text: a laminate in accordance with the present invention , generally designated as 11 , is illustrated in fig1 . included is a flexible sheet of loop material 12 having a large number of polymeric loops 13 secured to and projecting from a flexible polymeric base sheet 14 . it will be noted that air spaces 15 are present between the various generally upstanding loops 13 . metallized layer 16 is laminated to the polymeric base sheet 14 of the loop material sheet 12 . lamination is accomplished by suitable commercial equipment which applies pressure to the materials being laminated , such as by passing the sheets between opposing pinch rollers , in order to thereby secure the loop material sheeting 12 to the metallized layer sheeting 16 . in a preferred form of the invention , a generally pliable or conforming intermediate layer 17 is positioned between the loop material sheeting 12 and the metallized layer sheeting 16 prior to lamination . for example , layer 17 can be coated onto the back side or inside surface of the polymeric base sheet 14 by spraying , coating or the like . it has been found that this intermediate layer provides important compliant properties during the lamination procedure . these compliant properties accommodate the uneven profile which may be presented by the loop material through the flexible base 14 . when this uneven profile is transmitted to the metallized layer sheeting 16 , this metallized sheeting is imbued with a rough texture or grain , rather than a smooth and flat and highly reflective surface which can be a valuable attribute in applications where reflectivity is of paramount importance . polyurethane materials or other especially compliant , stretchable / or elastomeric polymers have been found to suitably perform this function of the intermediate layer 17 to provide a laminate having an especially flat reflective surface that is free of any substantial undulations . typically , the lamination can be secured together with the assistance of an adhesive that is applied to the inside surface of either the metallized layer 16 or the polymeric base sheet 14 , with , without , or as a substitute for the conforming intermediate layer 17 thereon . a suitable adhesive is a high temperature modified thermoplastic adhesive that can withstand a surface temperature of about 400 ° to 450 ° f . and a short - term exposure of 500 ° f ., such as acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives which are formulated for high temperature applications . one or more hook material strips 18 can be utilized in association with the protective metallized loop laminate . strip 18 includes a plurality of hook members 19 projecting from a backing strip 21 . hook members can be monofilaments and can take on any suitable shape , such as j - shapes , mushroom profiles , arrowhead configurations and the like . laminate 11 and hook strip 18 can be secured together such as by sewing 22 , adhesives , heat welding or sealing and the like . when thus secured , it is preferred that the strip 18 be oriented as illustrated in fig2 namely that the hook members 19 be facing the direction opposite to the direction faced by the loop members 13 . with this assembly arrangement , the laminate can , for example , be wrapped around a conduit , with the metallized surface on the outside and the loop material on the inside , contacting the conduit . with this orientation , the hook members 19 are positioned for presentation facing a portion of the loop material of the wrapped laminate , thereby securing one to the other . in this regard , the hook members 19 thus engage the portion of the loop material which lines up with the hook members after the laminate is wrapped over or around the conduit or the like , thereby providing an automatic adjustability feature to the protective covering . in the embodiment illustrated in fig3 hook material strips are positioned on generally opposing edges of a laminate 20 . in addition to hook material strip 18 , another generally opposing hook material strip 23 is also secured such as by sewing or the like onto another edge of the laminate 20 in order to provide additional variability in attachment options . loop profiles , hook profiles and their respective backings are made of flexible and tough , nonconductive and insulative materials including a nylon or other polyamide material such as nomex , and other materials including polypropylene , polyesters , and combination polymeric materials as well as stainless steel fibers on nomex backing or tape . exemplary loop sheets can be a woven nylon base with nylon napped loops . hooks can be nylon monofilaments . foil sheeting for the laminate can be made of materials such as aluminum foil , aluminized polyethylene terephthalate or mylar polymer , stainless steel foil , copper foil and the like . a preferred foil sheeting is so called dead soft aluminum at a thickness of about 1 mil . the embodiment illustrated in fig4 , 5a and 6 is representative of the use of the laminate in accordance with the invention as a shielding cover for equipment needing protection from environmental influences or otherwise needing a barrier between it and its environment . in this illustration , laminate , generally designated as 31 , covers a portion of an electronic device 30 . the principal construction of this laminate 31 is that of laminate 11 . loop material sheeting 32 is laminated or adhered to metallized layered sheeting 36 . loop material sheeting 32 includes a multitude of loops 33 projecting from a polymeric base sheet 34 , with air spaces 35 between the loops 33 . as can be seen in fig5 a , laminate 31 preferably includes a conforming polymeric intermediate layer 37 positioned between the polymeric base sheet 34 and the metallized base sheet 36 in order to impart an especially smooth and flat texture to the