing film is adhered thereby to the metal strip, and the combination of metal strip and finishing film are folded to an appropriate cross section, and seal members are attached.

Abstract: A spring mounted molding is provided for a vehicle on the body adjacent to a wrap-around end portion of the bumper. The molding and end portion of the bumper have mating cam surfaces. When the bumper moves towards the vehicle upon impact, the mating camming surfaces interact causing the molding to be deflected outwardly and the end portion of the bumper to slide therebeneath thus avoiding damage to the parts. Upon retraction of the bumper to its normal position, the spring mounting causes the molding to return to its normal position lying against the body of the vehicle.

Abstract: Door mounted extendable protectors for protection against damage from bumping by an opening door of another vehicle parked closely adjacent in side by side relation. Resilient bumper elements are mounted outside each car door extended substantially the front to back length of the door. The door extending mechanism is connected via bumper element mounting rods that extend from connection to the extending mechanism out through the outer sheet metal skin of the door to connection with the bumper element. In one embodiment the door bumper extending mechanism is also a retracting mechanism while in another embodiment the bumper element must be manually returned to the retracted state flush against the door when the extending mechanism is not activated.

Abstract: An apparatus for absorbing and relieving the shock inflicted from outside at the time of collision of a car which covers the majority of the covering portions that may be contacted from outside by tubular air sheets in which pressed air of helium gas is filled. Each of the front and rear bumpers comprises three bumpers members each for low, medium and high pressure shock absorption with different volumes and gas capacity. Each of the front and rear bumpers and the left and right side panels are interconnected by longitudinal and transverse gas circulation pipes that the gase of each air sheet can be dispersed when the shock is inflicted, thereby enhancing the shock absorption effect thereof. The gas circulation tubes are interconnected by a gas circulation controller which controls the circulation of gas.

Abstract: A side guard for protecting vehicles is attached at its ends to recessed securing mechanisms located in the wheel wells or elsewhere in the vehicle body. The guard is a belt or tubular molding of rubber or plastic which can be locked into place to prevent unauthorized removal. The guard can be positioned and configured to provide maximum protection of the vehicle, is easy to attach and remove, and can be effectively locked in place. An electrical circuit formed in the guard can be connected to an alarm system. The locking mechanism can be electrically actuated by a vehicle locking system, e.g. by unlocking the door.

Abstract: A protective automotive guard is set forth for securement to an automotive door panel and the like for protection against impact from adjacent vehicles. The guard includes a matrix of rods securable to the door utilizing various devices, such as magnetic tape, double faced tape, and suction cups. A further embodiment of the device utilizes removable rods for replacement subsequent to their damage. A third embodiment of the device includes an alarm for alerting an adjacent vehicle of impact with the automotive guard.

Abstract: A resilient vehicle side bumper including a resilient body member having a male portion and a female portion. Coacting end portions of the male and female portions are releasably joinable at a plurality of selected positions to form the body member at a selected length. A rotatable locking tab extends from the back of vehicle side of the male and female portions for releasably locking the side bumper to the vehicle. A plurality of suction cups and magnet strips on the vehicle side of the male and female portions releasably adhere the body member to the vehicle.

Abstract: Extrusion method and apparatus and molding strip produced by the method and apparatus wherein an outer polyurethane plastic layer is interbonded at its inner surface to the outer surface of a flexible PVC plastic body. A single die is utilized to produce the molding strip. The polyurethane plastic layer and the flexible PVC plastic body are interbonded while in a molten state within a bonding chamber of the die so that the polyurethane plastic layer does not separate from the PVC plastic body during use of the molding strip. The polyurethane plastic layer is interbonded with the PVC plastic body without totally encapsulating the PVC plastic body so that the molding strip can be adhesively secured to a side body panel at the PVC plastic body. The outer surface of the polyurethane plastic layer can be painted to match the color of the side body panel. Preferably, a reinforcement strip is embedded in the PVC plastic body within the bonding chamber to give the molding strip additional strength.

