Patent ID: 6415562
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A47C,E04F

Abstract:
An artificial board comprising:a body portion having an exterior surface, a top, a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls, an open bottom, and an open interior; the distance between the side walls defining a width and the distance between the top and the open bottom defining a depth of the board; a plurality of first stiffening members positioned within the open interior and extending between the opposing side walls; at least one second stiffening member positioned within the open interior and extending between the opposing end walls; and at least one connecting portion integrally connected to at least one of the body portion, the first stiffening members, and the second stiffening member to facilitate the attachment of the board to a support structure, the connecting portion including a vertically oriented column extending from the open bottom of the body portion toward the top, the column having an outer surface, an inner surface, and fins extending from the inner surface to the outer surface, each connecting portion further having cooling apertures positioned adjacent the fins and between the inner and outer surfaces; the inner surface of the connecting portion being a cylindrical surface forming a bore which extends through the top of the body.