Patent ID: 6458209
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B05B,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
A powder coating booth containment structure, comprising a first and a second composite, self-supporting spray booth wall portion, wherein each wall portion comprises a first layer of bi-directional glass fabric, a second layer of core material adjacent to the first layer, a third layer of bi-directional glass fabric adjacent to the second layer, and infusion resin, the resin being infused through and binding the first, second, and third layers together thereby forming a composite structure; a respective ceiling portion connected to each said wall portion, each ceiling and wall portion pair defining a respective booth canopy half, wherein each ceiling portion comprises the first, second and third layers and wherein each canopy half is self-supporting; the booth canopy halves further comprise a fourth layer of unreinforced resin, the fourth layer adjacent to the first layer and bound to the first layer with the resin, the fourth layer serving as the interior surface of the first and second canopy halves of the spray booth; wherein the booth canopy halves each further comprise a layer of chop strand mat glass material interposed between the first and fourth layers and bound thereto with the resin.