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US 12,492,496 B2Granted
Mesh structure and method of forming the mesh structure
AssigneeAvi Plast Plastic Industries Ltd
InventorRoi Vaknin
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Abstract
A method of forming a mesh from thermoplastic material includes the steps of: providing an apparatus comprising a shredder and a binding station, urging thermoplastic material through the shredder to from strips of shredded material, and then transferring the shredded thermoplastic material through the binding station to form a more integral mesh formation from the shredded thermoplastic material. Such mesh material can be used for a variety of applications such as cushioning or the like.
Claims7
A method of forming a foam-like mesh structure, comprising the steps of:
- providing an apparatus comprising a double shaft shearing type shredder and a binding station in form of a heating station;
- providing a flexible thermoplastic film or film-sheet;
- urging the flexible thermoplastic film or film-sheet through the double-shaft shearing type shredder, wherein the shredder applies controlled shearing forces to produce substantially continuous strips of shredded flexible thermoplastic film or film-sheet, and then
- transferring the shredded flexible thermoplastic film or film-sheet through the binding station to form the foam-like mesh structure with air pockets formed between the strips of shredded flexible thermoplastic film or film-sheet, wherein the strips are intertwined,
- wherein most of the strips of shredded flexible thermoplastic film or film-sheet are substantially continuous, and
- wherein the strips of shredded flexible thermoplastic film or film-sheet comprise spring like curling formations as a result of shearing deformation, and wherein the strips of shredded flexible thermoplastic film or film-sheet are intertwined in the mesh structure.
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