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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1996
Jeff S Sweeney, Atlanta, GA (US);
DiversiTech Corporation, Decatur, GA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a low-weight, high-strength composite pad, and a method of making the same. The composite pad has a substantially rigid board and at least one reinforcing coating on one or more sides of the board. The reinforcing coating has a foamable material with a fibrous fabric bonded thereto. At least one layer of a slurry mixture then covers the reinforcing coating. Also generally described, the method of making the present invention involves forming in a mold a reinforced core of the substantially rigid board, the foamable material, and the fibrous fabric, removing the reinforced core from the mold, and then applying the layer of slurry mixture thereto.