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US 2007/0009678 A1Published application
Elongate laminated wooden handles and method of manufacturing same
OwnerDick Liaoinventor
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A method of manufacturing elongate wooden handles for floor mops and the like comprises (a) splitting a green bamboo cane lengthwise and then spreading it into the shape of a sheet, (b) planing both surfaces of the sheet to give it a substantially uniform thickness, (c) cutting the bamboo sheet into an elongate section of selected width, (d) drying that bamboo section, (e) providing an assembly comprising a pair of dowels, at least one elongate core member, said bamboo sections and an adhesive, with the bamboo section wrapped around the dowels and the core member and the adhesive disposed between the bamboo section and the dowels and core member, (f) heating that assembly under pressure so the adhesive will bond the dowels and core member to the surrounding bamboo section and thereby form an elongate pole, and (g) turning the elongate pole to a selected outer diameter.
A method of making an elongate laminated pole for use as a handle for mops, floor and wall brushes rakes, and the like comprising:
A laminated pole comprising a one-piece outer layer of bamboo surrounding and bonded to one or more reinforcing members of cylindrical shape.
A laminated pole comprising an outer layer of bamboo surrounding and bonded to one or more reinforcing members of cylindrical shape, said outer layer of bamboo comprising at least two sheets of bamboo each having opposite side edges extending longitudinally of said pole, with said sheets being curved around said reinforcing members with each of said sheets having its opposite side edges abutting side edges of an adjacent sheet
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.