Method of making a hybrid wood product
OwnerDavid A. Hillinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of making a hybrid wood product that includes a void-free contact surface for abutment to another surface, for example a glass sheet. First, composite wood products are laminated to, and encompass, a solid-sawn lumber key. After cutting through the key and composite wood products, the resulting segments are milled to produce a hybrid wood product with a residual key contributing the void-free surface.
Claims27
A method of making a hybrid wood product, the method comprising
- providing first and second pieces of composite wood material, each piece having a contact surface and at least one of the pieces including a furrow in the contact surface, where the pieces are configured to be stacked together so that the contact surfaces touch and the furrow or furrows create a key-receiving region,
- providing a key configured to fit within the key-receiving region,
- adhering the key and the first and second pieces of composite wood material together so that the contact surfaces touch, the furrow or furrows create a key receiving region, and a key occupies the key-receiving region,
- cutting the first and second pieces of hybrid wood material and the key to produce at least two hybrid wood segments, and
- milling each hybrid wood segment to create a residual key with a substantially void-free surface.
A hybrid wood material comprising
- a solid-sawn lumber key, and
- composite wood material laminated to the key, wherein the composite wood material substantially surrounds the key when viewed in transverse section.
A hybrid wood product comprising
- a residual key of solid-sawn lumber with an exposed key surface, and
- composite wood material adhered to the residual key and including a milled composite surface, wherein the milled composite surface is greater than the exposed key surface.
A hybrid wood product comprising
- a residual key of solid sawn lumber with an exposed key surface,
- laminated veneer lumber adhered to the residual key wherein the exposed key surface is substantially parallel to layers of the laminated veneer lumber.
A method of making a hybrid wood product, the method comprising
- providing a piece of composite wood material having a first surface,
- bonding a piece of solid-sawn wood on to the first surface,
- cutting the solid-sawn wood to create a substantially void-free contact surface, and
- creating a substantially sealed interface between the contact surface of the solid-sawn wood and a surface on another structural piece of material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.