Fire retardant shades

1. A clear transparent composite fire retardant material having an outer side in use facing the sun and an inner side in use facing away from the sun and which comprises a film composite having a first transparent PET outer film layer containing a UV absorber with a further transparent PET film layer also containing UV absorber adhered to the inner side of the first film layer using, a polyurethane resin adhesive containing 5-15% by weight Rescorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate) fire retardant with at least one of said two PET film layers also containing fire retardant material, the composite having a visible light transmission of up to 30% and a haze value of less than 6% and meeting a fire retardant standard in accordance with German test method DIN 4102:B2.

2. A composite as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first film layer has a metallized layer on said inner side and the adhesive is applied over the metallized layer.

3. A material as claimed in claim 2 wherein the metallized layer comprises a vacuum deposition of aluminium or an aluminium alloy.

4. A material as claimed in claim 3 wherein the visible light transmission is less than 5%.

5. A material as claimed in claim 1 wherein the adhesive contains a fire retardant such that the composite has a haze of about 5%. or less.

6. A material as claimed in claim 1 having a scratch resistant layer coated onto the further film layer.

7. A sun shade as claimed in claim 6 wherein the metallized layer comprise aluminium or aluminium alloy, the two polymeric layer comprise PET film, and the composite has a haze value of less than 5%.

8. A solar control sun shade having an outer side in use facing the sun and an inner side in use facing away from the sun having as the shade material, a clear transparent film composite comprising a first transparent PET film outer layer containing a UV absorber with a further transparent PET film inner layer also containing a UV absorber adhered to the inner side of the first film layer using a polyurethane resin adhesive containing 5-15% by weight Rescorcinol bis (Diphenyl phosphate) fire retardant with at least one of said two PET film layers also containing a fire retardant material, the composite having a visible light transmission of up to 30% and a haze value of less than 6% and meeting a fire retardant standard in accordance with German test method DIN 4102:B2.

9. A sun shade as claimed in claim 8 wherein the first film layer has a metallized layer deposited on said one side thereof.

10. A sun shade as claimed in claim 8 and which also functions as a sound absorbing elements, the composite having spaced apart micro-perforations therein.

11. A sun shade as claimed in claim 8 and which also functions as a sound absorbing element wherein the composite is formed with a plurality of adjacent cup shaped recesses arranged in the form of a grid.

12. A dual function sun shade and sound absorber having spaced apart micro-perforations therein with an outer side and an inner side facing away from the sun and which comprises a transparent clear film composite having a first transparent PET outer film layer contaning a UV absorber with a further transparent PET film layer also containing a UV absorber adhered to the inner side of the first film layer using a polyurethane resin adhesive layer, containing 5-15% by weight Rescorcinol bis (dephenyl phosphate) fire retardant with at least one of said two PET film layers also containing 5-15% fire retardant material, the composite having a visible light transmission of up to 30% and a haze value of less than 6%, and meeting a fire retardant standard in accordance with German test method DIN 4102:B2.

13. A shade as claimed in claim 12 wherein the first film layer has an aluminium layer deposited on one side thereof and the micro-perforation are spaced apart 2.0 mm or less.