Apparatus for producing a fissured, acoustical ceiling panel and method for manufacturing said apparatus
US5560881A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/9314
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for producing a fissured, acoustical ceiling panel wherein the pins used to fissure the panel are roll applied thereto. The pins are embedded in flexible, resilient polymeric plates, and a plurality of the plates are attached to a rotary drum which is used to apply the fissuring pins to the surface of the panel. The invention also includes the method for manufacturing the polymeric plates which are molded and formed with the fissuring pins embedded therein.
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