Abstract: The invention comprises a novel design for a label which can be applied to the edge of a folder, card, or other substrate. A paper face stock secured to a flexible film coating and having a pressure sensitive adhesive is provided with a plurality of cuts in parallel array. The cuts allow the label to be applied to a substrate having a substantial thickness without resulting in the wrinkling which would normally occur absent the cuts. A process for cutting the face stock consists of the use of a cutting disk having a plurality of edges. Substrates having a variety of thicknesses can be accommodated.

Abstract: A binding strip for binding a stack of sheets together in a book-like fashion. The binder strip includes an elongated substrate made of a formable material such as a strip of heavy paper. A relatively wide band of heat-activated adhesive extends down the center of the substrate. Two relatively narrow bands of heat-activated adhesive are disposed on opposite sides of the central adhesive band. The central adhesive band, which has a low viscosity at the application temperature, serves to bind the edges of the sheets together and to the substrate. The side adhesive bands, which are at least one-half as thick as the central adhesive band and which have a high viscosity at the application temperature, functions to secure the first and last sheets of the stack to the substrate. The first and last sheets serve as the cover sheets of the bound volume. The side adhesive bands also function to contain the low viscosity central adhesive during the binding process.

Abstract: A plurality of rolls of wallcovering having a wood grain design in a plurality of different widths which, in strips, is applied on a wall over previously applied adhesive, which preferably is pigmented to a relatively dark color.

Abstract: A plurality of rolls of wallcovering having a wood grain design in a plurality of different widths which, in strips, is applied on a wall over previously applied adhesive, which preferably is pigmented to a relatively dark color. Alternatively, the wallcovering strips are formed with an adhesive on the back and are applied in an alternating manner with narrow, dark-colored strips having an adhesive on the back, the dark strips simulating grooves between simulated wood planks.

Abstract: Wood blocks cut from lumber mill endpieces are adhesively secured to a backing sheet with strips of contrasting material interposed between the blocks.

Abstract: A non-woven fabric is manufactured which utilizes as a primary component material the fringed selvage band resulting as a by-product in the manufacture of certain woven fabrics. Strips of selvage band are laid down on a non-woven backing or web in various configurations, depending upon the ultimate appearance that is desired. The selvage strips are then secured to the backing by punching with an array of forked needles, each of which forces a loop of yarn from the selvage through a hole in the backing.

Abstract: A method of insulating a structure comprising the steps of applying at least one strip of pliable sealing material in an airtight relationship to an area of the structure to be thermally insulated, and applying, as needed, successive strips of said material in overlapping relationship with each other and said first strip until a desired area of said structure is entirely covered with a continuous, airtight, overlapping, thermal barrier layer, said sealing material comprising a plastic layer, with a pressure-sensitive adhesive on at least one side thereof.

Abstract: A layered glass mirror mat is provided which is particularly adapted for use in solar collectors. The glass mirror mat comprises glass strips having first sides adhered to a supporting film by means of an adhesive layer. The opposed strip surfaces have a reflective layer applied thereto and, if desired, overlying protective and/or gummed layers.

Abstract: This invention is a simulated brick decorative surface constructed from specially shaped and cut sections of wood. In its most preferred embodiment, the small wood sections cut across the grain of the wood and in its very best form at an angular relation to the grain other than 90 degrees resulting in a strong, relatively rigid, yet flexible, thin piece of wood which gives the appearance of being one edge of a brick.

Abstract: A ventilated interlocking floor tile is disclosed comprising a lower layer including a heavy, substantially solid edge region provided with a plurality of interlocks for attachment with contiguous tiles and an upper layer securely fastened to the lower layer to form an upper floor surface including a unidirectional slip-resistant tread pattern. The solid edge region defines a cavity on the backside of the tile and includes a plurality of ventilating grooves extending from the cavity to the outer edge of the tile to accommodate the flow of air to and from the cavity.

Abstract: A prefabricated structural element and a method of bonding wallboard to structural elements such as trusses for use in construction or prefabrication of ceilings or walls. The method involves applying a resilient polyurethane foamable liquid by a high pressure impingement mixing spray gun onto areas of a clean, dry wallboard substrate which have wood trusses or studs placed upon them. The foam is sprayed on the drywall at the juncture with the wood members on both sides of the wooden members. The resulting bonded structure permits the unit to be used without further nailing or other attachment means. The foam also permits the combined product to present a flat surface regardless of irregularities in the wood trusses.

