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US 5,699,646 AGranted
Method of storing logs and lumber cut therefrom
AssigneeCornelia Textiles, Inc.
InventorJohn F. Hammer
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Abstract
A stack of dried lumber (50) is inhibited from staining and discoloring as it is stored in open air by being overlaid with an air pervious plastic material (16). The plastic material has a material to air density of greater than 70% to restrict sunlight, wind and rain and less than 90% to allow for adequate ventilation.
Claims12
A method of inhibiting the staining and discoloring of dried lumber during unsheltered storage in open air comprising the steps of:
- (a) overlaying the dried lumber with an air pervious plastic material having a material to air density of between 70% and 90%, and
- (b) positioning the material overlaid dried lumber in open air.
A method of inhibiting the staining and discoloring of dried lumber during unsheltered storage in open air wherein:
- (a) the dried lumber is positioned in unsheltered, open air, and
- (b) the dried lumber is overlaid with an air pervious plastic material having a material to air density of between 70% and 90%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.