Patent ID: 9239069
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A47B,C08G,C09J,F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An adhesive coated dowel, comprising: a dowel substrate having an outer surface, a first end, and a second end, wherein the dowel substrate has a length of about 0.5 inches to about 3 inches and circumferentially-spaced, longitudinally extending flutes disposed therein between the first end and the second end; and a B-staged formaldehyde-based resin coated on the outer surface of the dowel substrate, wherein the B-staged formaldehyde-based resin is a thermosetting resin, and wherein the B-staged formaldehyde-based resin was produced from a formaldehyde-based resin heated to a temperature of greater than 110° C. and to about 177° C.