Abstract: Thin elongated bamboo chips are produced and then are softened and dried. The softening of the chips reduces void spaces which uses less glue and produces stronger members. The chips are then joined together with glue under pressure to form a bamboo board. By varying the depth and length of the chip form, the member produced can form a board, chipboard, beams, or columns of any size. Additional boards may be produced and glued together to form a larger board, beam, or column. Several chipboard layers fabricated in large sheets and glued together will form ‘multi-ply bamboo’, a bamboo substitute for plywood. Once cured, the member is kiln dried and sealed for moisture. The resulting bamboo member's strength and geometrical form is stable and consistent enough to be used as a structural grade member for frames, homes, buildings, and furniture.

Abstract: A tire chain wrapper for a dual wheel and the method of mounting a tire chain on a dual wheel. The wrapper includes a securing bar for securing an end of the tire chain to the dual wheel, a connecting rope pivotally attached at one end to the midpoint of the securing bar, the rope being adapted to extend between the tires of the dual wheel and a rigid plastic retaining disk attached to another end of the connecting rod and being adapted to engage the wheel rims and thereby retain the securing bar over the tire chain. After installation of the wrapper, the vehicle is driven forward to wrap the chain around the tire. The ends of the chain are hooked together, and the tire chain wrapper is removed from the tire.