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Composite foam panel

Assignee: Atlas Roofing Corp
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Filing: 1979-11-23
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Granted: 1981-07-21
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Expires: 1999-11-23
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Abstract

Abstract An improvement in low temperature distortion is realized in a composite panel comprising a cellular core and upper and lower layers of organic fibers on each of the major surfaces of the core, the panel having upper and lower outer glass layers in contact with the upper and lower layers of organic fiber, the improvement comprising a layer of inorganic fibers interposed between the cellular core and the upper layer of organic fibers.

Inventors

  • 👤 Abu Ahmad

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:03
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/18; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/245; E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/10; E04C2/24; E04C2/243; E04C2/246; B29K; B29K2309/00; B29K2309/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249955; Y10T428/249956; Y10T428/249967; Y10T428/249969; Y10T428/249981; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/647; Y10T442/651

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 70 words
In a composite panel comprising a cellular core and an upper layer and a lower layer of organic fibers on the major surfaces of said core, said panel having upper outer and lower outer inorganic layers in contact with said upper and said lower layers of organic fibers, the improvement comprising an interposed layer of inorganic fibers in contact with said cellular core and said upper layer of organic fibers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 70 words
In a composite panel comprising a cellular core and an upper layer and a lower layer of organic fibers on the major surfaces of said core, said panel having upper outer and lower outer inorganic layers in contact with said upper and said lower layers of organic fibers, the improvement comprising an interposed layer of inorganic fibers in contact with said cellular core and said upper layer of organic fibers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 43 words
The panel of claim 1 in which said cellular core comprises a urethane foam, said upper layer and lower layer of organic fibers comprise rayon fibers, said upper outer and said lower outer inorganic layers comprise glass and said interposed layer comprises glass.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 36 words
The panel of claim 2 in which said cellular core penetrates said interposed layer, said layers of organic fibers and said upper and lower outer glass layers to bond said layers, said core remaining substantially discrete.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 48 words
The panel of claim 3 in which said lower outer inorganic layer comprises a glass fiber board having a thickness within the range of about 1/2 inch to about 21/2 inches and an apparent density within the range of about 6 to about 12 pounds per cubic foot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
The panel of claim 4 in which said cellular layer has a thickness within the range of from about 1/2 inch to about 4 inches.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
The panel of claim 5 in which said organic fibers comprise a non-woven rayon web.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
The panel of claim 6 in which said interposed layer of glass fibers has a thickness within the range of from about 10 to about 30 mils.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 26 words
The panel of claim 7 in which the upper outer glass layer has a thickness within the range of from about 10 to about 14 mils.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 18 words
The panel of claim 8 having a distortion of about 0.19 inches after two hours at -6.7° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 32 words
The panel of claim 9 having a total thickness of about 25/8 inches, a lower outer glass layer of about 11/16 inch thickness and a foam layer of about 1.9 inches thickness.

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