Abstract: Extrusion method and apparatus and part produced by the method and apparatus, such as a molding strip which includes a decorative Mylar plastic strip located between a pair of interbonded plastic layers. The top plastic layer or top coat is clear so that the decorative strip can be seen therethrough. A single die is utilized to produce the molding strip. The plastic layers are both preferably flexible PVC plastic which are interbonded by interfusion between adjacent surfaces while in a molten state within a bonding chamber of the die so that the plastic layers do not separate during use of the molding strip. The top coat is interbonded with the other plastic layer or body without requiring the clear plastic to totally encapsulate the resulting molding strip. Also, preferably, a reenforcement wire is embedded in the plastic body within the bonding chamber to give the molding strip additional strength.

Abstract: A protective trim system is provided which protects the surface of an underlying solid body. The system includes an elongated trim member which is attached to a surface and is movable away from the surface to protect the underlying body.

Abstract: An improved end cap for a rub rail is formed of two pieces, namely an inner part and an outer part. The inner part is appropriately connected to the channel strip base and has an abutment surface which underlays the end of the rub rail. The second or outer part has a squeezing surface which overlays the end of the rub rail. A screw or the like tightly attaches the outer part to the inner part and in so doing squeezes the end of the rub rail between the abutment surface and the squeezing surface thereby tightly capturing such end of the rub rail and providing a secure and decorative assembly.

Abstract: A rub rail assembly includes a rub rail support channel member suitably attached, such as by screws or the like, to a surface to be protected, and a rub rail member which is engaged with the rub rail support member. The rub rail member in turn is formed of two relatively thin layers dual durometer co-extruded, the upper layer being soft plastic and the bottom layer being stiff plastic. The thickness is sufficiently small so that the rub rail member can be coiled prior to installation, and so that it can be deformed transversely to a generally hemi-cylindrical shape for engagement with the rub rail support member.

Abstract: A side bar assembly for attachment to a chassis of a pick-up truck, off-road vehicle or the like capable of being mounted on such vehicles of a plurality of different sizes and configurations, wherein the side bar assembly is formed of a pair of substantially L-shaped tubular members as half-bar tube sections to collectively form a generally U-shaped side bar to extend laterally from a side of the vehicle. A substantially semi-cylindrical connector sleeve defining a concave tube-gripping recess receives the aligned end portions of the tubular members with the connector sleeve partially encircling and gripping the adjacent portions of the tubular members over more than half the circumferential extent of each, and mounting brackets are provided for bolt securement to the vehicle chassis to receive and support end portions of the side legs therein.

Abstract: A combination of a longitudinal side edge of a vehicle with a profiled elastomeric strip that at least partially covers the side edge. The central cross-sectional portions of both the longitudinal side edge and the profiled strip extend linearly or with a slight curvature, while at least one of the side edge portions has longitudinal portions that are irregularly recessed and projecting. The associated side portion of the profiled strip has a cross-sectional contour that in the longitudinal direction respectively changes in opposite directions to a like extent, so that also this side portion of the profiled strip rests continuously against the longitudinal side edge of the vehicle.

Abstract: A guidebar used on a walk-beside articulated machine having a first machine portion and a second machine portion which swivel about a pivot point. A first bar portion has a first end and a swivel end. The first end is fixably attached to the first machine portion. A swing arm has a first swing arm end and a second swing arm end. The first swing arm end is pivotally attached to the second machine portion. A second bar portion has a first end and a second end. The first end is pivotally attached to the second swing arm end and the second end is pivotally attached to the swivel end of the first bar portion.

Abstract: An ornamental band for vehicles or the like having an elongate laminar structure including an outer colorless transparent synthetic resin layer having recesses in the inner surface, an inner colored synthetic resin layer having ridges on the outer surface for engaging in the recesses and at least one ornament strip interposed between the inner and outer resin layers and having a color different from that of the inner layer. One colorless-transparent and two different color resins are extrusion molded into an elongate cross-section laminar structure including the outer colorless-transparent resin layer with the recesses and the inner colored resin layer with mating ridges for engaging in the recesses and the ornament strip interposed between the inner and outer layers. The longitudinal opposite end portions of the laminar structure are bent by 90.degree.

