Composite foamed material
OwnerSeymour Lichter, Frank P. Noldinventors
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Abstract
A composite foamed material and a process for the production thereof are disclosed herein, the process comprising premixing expandable or expanded polystyrene beads, a binder and fragments of resilient, open-celled neoprene. The materials are combined in the proportions of about 4-15% polystyrene beads, about 6-25% binder and about 60-90% open-celled neoprene. The combined materials are preferably compressed to a density of about 5-30 lbs. per cubic foot, more preferably 5-17 lbs. per cubic foot, and steam is applied to the compressed materials to cure the binder, and in certain embodiments to expand the polystyrene beads, thereby producing the desired composite foamed material.
Claims10
A flame-resistant composite foamed material comprising:
- a. fragments of resilient, open-celled neoprene;
- b. expanded polystyrene beads dispersed among said fragments of open-celled neoprene;
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- c. a binder securing together said fragments of open-celled neoprene and said beads,
- said open-celled neoprene, beads and binder being present in amounts of about 60% to about 90% of the open-celled neoprene, about 4% to about 15% of the beads, and about 6% to about 25% of the binder, said composite foamed material having a density of from about 5 to about 30 lbs/ft.sup.3.
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