Abstract A construction is disclosed which is especially adapted for the production of elongated hardwood molding sections. The handrail is characterized by being composed of a plurality of elongated wood modules, rectangular in transverse section, aligned modules being formed into further elongated laminae by end to end butt joint connections therebetween formed during or before the laminating procedure. The handrail is constructed by bonding the sides of adjacent laminae to each other, the construction being characterized by the butt end connections in adjacent laminae, the composite being offset one from the other lengthwise of the handrail, whereby the staggered butt joint connections do not compromise the strength of the handrail. The modules from which the handrail is formed are preferably impregnated with a polymeric composition before lamination, whereby the same may be passed through a molding machine in conventional manner and thereafter polished or otherwise finished to provide a structure highly resistant to dents, scratches, etc.
AS A NEW ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, AN ELONGATED, LAMINATED HAND RAIL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED, SIDEBY-SIDE DISPOSED LAMINAE, EACH OF SAID LAMINAE BEING COMPRISED OF SEPARATE, ELONGATED, RESIN IMPREGNATED WOOD MODULE SECTIONS BUTT-JOINT CONNECTED IN END-TO-END RELATION, ADJACENT LAMIAE BEING ADHESIVELY CONNECTED AT THEIR INTERFACE, SAID HAND RAIL BEING CHARACTERIZED BY SAID WOOD MODULE SECTIONS BEING RESIN IMPREGNATED PEIOR TO THE FORMATION OF SAID ADHESIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN LAMINAE, AND BY THE BUTT JOINT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE MODULES FORMING ADJACENT SAID LAMINAE WHEN ASSEMBLED INTO SAID HAND RAIL BEING OFFSET IN A ALONGITUDINAL DIRECTION ONE FROM TBE OTHER, THEREBY TO DEFINE A MOLDING STRUCTURE HAVING A HIGH DEGREE OF RESISTANCE TO TRANSVERSE STRESS AS A RESULT OF SOLID PORTIONS OF ADJACENT MODULES REINFORCING THE SAID BUTT JOINT CONNECTIONS, SAID MOLDING, IN ADDITION, HAVING AN IMPROVED APPEARANCE AS A RESULT OF THE REGULAR THICKNESS OF ADHESIVE LINES OF CONNECTION DEFINE BETWEEN ADJACENT SAID LAMINAE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
AS A NEW ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, AN ELONGATED, LAMINATED HAND RAIL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED, SIDEBY-SIDE DISPOSED LAMINAE, EACH OF SAID LAMINAE BEING COMPRISED OF SEPARATE, ELONGATED, RESIN IMPREGNATED WOOD MODULE SECTIONS BUTT-JOINT CONNECTED IN END-TO-END RELATION, ADJACENT LAMIAE BEING ADHESIVELY CONNECTED AT THEIR INTERFACE, SAID HAND RAIL BEING CHARACTERIZED BY SAID WOOD MODULE SECTIONS BEING RESIN IMPREGNATED PEIOR TO THE FORMATION OF SAID ADHESIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN LAMINAE, AND BY THE BUTT JOINT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE MODULES FORMING ADJACENT SAID LAMINAE WHEN ASSEMBLED INTO SAID HAND RAIL BEING OFFSET IN A ALONGITUDINAL DIRECTION ONE FROM TBE OTHER, THEREBY TO DEFINE A MOLDING STRUCTURE HAVING A HIGH DEGREE OF RESISTANCE TO TRANSVERSE STRESS AS A RESULT OF SOLID PORTIONS OF ADJACENT MODULES REINFORCING THE SAID BUTT JOINT CONNECTIONS, SAID MOLDING, IN ADDITION, HAVING AN IMPROVED APPEARANCE AS A RESULT OF THE REGULAR THICKNESS OF ADHESIVE LINES OF CONNECTION DEFINE BETWEEN ADJACENT SAID LAMINAE.