Structural substitutes made from polymer fibers
AssigneeNyloboard, LLC
InventorsEric McCann, Daniel L. Hartman, Kishorchandra C. Dave, Edwin P. Hill, Kevin M. Guthard
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Abstract
A method for creating a material sheet with fibers includes the steps of feeding a layer of loose fibers to a conveyor; applying a resin to the loose fibers, the resin being capable of bonding to the loose fibers; conveying the loose fibers and resin to a mold; and allowing the resin applied to the loose fibers to fill the mold and then solidify to harden in a desired thickness.
Claims20
A method for creating a material sheet with fibers, comprising the steps of:
- feeding a layer of loose fibers to a conveyor;
- applying resin to the loose fibers, the resin being capable of bonding to the loose fibers;
- conveying the loose fibers and resin to a mold;
- and
- allowing the resin applied to the loose fibers to fill the mold and then solidify to harden in a desired thickness.
An article of manufacture suitable for use as a wood substitute, comprising a sheet of composite material consisting essentially of a resin which has become bound to a layer of non-matted, loose fibers.
A system for creating a material sheet with fibers, the system comprising:
- a supplying system that supplies loose fibers;
- a conveyor system that conveys the loose fibers;
- a resin application system that applies resin to the loose fibers;
- and
- a mold system that allows the resin applied to the loose fibers to fill the mold and then solidify to harden in a desired thickness,
- wherein the supplying system supplies the loose fibers to the conveyor system to be conveyed to the resin application system and then the mold system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.