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US 2005/0239355 A1Published application
Formable play material and a method for producing the same
OwnerGeoffrey Bennettinventor
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Abstract
A formable play material is constructed from pouring a melted plastiline clay material over a nylon mesh sheet creating a nylon reinforced sheet of pliable clay. The formable play material has improved moldability due to the reinforcement and is easily reshaped and welded together by pinching and pressure.
Claims13
A construction material comprising:
- a first layer of pliable clay of a length and a width;
- a second layer of pliable clay of said length and said width;
- and
- a mesh sheet of said length and said width;
- wherein said mesh sheet is disposed between said first layer and said second layer forming a single sheet of the construction material having said length and said width.
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A construction material comprising:
- approximately 10 pounds of a microcrystalline wax;
- approximately 64 ounces of a #10 weight oil;
- approximately 4 pounds of an automotive grease;
- approximately 25 pounds of a dry clay powder;
- and
- a mesh sheet, wherein said wax, said oil, and said grease are mixed together in a kettle and heated until melted, said clay powder is added to the kettle and mixed until a homogeneous mixture is formed, said mesh sheet is placed in the bottom of a shallow container and the mixture is poured over said mesh sheet to a desired thickness.
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A method of manufacturing a formable construction material, comprising the steps of:
- adding approximately 10 pounds of a micro-crystalline wax to a kettle;
- adding approximately one-half gallon of a #10 weight motor oil to said kettle;
- adding approximately four pounds of an automotive grease to said kettle;
- heating contents of said kettle until said wax, said oil, and said grease are all melted;
- adding approximately 25 pounds of a dry clay powder to said kettle;
- stirring contents of said kettle until said wax, said oil, said grease, and said powder become a homogeneous mixture;
- covering a bottom surface of a container with a mesh sheet;
- pouring said homogeneous mixture into said container covering said mesh sheet;
- allowing said homogeneous mixture to cool;
- and
- removing said homogeneous mixture from said container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.