Fixing of pet panels to allow for recycling
AssigneeAutex Industries Limited
InventorLuke Clifford WALKER
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Abstract
A method of recycling/upcycling needle punched PET panels or baffles makes use of a plurality of injection moulded PET components capable of being attached to a needle punched PET panel by plastic welding and to be removably attachable to complementary components fixed or fixable to a support. Spin welding allows the injection moulded PET components to be installed on site or in the factory. The PET panel with its now welded PET components can be press fitted to the complementary components fixed on the wall. A modified form of PET fixing component allows for a suspended baffle or panel. The PET panel or baffle with its PET components welded thereto can be recycled/upcycled without needing to remove the PET components from the panel as they are uncontaminated by any adhesive.
Claims16
A PET fixing component capable of being attached to a needle punched PET product by plastic welding without the use of any glue which would otherwise contaminate the panel and prevent it from being recycled.
A PET fixing component capable of being attached to a needle punched PET product by plastic welding, wherein the product is a panel, and the depth of the PET component is less than the thickness of the panel.
A pair of fixing components for attaching a needle punched PET product to a support, wherein the components are injection moulded from PET with a first component having a circular outer wall surrounding a recess, the recess being designed to receive a second component, so that the first and second components can be press fitted together.
A method of fixing a needle punched PET product to a support in which a PET fixing component is attached to the rear surface of the PET product by plastic welding, and a complementary fixing component is attached to a support, so that the PET fixing component and the complementary component can be attached together by a mechanical connection without the use of glue contaminating the needle punched PET product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.