Abstract: The invention features, either separately or in combination, a mounting member and an elongated strip of resilient material which strip is secured in and partially surrounds the mounting member, where the resilient strip member has a semi-cylindrical body with a pair of circumferentially facing edge portions. The resilient strip also includes a pair of oppositely disposed, radially-inwardly extending latch members, each extending longitudinally of the latch member and located between one of the edge portions and a point away from the mid-line of the semi-cylindrical body. The mounting member includes a web portion having a pair of oppositely disposed web-latch extensions extending across a chord of the semi-cylindrical body, substantially parallel to a tangent to the circumference of the semi-cylindrical body at its mid-line, and at least one leg member extending from the web portion away from the semi-cylindrical body.

Abstract: A method for installing a non-metallic edge guard on the trailing edge of an automobile door through the use of double back adhesive tape. The tape is first applied to the trailing edge with the side that is toward the edge containing exposed adhesive and the opposite side being covered by a release layer. After the tape has been installed, a portion of the release layer is stripped away from the tape while the remainder of the installed tape remains covered by the release layer. The edge guard is then fitted onto the trailing edge, covering that portion of the tape from which the release layer has been stripped as well as an immediately contiguous portion where the release layer has not been stripped away from the tape.

Abstract: A trim strip suitable for attachment to surfaces requiring highlights, such as edges of vehicle moveable closures including doors and trunk lids, is provided with a light reflective surface portion to outline the edge of the moveable closure member. A decorative continuation to the strip surface can be provided that is visible on the outer surface of the moveable closures such as doors. The strip is transversely and longitudinally deformable in order to conform to the usual radii of a door or other mounting surface, and may be of metal, or plastic or other suitable construction. The strip may embody clear protective finishes to minimize ultra-violet degradation of the colored surface. The strip can serve additionally as edge bumper protection and usually incorporates a pressure sensitive adhesive on the obverse surface thereof. However, mechanical attachment may be used, to attach the strip to the surface being highlighted.

Abstract: An automobile side protector is provided for attachment alongside an automobile. The side protector is fabricated from a flexible sheet form member which is conformable to the body shape of the automobile. The sheet form member has a front and rear flap, with the front flap capable of insertion into a hood seam for retention therein and a rear flap having a relatively nondeformable object secured thereto which restrains the separation of the sheet form member from the automobile when the relatively nondeformable member is positioned within the interior of the automobile. Additional retention means which extend downwardly from each flap secure the bottom of the flaps to the automobile. The center portion of the sheet form member has supplemental retention means to aid in the securing of the center portion of the protector to the automobile.

Abstract: A fender cover is provided including an upper marginal portion specifically designed to afford frictional, mechanical, and magnetic connections with the upper marginal edge and depending mounting flange portion of an underlying associated vehicle fender.

Abstract: A synthetic resin molding for the use of automotive vehicles are of the type in that an elongated molding product is cut into a predetermined length and mounted to a body, a window frame, a bumper or the like of automotive vehicles. The molding is constituted as such that a plurality of core yarns of glass fiber are applied to the interior of a body of the molding in parallel relation along the longitudinal direction by continuously feeding a plurality of yarns of glass fiber into a mold in the body of the molding. Therefore, the thermal contraction can be greatly minimized.

Abstract: An apparatus for protecting the finish on the door of an automobile from damage caused by someone opening the door of an automobile parked in the adjoining parking space. Secondly, the apparatus serves to protect the door of the adjacently parked automobile when the user opens his or her door. The device includes a transparent housing wherein a plurality of arcuate protective strips are deployed therein. Said arcuate protective protective strips including a guide track or channel located along the intermiate section thereof, said arcuate protective strips also including T-shaped flanges substantially depolyed along the opposite ends of each arcuate protective strip, whereby said guide track or channel and said T-shaped flanges communitively allow said plurality of said arcuate protective strips to extend along the longitudinal portion of the door of the automobile. Also provided is a tensile retention band wherein said device may be selectively retracted into said transparent housing.

