Reinforced cement products and method of making the same

Claim 1

IN THE METHOD OF FABRICATING PRODUCTS OF INORGANIC HYDRAULIC CEMENT REINFORCED WITH GLASS FIBERS, THE STEPS OF MIXING AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM WITH THE INORGANIC HYDRAULIC CEMENT IN AMOUNTS TO FORM A VISCOUS SLURRY, MIXING GLASS FIBERS OF REINFORCING LENGTHS OF ABOUT 1/4 TO 2 INCHES INTO THE SLURRY IN AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 18 PER CENT BY WEIGHT OF THE INORGANIC HYDRAULIC CEMENT, MIXING ASBESTOS SHORTS WITH THE SLURRY IN ADVANCE OF THE GLASS FIBERS IN AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 10-50 PER CENT BY WEIGHT OF THE INORGANIC HYDRAULIC CEMENT TO PREVENT THE FORMATION OF GLASS FIBER BALLS AND TO ASSIST IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GLASS FIBERS THROUGHOUT THE SLURRY, THE AQUEOUS COMPONENT OF THE SLURRY CORRESPONDING TO THE AMOUNT OF WATER REQUIRED FOR REACTION TO SET THE CEMENT PLUS ABOUT 1 PER CENT OF WATER FOR EACH PER CENT OF ASBESTOS PRESENT IN THE COMPOSITION UP TO A MAXIMUM OF ABOUT 50 PER CENT.