Abstract: A method of making a hardcore honeycomb panel comprising the steps of providing a multilevel stack of planar boards of grained lumber fastened together and arranged in the stack in step-wise fashion with alternate levels comprising spaced apart board strips forming longitudinal channels in the stack sandwiched between boards having the width of the stack, cutting the stepped stack on a first cut line through the side faces thereof at a predetermined acute angle, such as 12.degree.-30.degree., between the cut line and the bottom face of the stack and making subsequent coplanar cuts in this stack at predetermined distances from each other for providing a plurality of cut segments whose top, front, bottom and rear faces are rectangular and whose side faces are rhomboidal and which have angular channels therethrough.

Abstract: Carpeting especially suitable for use in areas subjected to heavy wear or abrasive weather includes a plurality of cured, rubber-based strips with filaments embedded in and projecting upwardly from them forming a pile on their upper surfaces. The strips lie side-to-side, and each is bonded along its bottom surface only to a vulcanized, rubber-based sheet that does not project substantially into the spaces between the elements. Apparatus and a method for making the carpeting are also disclosed.

Abstract: A playing surface suitable for handball, racquetball and similar games is presented by a composite panel having two structural and functional components comprising a base sandwich panel member for imparting strength and rigidity to the panel construction and a relatively thin, finish panel member having the requisite surface hardness. Each member is composed of prefabricated sections joined during assembly by spline and slot connections, the lines of joinder of the finish panel sections being substantially out of alignment with the joint lines of the base panel sections to increase the strength of the composite panel. The panel construction forms a self-supporting wall and thus may be employed exclusively in the construction of playing courts, or use in conjunction with conventional walls, ceilings and floors as desired.

Abstract: A laminate of foam planks is prepared by bonding closed cell foam slabs to either side of a foraminous reinforcing skin, applying a second skin to one side of the laminate formed. In formation of the laminate, the ends of adjacent foam slabs are butted together under mild pressure. The resultant laminate is particularly suitable for the preparation of spirally generated thermal insulation about a vessel wherein the second skin is disposed remote from the vessel. An insulation strip or laminate having very satisfactory performance is obtained with a minimal number of processing steps.

Abstract: A construction element having a high strength to weight ratio, particularly useful in the fabrication of a boat hull, the construction element comprising:A first face layer of resin impregnated glass fiber cloth or glass fiber matting;An intermediate stiffening member comprising a laminate of:A. a flexible top sheet, preferably of paper;B. an intermediate foam layer, bonded to the top sheet; andC. a flexible bottom sheet, preferably of paper, bonded to the intermediate foam layer on the side opposite the top paper sheet; the laminate having:I. a first series of spaced slits extending through the top sheet and intermediate foam layer but not through the bottom sheet;Ii. a second series of spaced slits parallel to the first series of spaced slits and extending through the bottom sheet and intermediate foam layer but not through the top sheet, the second series of spaced slits being offset from the first series of spaced slits;Iii.

Abstract: A cutting board comprised of a particle board center having a plurality of veneer strips adhesively secured to the top surface thereof with moisture resistant edge coverings secured to and extending around the outer periphery of the particle board center, the securing adhesive coating the entire top and bottom surface of said particle board to prevent water from penetrating into said board, the overall result being an inexpensive, dimensionally stable cutting board having the appearance of being made from solid pieces of lumber.

Abstract: An electrically heated transparent panel is described for a laminated safety glass window construction having a clear polymer inner layer with a pattern of wrinkled resistance wires oriented in a three-dimensional non-parallel random fashion so as to reduce glare from the wires when the window is used in automotive and other type vehicles. The individual resistance wires are partially embedded in the polymer sheet by a technique utilizing shrinkage of a thermoplastic polymer from its original dimensions when heated to an elevated temperature together with having the individual wires change configuration when relaxed from tension forces on the wire when first assembled with the polymer sheet.

Abstract: A functionally improved tape-like, heterogeneous, strip material for use in the fabrication of laminated structural shapes having high value of Young's Modulus and high tensile strength, comprising collocated, unidirectional, tectonic filaments such as graphite, boron, silicon-carbide, S-glass and E-glass, embodied in planar concourse, into an organic, thermosetting resin matrix or sheath such as an epoxy or polyimide base polymer forming a basal tract having at least one integral marginal tract of differing physical character so that a relatively lower Young's Modulus is exhibited by the material comprising the marginal tract than that exhibited by the basal tract. This difference in structural characteristic serves to provide an inherent arrestment barrier against fast rupture propagation of fractures which may develop in the basal tract material when the composite strip is subjected to sustained overload or external damage.