Shim
AssigneeFibertech Polymers, Inc.
InventorsDarren Traub, Arthur Wagner, Jerry W Crews
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Abstract
Shims comprising a mixture of plastic and natural fibers originating from wet processed cellulose fiber based waste source material include an elongate body that tapers down from a thick end to a thin end. A series of ridges and grooves or valleys are formed in at least one face of the body traversing the width of the body from a point adjacent the thick end to a point beyond the longitudinal mid-point of the body. The base of the valleys each form individual break lines preferably spaced apart at predetermined intervals. A raised rim or ridge preferably extends about the outer boundaries of the face in which the ridges and grooves are formed.
Claims16
A shim comprising
- a body having first and second faces, the body being molded from a mixture of plastics and cellulose fiber that deters splintering and splitting,
- a plurality of grooves and ridges formed in the body along the first face, the body being cleanly breakable along a groove of the plurality of grooves, and
- a rim extending about and above openings and tops of the plurality of grooves and ridges, wherein a top of the rim is in spaced relation with the openings and tops of the plurality of grooves and ridges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.