Abstract: A flexible trim strip especially useful on an automobile's exterior surface provides a decorative appearance with enhanced depth of vision. The trim strip comprises an elongated transparent of translucent core of a plastic material. A bottom surface of the core is covered with an opaque layer and an adhesive layer. A top surface of the core has a thin covering of a metal having a mirror-like appearance with selected portions removed so that a pattern of the underlying opaque layer is revealed. A transparent plastic overlay is formed over the top covering of metal. The overlay has radiused edges to give enhanced depth of vision to the trim strip.

Abstract: Vehicle finish protection apparatus is disclosed which is adapted for temporary installation on a vehicle when the vehicle is parked closely adjacent another vehicle and is therefore susceptible to finish damage as a result of the edge of a door of the adjacent vehicle impacting against the side of the vehicle to be protected. The vehicle finish protection apparatus includes unitary first and second elongated sections, triangular in cross sections joined by a living hinge such that the first and second elongated sections are normally aligned in an operational configuration, but may be folded together at the hinge to effect a compact storage configuration. The means for securing a hinge are on separate faces of the sections so that one section can be swung up and away and back on itself with one hand for easy use in tight spaces.

Abstract: A molding to be attached to either side or the like of a car body comprising a molding main member with a metallic insert provided on the back side of the molding main member, a plurality of separate retainers made of resin are fitted in the insert at different positions and a plurality of fixing members which are adapted to fix the molding main member to the car body are coupled to the retainers.

Abstract: A method for making a trim molding for attachment to a vehicle includes the steps of forming a film with a predetermined radius of curvature and securing the film to the surface of a mold. The steps include injecting a polymeric material into the mold and forming a base member having an arcuate portion adjacent the arcuate portion of the film and bonding the film to the base member.

Abstract: A molding is disclosed which is constituted by a main molding body formed in an elongated plate-like shape made of soft resin and having a fitting hole passing therethrough in the thickness direction thereof. The molding further has a retainer which is inserted into the fitting hole from the reverse side of the main molding body and a fitting part made of a hard resin which is inserted into the fitting hole from the obverse side of the main molding body, wherein the fitting part is mechanically secured to the retainer to allow the fitting part to be secured to the main molding body. The fitting part has a first seating surface which abuts against the obverse side of the main molding body, and the retainer has a second seating surface which abuts against the reverse side of the main molding body, wherein the main molding body is held and pressed between the first seating surface and the second seating surface.

Abstract: A body side molding for the exterior of an automobile body comprises an inner part disposed against the body and an outer part which attaches to the inner part. The inner part has non-metallic insulating material disposed as a layer between the inner part and the vehicle body to insulate the metal of the inner part from the vehicle body. It is also formed with channels along its longitudinal marginal edges, and the outer part has complementary channels along its marginal edges which provide for its attachment to the channels of the inner part. Various decorative patterns may be imparted to the outer part by the selective application of non-metallic material to the exterior surface of the outer part.

Abstract: A molding strip having an integrally formed insert with indicia is disclosed. The molding strip includes an elongated plastic strip having an aperture formed therein. An insert is positioned in the aperture. Indicia, such as trademarks, tradenames, insignias, logos, designs or the like, are formed on the insert. A transparent overlayer is injected onto the insert for integrally bonding and securing the insert with the elongated strip. The overlayer enables the indicia to exhibit aesthetic three-dimensional characteristics when viewed by an observer. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the present invention.

Abstract: A body protection apparatus for a behicle such as an automobile is provided for protecting the body from nicks and scratches. The apparatus has a telescoping elongate bar assembly for adjusting the length of the apparatus for overcoming the problem of mounting the apparatus on any size of automobile. The bar assembly has longitudinally slidable suction cups for connecting the bar assembly to a plurality of automobile side panels. The bar assembly is connected to the lower end of an elongate reinforced rubber strap. An upper end of the elongate rubber strap has a bar type member attached to the strap which is locked inside the automobile. The bar type member bears against the window and center post on the inner sides thereof.

