EP 0049299 B1 19850206 - ARTICLES, SUCH AS PALLETS, MOLDED FROM WOOD FLAKES AND A METHOD OF MOLDING SUCH ARTICLES
Title (en)
ARTICLES, SUCH AS PALLETS, MOLDED FROM WOOD FLAKES AND A METHOD OF MOLDING SUCH ARTICLES
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 80105985 A 19801003
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0049299A1] An article having non-planar portions, such as a pallet (10) having a substantially flat deck member (12) and a plurality of hollow leg members (16) projecting integrally from the deck member, is molded as a one-piece unit from a loosely-felted, layered mat formed from a mixture of a resinous particle board binder and flake-like wood particles. The wood flakes have an average length of about 1-1/4 to about 6 inches, preferably about 2 to about 3 inches, an average thickness of about 0.005 to about 0.075 inch, preferably about 0.015 to about 0.025 inch, and an average width of 3 inches or less and no greater than the average length. Each layer of wood flakes in the mat lies substantially flat on a plane generally parallel to the major plane thereof and are randomly oriented to each other. The mat is placed between the male (34) and female (36) dies of a mold or press and compressed therein to substantially the desired shape under temperature and pressure conditions sufficient to bond the flakes together.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B27N 5/00 (2006.01); B65D 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B27N 5/00 (2013.01); B65D 19/0018 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00029 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00064 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00268 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00288 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00318 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00338 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0049299 A1 19820414; EP 0049299 B1 19850206; DE 3070119 D1 19850321
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 80105985 A 19801003; DE 3070119 T 19801003