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US 4,104,429 AGranted
Branded wood based composition board product
OwnerGary C. Colledgeinventor
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Abstract
A wood based composition board product, either hardboard, particleboard or fiberboard, having an intricate pattern of recesses formed in the relatively hard outer surface of the product is disclosed. The recesses are charred to discolor the same, and the pattern is preferably a wood grain simulating pattern.
Claims4
A wood based composition board product for use in the fabrication of articles such as furniture, doors, panels and the like including a solid body formed from wood based components held together by binder means and having a relatively hard outer surface, wherein the improvement in said composition board product is comprised of:
- said outer surface being permanently compressed in selected areas to form an intricate pattern of recesses therein, said pattern of recesses being formed as a wood grain simulating pattern extending over substantially the entire area of said outer surface, and substantially all of said recesses being charred to produce a discolored appearance as compared to the color of said outer surface intermediate said recesses.
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