Abstract: A protector to prevent opening of doors of adjacent vehicles from denting a car door is disclosed. The protector has a hollow outer tube which may be shortened to proper size to fit the door. In cross-section, the tube has a rounded protuberance on its outside and a curved bottom with outward extending feet to prevent the tube from turning once it is applied. Within the outer tube is a highly resilient core of rubber or plastic material (also capable of being cut to a length less than the width of the car door) and hooks are screwed into the ends of the core. The hooks engage the vertical side edges of the door to hold the protector in place. Alternatively the protector may be formed of a single piece of resilient rubber or plastic material which may be cut to size and hooks screwed into the ends.

Abstract: A trim strip having indicia with a three-dimensional visual effect is made by laminating a reflective metallized film layer to a substrate, laminating a transparent overlayer onto the metallized film layer, and laminating a transparent cover layer over the overlayer with visible indicia sandwiched between the cover layer and overlayer.

Abstract: A trim guard assembly apparatus to be used in combination with a vehicle body having an outer protective member, an inner base member, and a flexible, intermediate substantially hollow closure provided therebetween. The hollow closure may be selectively filled with or emptied of a fluid, thereby respectively expanding or retracting the protective member. In use, when in a parked position, the protective member is expanded thereby absorbing minor impacts such as outswung doors, protected shopping carts and the like. When the vehicle is in motion, the protective member is retracted, thereby reachieving aerodynamic streamlining of the automotive vehicle.

Abstract: Removable door guard for use on an exterior portion of an automotive vehicle or the like to prevent damage to the exterior finish from objects such as the doors of adjacent automobiles. The door guard comprises at least two light-weight, elongated members joined together by resilient and nonresilient elements. Attachment means at both ends of the door guard arrangement are adapted to secure the door guard to the door of an autombile. When the door guard is attached to the door, the elongated members fit flush against the door, and the relative positioning of the resilient and nonresilient elements provides tension to positively retain the door guard in this position. The elongated members include a feature which allows the door guard to accommodate existing protective strips permanently attached to the exterior portion of the automoile. The door guard is easily put into a compacted arrangement for convenient storage.

Abstract: An apparatus for protecting the side of a vehicle including a resilient foam rubber pad of a length substantially longer than the width of most conventional vehicle doors has a cloth cover around it and a plurality of magnets are attached along the top and bottom border of such cloth cover so that the device can easily and simply be attached to the side of a vehicle by merely placing it in the desired position and allowing the magnets to hold it in such position. A plurality of elastic loops are attached to the ends of the cloth cover for alternatively either attachment to a hook in the wheelwell or for holding the protection apparatus in a rolled up storage condition.

Abstract: The invention features, either separately or in combination, a mounting member and an elongated strip of resilient material which strip is secured in and partially surrounds the mounting member, where the resilient strip member has a semi-cylindrical body with a pair of circumferentially facing edge portions. The resilient strip also includes a pair of oppositely disposed, radially-inwardly extending latch members, each extending longitudinally of the latch member and located between one of the edge portions and a point away from the mid-line of the semi-cylindrical body. The mounting member includes a web portion having a pair of oppositely disposed web-latch extendions extending across a chord of the semi-cylindrical body, substantially parallel to a tangent to the circumference of the semi-cylindrical body at its mid-line, and at least one leg member extending from the web portion away from the semi-cylindrical body.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an apparatus and process for producing an improved extruded plastic material product which consists of an inner foamed thermoplastic cellular core and an outer non-porous thermoplastic skin extending along at least one side of the core. In the process, a foamable thermoplastic material is extruded through a first die outlet to produce a foamed thermoplastic material. After exiting the die outlet, a film of non-porous thermoplastic material is applied along at least one side of extruded foamed material. Next, the extruded foamed material and the non-porous film is fed through a forming die which shapes and seals the materials into the desired cross-sectional shape.