Process for mixing congealable materials such as cement, asphalt, and glue with fibers from waste carpet
OwnerPaul E. Bracegirdleinventor
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Abstract
A process for making reformed fiber from waste carpet material including separating into their individual strands, in well-graded lengths by mechanically disrupting, milling and granulating the waste carpet material and a further process for inserting and uniformly distributing such fibers throughout congealable materials such as asphalt and concrete, thereby providing improved physical properties to the resultant solids.
Claims8
A process for providing and inserting well-graded fiber reinforcement into congealable materials said process comprising the steps of:
- a. comminuting carpet to produce well-graded fiber and an associated well-graded granular mineral material;
- b. providing congealable material that contains cement powder and water;
- c. providing aggregate;
- d. providing mixing means;
- e. mixing said aggregate with said water and said cement powder in said mixing means for a mixing period;
- f. dispensing said well-graded fiber into said mixing means after said mixing period;
- g. and mixing together said well-graded fiber, said cement powder, said aggregate and said water until said well-graded fiber is substantially uniformly distributed.
A process for providing and inserting well-graded fiber reinforcement into a concealable material, comprising the steps of:
- a. comminuting carpet to produce well-graded fiber and an associated well-graded granular mineral material;
- b. providing congealable material containing cement powder and water;
- c. providing aggregate;
- d. providing mixing means;
- e. dispensing said well-graded fiber, said cement powder, said aggregate and said water into said mixing means substantially simultaneously;
- f. and mixing together said well-graded fiber, said cement powder, said aggregate and said water until substantially uniformly distributed.
A process for providing and inserting well-graded fiber reinforcement into a congealable material, comprising the steps of:
- a. comminuting carpet to produce well-graded fiber and an associated well-graded granular mineral material;
- b. providing congealable material containing cement powder and water;
- c. providing aggregate;
- d. providing mixing means;
- e. mixing said well-graded fiber and said aggregate in said mixing means and mixing for a mixing period;
- f. adding said cement powder and water to said mixing means after said mixing period;
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- g. mixing together said well-graded fiber, said cement powder, said water and said aggregate until substantially uniformly distributed.
A process for providing and inserting well-graded fiber reinforcement into an asphalt composition, comprising the steps of:
- a. comminuting carpet to produce well-graded fiber and an associated well-graded granular mineral material;
- b. providing congealable material containing hot liquid asphalt;
- c. providing aggregate;
- d. providing mixing means;
- e. mixing said well-graded fiber and said aggregate in said mixing means for a mixing period;
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- f. adding said hot liquid asphalt to said mixing means after said mixing period and mixing said hot liquid asphalt, said aggregate and said well-graded fiber together until substantially uniformly distributed.
A process for providing and inserting well-graded fiber reinforcement into an asphalt composition, comprising the steps of:
- a. comminuting carpet to produce well-graded fiber and an associated well-graded granular mineral material;
- b. providing congealable material containing hot liquid asphalt;
- c. providing aggregate;
- d. providing mixing means;
- e. mixing said hot liquid asphalt and said aggregate in said mixing means for a mixing period;
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- f. adding said well-graded fiber to said mixing means after said mixing period and mixing said hot liquid asphalt, said aggregate and said well-graded fiber together until substantially uniformly distributed.
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