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US 7,582,190 B2Granted
Shaped pulp article and resulting surface covering and method of making same
AssigneeMio Company, LLC
InventorJaime Salm
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Abstract
A shaped pulp article and the method for making same are disclosed. The method of making a shaped pulp article includes the steps of preparing a slurry by mixing at least one material of construction with water, placing the slurry in a porous mold having a shaped molding surface, extracting excess water through the porous mold to form the shaped article, and pressing the shaped article between complementary heated male and female structures.
Claims20
A method of making a three-dimensional shaped pulp wall covering article comprising the steps of:
- preparing a slurry by mixing at least one material of construction with water;
- placing the slurry in a porous mold having a shaped molding surface;
- extracting excess water through the porous mold to form the shaped article;
- pressing the shaped article between complementary heated male and female structures, wherein one of said heated male and female structures forms a substantially planar rear surface on said wall covering article, and wherein the other of said heated male and female structures forms a front surface having a varying thickness with respect to said rear surface;
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- applying an adhesive to said substantially planar rear surface.
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A wall surface covering comprising:
- a plurality of juxtaposed shaped pulp articles, said articles each having a height, a width, a varying thickness, a front surface, and a substantially planar rear surface, said height and width being substantially common to all articles;
- wherein the shaped pulp articles include at least one material of construction and water;
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- wherein said rear surface comprises an adhesive such that said shaped pulp articles are adherable to a wall to form a wall covering.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.