Sound suppressing flooring and method of manufacturing same
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1. A sound transmission reducing flooring article, comprising, in combination:
- a wood member having opposed major faces, sides and ends; and
cross linked polyolefin foam material adhesively engaged to a major face of said major faces.
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Abstract
A method of forming wood flooring. The flooring has foam applied to one side by adhesive. The adhesive is cured and a chemical bond forms between the wood and foam to provide a consolidated unit. This facilitates easier cutting of the consolidated product without dissociation of the foam from the wood. The result is an improved flooring product having sound suppression qualities.
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1. A sound transmission reducing flooring article, comprising, in combination:
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a wood member having opposed major faces, sides and ends; and
cross linked polyolefin foam material adhesively engaged to a major face of said major faces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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3. The article as set forth in claim 3, wherein said wood member comprises an engineered wood product.
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12. A sound transmission reducing flooring article, comprising, in combination:
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a wood member having opposed major faces, sides and ends;
a textured, cross linked polyolefin foam material adhesively engaged to a major face of said major faces; and
a plurality of spaced apart air cells between said major face of said wood member and said cross linked polyolefin foam material adhesively engaged to said major face. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of forming a wood flooring member, comprising:
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providing a source of wood suitable for use as flooring;
providing a foam material for fixation to said wood;
applying an adhesive material to one side of the flooring to effect chemical fusion between said flooring and said foam; and
cutting said wood having said foam consolidated there with into segments for flooring. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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