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Method of making a foamed polystyrene building panel
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-09-01
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Granted: 1981-04-07
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Expires: 1998-09-01
Abstract
Abstract The building panel of the invention is made in accordance with a novel process. A plurality of frame members are laterally spaced with respect to each other. A particular process is used to form a dry coating of polystyrene disposed on at least one side of each frame member. The frame members are placed in a mold cavity where styrene beads are placed adjacent the dried coating of polystyrene on each frame member. The styrene beads are then expanded through a heating step thereby causing the molded styrene section formed between the frame members to be integrally bonded or fused to the frame members through the mechanism of the expanding stryene beads fusing with the polystyrene of the dried coating.
Inventors
- 👤 Aubrey J. Hurst
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:49
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/12; B29C44/1228; B29C44/34; B29C44/36; B29C44/38; B29C44/44; B29C44/445; B29C44/3415; B29C44/3426; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249982; Y10T428/249985; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/249988
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A process for producing a building panel having insulation material bonded to frame members, said process comprising the steps of: (a) applying a liquid film of polystyrene in solution on at least one side of a plurality of frame members which are substantially straight, (b) drying said liquid polystyrene film to form a dried coating of said polystyrene on said one side of each frame member, (c) placing said coated frame members along the same plane in a mold cavity with said dried coating side being faced inwardly toward said cavity, (d) placing expandable styrene beads in said mold cavity, and (e) heating said mold cavity at a temperature and for a time sufficient to expand said styrene beads and fill the cavity and cause the polystyrene coating on the frame member to integrally form a bond with the styrene beads expanding contiguously to said frame member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A process for producing a building panel having insulation material bonded to frame members, said process comprising the steps of: (a) applying a liquid film of polystyrene in solution on at least one side of a plurality of frame members which are substantially straight, (b) drying said liquid polystyrene film to form a dried coating of said polystyrene on said one side of each frame member, (c) placing said coated frame members along the same plane in a mold cavity with said dried coating side being faced inwardly toward said cavity, (d) placing expandable styrene beads in said mold cavity, and (e) heating said mold cavity at a temperature and for a time sufficient to expand said styrene beads and fill the cavity and cause the polystyrene coating on the frame member to integrally form a bond with the styrene beads expanding contiguously to said frame member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the liquid polystyrene is provided in a bath and the frame members are immersed in said bath to apply said film of liquid polystyrene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein said cavity is completely closed during the heating step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein said frame members are substantially parallel with respect to each other within said cavity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein a first portion of the frame members is disposed substantially parallel with respect to each other, and a second portion of the frame members is disposed transversely with respect to the frame members of said first portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
78 words
The process as defined in claim 5 wherein the frame members of said first portion are substantially equal in length and said frame members of said second portion are disposed along the ends of the frame members of said first portion to define rectangular areas therebetween within said mold cavity, said dried coating side of each frame member faces inwardly to said rectangular area, and said styrene beads are placed within each rectangular area in said mold cavity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein steam is supplied to said mold cavity to effect said heating step.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process as defined in claim 1 wherein the heated, expanded styrene beads are cooled within said closed cavity to a temperature below the expanding temperature of said styrene beads.
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