external , reflective surface of the metallized base sheet 36 . accordingly , the laminate presents a particularly reflective outer surface and an inner surface that facilitates air flow between the laminate 31 and the component which it contacts , while at the same time presenting an interior surface that readily engages with and detaches from hook material when desired . in this illustrated embodiment , hook material strips 38 are secured to the device 30 to be protected , as generally illustrated in fig5 . as illustrated in fig6 hook material strip ( s ) 38 , 39 can be presented together with the laminate 31 by having the hooks of each strip 38 , 39 engaged with the loops of the laminate 31 prior to assembly onto the device 30 . when assembly is intended , a protective cover strip 43 is removed to expose suitable attachment means , such as a pressure sensitive adhesive , on the back surface of each hook material strip 38 , 39 . then , each hook material strip is secured to the appropriate location on the device 30 . once secured at these locations , such as the locations of the strips 38 , 39 shown in fig5 it will be possible to attach and detach the laminate 31 by engaging the hooks of the hook material strips to , and disengaging them from , the loops of the laminate 31 . laminate 31 can also include shape - conforming components , such as those utilizing a slit 44 as illustrated . such a slit 44 or the like allows for a portion of the laminate to take on a shape when secured to the electronic module or like device 30 which accommodates projecting or inset surfaces of the device 30 . for example , as illustrated in fig4 and 5 , slit 44 helps to define a folded flap 45 and a projecting flat 46 . folded flap 45 engages a hook material strip 38 secured to a wall of the device 30 , while projecting flap 46 remains substantially unfolded when the laminate 31 is fully secured to the device 30 in order to generally cover a projecting housing 47 . laminate 31 also typically includes corner openings 51 , 52 , 53 for facilitating folding over of edge portions 54 , 55 , 56 around edges of the device 30 . with further reference to the embodiment illustrated in fig4 , 5a and 6 , the device 30 can take the form of a programmed control module which is located within the engine compartment of an automobile or other vehicle . the module is positioned within a generally rigid mounting base 48 that is primarily responsible for holding the module in place under the hood of a vehicle . in prior art arrangements , a mounting cover ( not shown ), made of the same rigid material as the mounting base 48 , would provide a protective cover which engages the mounting base 48 to substantially enclose the module . this aspect of the present invention totally eliminates such a rigid cover . in some applications , the mounting base 48 may have an upstanding lip portion 49 which directly engages an edge portion of the laminate 31 . in those instances where this engagement is present , and provided this engagement affords adequate holding forces , hook material strip 39 can be omitted . in some applications , adequate holding can be provided by this type of pinching engagement between the mounting base 48 and the laminate 31 at more than the single location illustrated in fig5 in which instance all hook material strips can be completely eliminated . in a further illustrated embodiment , a component such as that shown in fig3 is combined with the laminate 31 . this embodiment is illustrated in fig7 wherein the fig3 laminate 20 is joined to the projecting flap 46 of the laminate 31 in order to provide added reflective covering around projecting housings 47 of the electronic component 30 . more specifically , hook material strip 23 is secured to an edge of the projecting flap 46 . the laminate 20 is then securely wrapped around a portion of the housing or housings 47 , with the other hook material strip 18 being secured to an opposing edge of the projecting flap 46 . fig8 provides a comparison of the effectiveness of the prior art rigid mounting cover arrangement for a programmed control module as discussed hereinabove when compared with the use of the laminate 31 as a replacement for the rigid cover . fig8 plots the temperature on the top surface of the programmed control module during wind tunnel testing designed to simulate city driving conditions . the solid line &# 34 ; a &# 34 ; in fig8 plots the temperature cycling that was experienced when the rigid covering over the mounting base 48 was used , while the broken line &# 34 ; b &# 34 ; represents the temperature variation over time when the laminate in accordance with the present invention was utilized as the cover over mounting base 48 as shown generally in fig5 . it will be noted that the present invention virtually eliminated the temperature cycling of the prior art cover wherein the temperature continuously rises and falls during relatively short time swings under somewhat harsh driving conditions , which is believed to be detrimental to components such as programmed control modules , thereby reducing their total operating lives . such improved effectiveness is believed to be due to the combination of the additional air space directly above the cover of the module which is provided by the loop material of the laminate , together with the reflectivity provided by the metallized exterior surface of the laminate . in addition , a radiofrequency barrier between the programmed control module and the other components in the engine compartment is provided by the laminate in accordance with present invention . it will be understood that the embodiments of the present invention which have been described are illustrative of some of the applications of the principles of the present invention . numerous modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention .