Flame barrier office building materials
AssigneeSprings Industries, Inc.
InventorsThomas W. Tolbert, James E. Hendrix, Jeffery S. Dugan
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Abstract
A flame-resistant office building material for use as office panel partitions, wall panels, wall coverings, ceiling panels, floor and the like is provided. The building material comprises a rigid core support material, a decorative outer surface layer, and a fiber-based flame barrier layer positioned between the support material and the surface layer. The barrier layer comprises a flame durable fabric substrate formed of fire-resistant fibers.
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An office building material having improved flame resistance properties comprising a rigid core support material, a decorative outer surface layer, and a fiber-based flame barrier layer positioned between said support material and said surface layer, said barrier layer comprising a flame durable fabric substrate formed of fire-resistant fibers and a flexible metal foil layer bonded together, with said metal foil layer oriented toward said support material.
An office building material having improved flame resistance properties comprising a rigid core support material, a decorative surface layer and a fiberglass-based flame barrier layer positioned between said support material and said surface layer, said barrier layer comprising a flame durable non-woven fabric substrate formed from fiberglass and a flexible aluminum foil layer adhesively bonded to said non-woven fabric substrate and oriented toward said support material.
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