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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2002
Robert J. Hauber, Lutz, FL (US);
Christopher J. Sanders, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Mark E. Hennis, Indian Rocks Beach, FL (US);
Michael P. Fahey, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Robert J. Hauber, Lutz, FL (US);
Christopher J. Sanders, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Mark E. Hennis, Indian Rocks Beach, FL (US);
Michael P. Fahey, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
BPB plc, Slough, GB;
Abstract
A gypsum board forming device having a gypsum forming station including two laterally disposed edger shoes, and at least one laterally disposed edger bar clamping element on the edger bar. In one embodiment a laterally extending forming plate extends over the top surface of the formed gypsum board, the forming plate including a plurality of micropore conduits through which pressurized water is supplied to provide a film of smoothing water over the top surface of the gypsum board. In another embodiment the edger shoes have a flapper mechanism for retaining unset slurry skimmed off the surface of the gypsum board by the edger bar.