Method to use high temperature pressure roller to make stationary structure covering materials
OwnerBernard Zeidlerinventor
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Abstract
A novel heater roller system capable of reaching temperatures in excess of 400 degrees Centigrade is used in situ to prepare highly weather resistant polymeric covering materials by compressing and fusing a layer of fibers and fiber particles by heating the layer through an overlayer of an air-impermeable, heat tolerant material such as aluminum. The fiber layer may contain reinforcing fibers, heat conductive metal flakes, and/or other additives. Such a layer is particularly useful as a roof covering material made in situ.
Claims6
A method to compress and fuse polymeric fibers in situ into a highly weather resistant, seamless, covering layer for the surface of a permanent structure using a propelled heater roller, said method comprising:
- a) optionally placing on the areas to be covered on said surface a heat tolerant and poorly heat conductive underlayer;
- b) placing a fiber layer comprised of said fibers over the area to be covered on said surface;
- c) covering said fiber layer with an air-impermeable overlayer of high temperature tolerant material;
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- d) concurrently compressing and fusing said fiber layer by in situ exposure through said air-impermeable layer to high temperatures applied by said heater roller in order to uniformly melt and fuse said fibers into a waterproof layer on said surface of said permanent structure.
A method to compress and fuse polymeric fibers in situ into a highly weather resistant, seamless covering layer for the surface of a stationary structure using a propelled heater roller, said method comprising:
- a) optionally placing on the stationary surfaces to be covered a heat tolerant and poorly heat conductive underlayer;
- b) placing a fiber layer comprised of said fibers over the stationary surfaces to be covered;
- c) covering said fiber layer with an air-impermeable overlayer of high temperature tolerant material;
- d) concurrently compressing and fusing said fiber layer by in situ exposure through said air-impermeable layer to high temperatures applied by said heat roller in order to uniformly melt and fuse said fibers into a waterproof layer on said surface of said stationary structure;
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- e) optionally removing said overlayer once melting, fusion, compression and drying have been completed;
- wherein said underlayer protects heat intolerant components of said structure from said high temperatures needed to uniformly melt, fuse, compress, and dry said fibers in situ into a highly weather resistant, waterproof, and seamless covering layer for the surface of said stationary structure.
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