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Method for the production of glass fiber-reinforced gypsum sheets and gypsum board formed therefrom
Assignee: United States Gypsum Co
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Filing: 1979-11-07
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Granted: 1981-05-05
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Expires: 1999-11-07
Abstract
Abstract A fiber-reinforced cementitious sheet is formed by first co-mixing in an air current reinforcing fibers such as glass fibers, and cementitious mineral materials in finely particulate form such as calcium sulfate hemihydrate, both in substantially dry form, depositing the mixture on a moving foraminous surface by means of the air current to form a sheet, applying water as by spraying in at least an amount which is stoichiometrically sufficiently to hydrate the calcium sulfate hemihydrate to the dihydrate form and to provide the necessary degree of plasticity to the mixture, densifying the sheet by compression, and setting and drying the sheet. A pair of sheets may be utilized as face sheets and, prior to setting, combined with a core formed of for example a calcium sulfate hemihydrate slurry, and the sheets and core then set and dried to form a paper-free gypsum board having excellent strength, surface hardness, and fire-resistant properties.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald O. Baehr
- 👤 David G. Izard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 11:19
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/04; E04C2/043; B; B28; B28B; B28B1/00; B28B1/52; B28B1/521; B28B5/00; B28B5/02; B28B5/026; B28B5/027; B32; B32B; B32B13/00; B32B13/04; B32B13/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24595; Y10T428/24603
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A cementitious laminated construction board having reinforcing fibers dispersed in the outer sheets thereof, said structural board being the product formed by the method which comprises: (A) forming a pair of cementitious sheets having reinforced fibers dispersed therein, each of said sheets being formed by: (a) mixing together in a moving air current generated by an air blower a substantially dry water-settable calcium sulfate hemihydrate in finely particulate form with reinforcing glass fibers, (b) providing a foraminous moving surface, (c) depositing the mixture of calcium sulfate hemihydrate and glass fibers on said foraminous surface to form a sheet (d) applying water over said sheet, (B) depositing an aqueous slurry of a water-settable calcium sulfate hemihydrate over one of said fiber-containing cementitious sheets, (C) placing the other of said fiber-containing cementitious sheets over the aqueous slurry, (D) permitting said cementitious sheets and said slurry to set, and (E) drying any excess water remaining in said construction board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A cementitious laminated construction board having reinforcing fibers dispersed in the outer sheets thereof, said structural board being the product formed by the method which comprises: (A) forming a pair of cementitious sheets having reinforced fibers dispersed therein, each of said sheets being formed by: (a) mixing together in a moving air current generated by an air blower a substantially dry water-settable calcium sulfate hemihydrate in finely particulate form with reinforcing glass fibers, (b) providing a foraminous moving surface, (c) depositing the mixture of calcium sulfate hemihydrate and glass fibers on said foraminous surface to form a sheet (d) applying water over said sheet, (B) depositing an aqueous slurry of a water-settable calcium sulfate hemihydrate over one of said fiber-containing cementitious sheets, (C) placing the other of said fiber-containing cementitious sheets over the aqueous slurry, (D) permitting said cementitious sheets and said slurry to set, and (E) drying any excess water remaining in said construction board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A construction board according to claim 1, wherein said water is applied over each of said cementitious sheets by spraying.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A construction board according to claim 2, wherein said cementitious material of said sheets and said slurry is calcium sulfate hemihydrate and said fibers are glass fibers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A construction board according to claim 2, wherein each of said cementitious construction sheets is densified by compression prior to setting of said calcium sulfate hemihydrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A construction board according to claim 2, wherein the amount of water applied to said sheets is not substantially greater than the stoichiometric amount necessary to hydrate and set said cementitious material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A construction board according to claim 3, wherein said calcium sulfate hemihydrate of said sheets is in the beta form.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A construction board according to claim 3, wherein said calcium sulfate hemihydrate of said sheets is in the alpha form.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A construction board according to claim 2, wherein said cementitious material of said sheets is a mixture of alpha calcium sulfate hemihydrate and hydraulic cement.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A construction board according to claim 2, wherein said cementitious material of said sheets is a hydraulic cement.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A construction board according to claim 2, wherein said cementitious material of said sheets is very high early strength hydraulic cement.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A construction board according to claim 2, wherein the thickness of each of said cementitious sheets is from about 0.010 inch to about 0.250 inch.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A construction board according to claim 2, wherein the weight of fibers is from about 3% to about 25% based on the weight of the dry formed sheet.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A construction board according to claim 2, wherein the weight of fibers is from about 6% to about 10% based on the weight of the dry formed sheet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A construction board according to claim 3, wherein said glass fibers are formed by chopping glass fiber strands and subsequently opening the chopped strands into individual fibers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A construction board according to claim 4, wherein each of said cementitious sheets is densified by passing it between compression rolls.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
A construction board according to claim 2, wherein a pattern is applied to one surface of one of said cementitious sheets by embossing prior to setting said cementitious material.
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