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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin W Opferbeck, Ashville, NY (US);
Donald J Krug, Little Valley, NY (US);
Lawrence P Tocha, Little Valley, NY (US);
Assignee:
Bush Industries, Inc., Jamestown, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C / ; E04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5274519 ; 527831 ; 527822 ; 5278416 ; 527951 ; 5279612 ; 527971 ;
Abstract
A hollow panel for use in making furniture and other products. The panel includes a plurality of side rails and interior blocks positioned vertically and adhesively secured to outer sheets. The blocks and the side rails are made of offal or scrap products. Preferably, a template is used to manufacture the panels and a vacuum is used to attach one of the panels to the side rails and blocks. Also disclosed are a method and a device to make the panel.