Grow-mat for cultivating plants and a method for manufacturing same
US5009031A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04H1/74
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a grow-mat for cultivating plants, and to the production thereof, which grow-mat comprises a layer of mineral fibres cross-linked to one another by cured binding agent and treated with hydrophilic wetting agent, characterized in that in said grow-mat the principal direction of said mineral fibres extending in said layer extends in the longest dimension of said mat, in which preferably in both upright longitudinal surfaces of the grow-mat a curing oven profile is present, and/or the layer is a primary layer and at least two of said primary layers forming a secondary layer are present in a horizontal longitudinal plane of said grow-mat.
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