Delivery system for supplemental wood preservative and/or metal corrosion inhibition treatment
AssigneeMississippi State University
InventorsTerry L. Amburgey, Michael G. Sanders, H. Michael Barnes
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a porous pad impregnated with wood preservative(s) and/or metal corrosion inhibitor(s) to which future maintenance treatments can be applied. These pads are designed to be placed within joints of wood, metal or combinations thereof for protection against biotic and/or abiotic deterioration. The pad can be placed between joints of wood and/or metal members.
Claims14
A porous pad comprising an absorbent matrix material impregnated with at least one protective substance that is a wood preservative or a metal corrosion inhibitor, wherein the pad is designed to be placed within a joint between members made with wood, metal or combinations thereof for protection against biotic or abiotic deterioration within the joint.
A method of preserving the wood or metal of a member or fastener near an interface of a joint, said method comprising:
- providing a porous pad comprising an absorbent matrix material impregnated with at least one protective substance that is a wood preservative or a metal corrosion inhibitor, wherein the pad is designed to be placed within a joint between members made with wood, metal or combinations thereof for protection against biotic or abiotic deterioration within the joint;
- placing the pad on a surface of a first member in forming the joint;
- positioning an opposing member, optionally with a fastener, to form a joint at the interface between the first member and the opposing second member wherein the pad is held in the interface between said first member and second member;
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- joining said first and second member and to form a joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.