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Lightweight construction materials and articles made thereof

Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd
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Filing: 1973-07-16
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Granted: 1976-03-02
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Expires: 1993-07-16
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Abstract

Abstract Lightweight construction materials having a low heat shrinking percentage and a high moisture permeability obtained by forming complementary concavoconvex patterns by means of press molding on both surfaces of a sheet of a foamed polyethylene type resin containing a relatively large amount of inorganic calcic filler, cushion made of said construction materials and mattress manufactured by laminating sheets of soft polyurethane foam on the lightweight construction material as core and covering the whole with cloth.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masami Tomikawa
  • 👤 Hiroyuki Ishitobi
  • 👤 Hideo Ohkawa

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 20:49
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C27/00; A47C27/14; A47C27/142; A47C27/146; B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/26; B32B3/28; A47C27/15; B32B3/266; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/245; B32B2266/00; B32B2266/02; B32B2266/0214; B32B2266/0278; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/718; B32B2307/724; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S5/00; Y10S5/944; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24661; Y10T428/24669; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249981

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
A mattress comprising an assembly of a core of a structural material having on each side thereof a flat sheet of soft resilient foam, said core comprising a sheet of a foamed mixture of polymer consisting essentially of an ethylene homopolymer or copolymer and at least about 30% up to about 60% by weight of a finely divided inorganic calcium compound having a particle size up to about 10μ, said sheet being deformed on its two opposite sides into a pattern of rows of alternating concavities and convexities with adjacent rows thereof being staggered relative to one another and the patterns on said opposite sides having a mating complementary configuration, the thickness of said sheet being less than the minimum extent of said concavities and convexities.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 126 words
A mattress comprising an assembly of a core of a structural material having on each side thereof a flat sheet of soft resilient foam, said core comprising a sheet of a foamed mixture of polymer consisting essentially of an ethylene homopolymer or copolymer and at least about 30% up to about 60% by weight of a finely divided inorganic calcium compound having a particle size up to about 10μ, said sheet being deformed on its two opposite sides into a pattern of rows of alternating concavities and convexities with adjacent rows thereof being staggered relative to one another and the patterns on said opposite sides having a mating complementary configuration, the thickness of said sheet being less than the minimum extent of said concavities and convexities.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
The mattress of claim 1 wherein said core has apertures extending through said sheet at the bottom and top respectively of said concavities and convexities in said pattern.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
The mattress of claim 1 including an external fabric sheet on each side of said assembly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
The mattress of claim 1 wherein said flat foam sheet is formed of polyurethane.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1979-03-02 1979-09-01 1980-03-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-03-02 1983-09-01 1984-03-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-03-02 1987-09-01 1988-03-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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