US4115495A
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Processing extruded thermoplastic polymer
Assignee: Geon Co
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Filing: 1977-04-06
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Granted: 1978-09-19
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Expires: 1997-04-06
Abstract
Abstract Method and apparatus for processing extruded thermoplastic material for use in house siding by advancing a hollow extrudate from the die member through cooling and sizing baths followed by stress relieving the extrudate and then cutting the extrudate into separate finished strips for final processing and packing.
Inventors
- 👤 Joachim Ernst Hartitz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 17:19
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C71/00; B29C71/02; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/09; B29C48/25; B29C48/88; B29C48/90; B29C48/901; B29C48/903; B29C48/91; B29C48/911; B29C48/9115; B29C48/9135; B29C48/915; B29C48/916; B29C35/00; B29C35/02; B29C35/08; B29C35/0805; B29C2035/0822; B29C2071/022; B29C48/07; B29C48/885; B29C48/904; B29C48/905; B29C48/906; B29C48/912; B29C48/919
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of manufacturing house siding comprising the steps of extruding a hollow rectangular shaped thermoplastic extrudate, cooling said extrudate immediately after said extruding, thence vacuum sizing and cooling said hollow extrudate as it is moved in a linear direction away from said extruder, thence cooling said sized extrudate to ambient temperature, thence heating the respective longitudinally extending corners of said hollow extrudate as it is fed in a direction away from said extruder to stress relieve said corners, cutting said hollow extrudate into continuous two separate flat L-shaped sidings, and thence cutting said sidings into predetermined length panels.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of manufacturing house siding comprising the steps of extruding a hollow rectangular shaped thermoplastic extrudate, cooling said extrudate immediately after said extruding, thence vacuum sizing and cooling said hollow extrudate as it is moved in a linear direction away from said extruder, thence cooling said sized extrudate to ambient temperature, thence heating the respective longitudinally extending corners of said hollow extrudate as it is fed in a direction away from said extruder to stress relieve said corners, cutting said hollow extrudate into continuous two separate flat L-shaped sidings, and thence cutting said sidings into predetermined length panels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method of manufacturing house siding as set forth in claim 1 wherein said separate flat L-shaped sidings are embossed by heated rolls following said cutting of said hollow extrudate into continuous two separate flat L-shaped sidings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method of manufacturing house siding as set forth in claim 2 wherein said stress relieving is done along the respective longitudinally extending corners of said hollow extrudate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method of manufacturing house siding as set forth in claim 3 wherein said heating is infrared heating.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
72 words
The method of preventing warping in extruded house siding comprising the steps of extruding a continuous elongated synthetic thermoplastic extrudate in a heated plastic condition having a hollow rectangular cross section, vacuum sizing and cooling said extrudate, stress relieving said rectangular shaped extrudate, cutting said hollow rectangular shaped extrudate along its continuous length into two separate continuous length siding, and thence cutting said shaped siding into house siding panels of predetermined length.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
72 words
The method of preventing warping in extruded house siding comprising the steps of extruding a continuous elongated synthetic thermoplastic extrudate in a heated plastic condition having a hollow rectangular cross section, vacuum sizing and cooling said extrudate, stress relieving said rectangular shaped extrudate, cutting said hollow rectangular shaped extrudate along its continuous length into two separate continuous length siding, and thence cutting said shaped siding into house siding panels of predetermined length.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of preventing warping in extruded house siding as set forth in claim 5 wherein said vacuum sizing is done on the outer surface of said hollow shaped extrudate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of preventing warping in extruded house siding as set forth in claim 6 wherein said hollow extrudate is pre-cooled prior to said vacuum sizing, and embossing said panels of predetermined length after said stress relieving.
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