Fire and Sag Resistant Acoustical Panel and Substantially Clear Coating Therefor
OwnerAnthony L. Wiker, Michelle X. Wanginventors
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Abstract
A ceiling panel structure which includes a fire retardant mat, a scrim and a substantially clear scrim coating. The fire retardant mat includes a fire retardant fiber component and a binder material which binds the fibers. The fire retardant fiber component includes natural fibers treated with a fire retardant. The scrim being attached to a surface of the mat and the substantially clear coating is applied to the surface of the scrim opposite a surface of the scrim positioned next to the mat. The ceiling panel structure has flame spread index of 25 or less and a smoke generation index of 50 or less, as measured by ASTM E 84 that is uniform throughout the mat.
Claims7
A ceiling tile structure comprising:
- a fire retardant mat and a scrim attached to a surface thereof, wherein the fire retardant mat comprises a binder and a fiber component, the fiber component including natural fibers treated with a fire retardant material;
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- a substantially clear coating on a surface of the scrim opposite a surface of the scrim positioned next to the fire retardant mat, the coating comprising a fire retardant, a binder, a clay, a dispersant, and a defoamer;
- wherein the fire retardant mat having a fire rating that is uniform throughout all planes of the fire retardant mat, and wherein the fire rating includes a flame spread index value of 25 or less and a smoke generation index value of 50 or less, as measured by ASTM E 84.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.