Cross laminated strand product
AssigneeLignor Limited
InventorPeter Edward Burton
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Abstract
A cross laminated strand product formed from a laminate of a plurality of layers, wherein each layer includes substantially aligned strands of wood bonded together with a binder including an isocyanate resin, and wherein the respective strands of adjacent layers are oriented substantially perpendicularly to one another.
Claims38
A cross laminated strand product formed from a laminate of a plurality of layers, wherein each layer includes one or more pre-formed boards including substantially aligned strands of wood bonded together with a binder including an isocyanate resin, and wherein the respective strands of adjacent layers are oriented substantially perpendicularly to one another;
- wherein two or more of the layers each include a pre-formed board extending across both of a length and a width of the product;
- wherein one or more other layers include two or more parallel pre-formed boards each extending across the width of the product;
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- wherein the strands have an average length of between 145 mm and 300 mm;
- an average width of between 10 mm and 25 mm;
- and an average thickness of between 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm.
Industrial flooring including a cross laminated strand product formed from a laminate of a plurality of layers, wherein each layer includes one or more pre-formed boards including substantially aligned strands of wood bonded together with a binder including an isocyanate resin, and wherein the respective strands of adjacent layers are oriented substantially perpendicularly to one another;
- wherein two or more of the layers each include a pre-formed board extending across both of a length and a width of the product;
- wherein one or more other layers include two or more parallel pre-formed boards each extending across the width of the product;
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- wherein the strands have an average length of between 145 mm and 300 mm;
- an average width of between 10 mm and 25 mm;
- and an average thickness of between 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm.
A method of manufacturing a wood strand product, the method comprising:
- providing a cross laminated strand product by forming a laminate of a plurality of layers,
- wherein each layer includes one or more pre-formed boards including substantially aligned strands of wood bonded together with a binder including an isocyanate resin,
- wherein the respective strands of adjacent layers are oriented substantially perpendicularly to one another;
- wherein two or more of the layers each include a pre-formed board extending across both of a length and a width of the product;
- wherein one or more other layers include two or more parallel pre-formed boards each extending across the width of the product;
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- wherein the strands have an average length of between 145 mm and 300 mm;
- an average width of between 10 mm and 25 mm;
- and an average thickness of between 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm.
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