Method and apparatus for creating molds
OwnerEdmund J. McCormickinventor
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Abstract
Minute fibers are added to an alginate to form a fiber-alginate mixture or compound. The minute fibers may be man made such as nylon or may be natural such as hemp. The fiber-alginate mixture or compound is used in forming a mold, which may be used in casting directly from the human body. The addition of the minute fibers to the alginate creates enormous tear strength, which is far better than the tear strength of the alginate alone. The alginate and the fibers should be mixed in an alginate to fiber ratio by weight of about twenty-four to one for a natural fiber and a ratio of four to one for a man made fiber.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of fibers;
- and
- an alginate;
- wherein the plurality of fibers is mixed with the alginate to form an alginate-fiber mixture;
- and wherein each of the plurality of fibers is substantially tube shaped and is about one eighth of an inch long and each of the plurality of fibers is about twenty-two to twenty-four micrometers in diameter.
An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of fibers;
- and
- an alginate;
- wherein the plurality of fibers is mixed with the alginate to form an alginate-fiber mixture;
- wherein each of the plurality of fibers is a man made fiber;
- wherein a first weight of the plurality of fibers is mixed with a second weight of the alginate;
- and
- wherein the ratio of the second weight to the first weight is about seventeen to three.
An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of fibers;
- and
- an alginate;
- wherein the plurality of fibers is mixed with the alginate to form an alginate-fiber mixture;
- wherein each of the plurality of fibers is a natural fiber;
- wherein
- a first weight of the plurality of fibers is mixed with a second weight of the alginate;
- and
- wherein the ratio of the second weight to the first weight is about twenty-four to one.
A method comprising the step of:
- mixing a plurality of fibers with an alginate to form art alginate-fiber mixture;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of fibers is substantially tube shaped and is about one eighth of an inch long and each of the plurality of fibers is about twenty-four to twenty-four micrometers in diameter.
A method comprising the step of:
- mixing a plurality of fibers with an alginate to form an alginate-fiber mixture;
- wherein each of the plurality of fibers is a natural fiber;
- wherein a first weight of the plurality of fibers is mixed with a second weight of the alginate;
- and
- wherein the ratio of the second weight to the first weight is about twenty-four to one.
A method comprising the step of:
- mixing plurality of fibers with an alginate to form an alginate-fiber mixture;
- wherein each of the plurality of fibers is a man made fiber;
- wherein a first weight of the plurality of fibers is mixed with a second weight of the alginate;
- and
- wherein the ratio of the second weight to the first weight is about four to one.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.