Patent ID: 6416850
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B28B,B29C,B29K,B33Y,C04B,Y02W,Y10T

Abstract:
An article, comprising;a product of a mixture of a plurality of particles comprising; an adhesive; and a filler; wherein said mixture of a plurality of particles further comprises a first fibrous component and a fluid that activates said adhesive to form an essentially solid article composed of said plurality of particles; said adhesive substantially soluble in, and said filler sparingly soluble in, said fluid; the article further comprising adjacent layers, each layer comprising the product of the mixture of particles and having a contour with an edge, and a final shape of the article being defined by the edge of each of the layers, wherein either a portion of the edge of a first layer is offset from a portion of the edge of an adjacent layer to form an article having an undercut and/or overhang, or a continuous first layer is provided with a discontinuous adjacent layer to form an article having a cavity.