Patent ID: 6281148
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B27N,B29C,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
A resin starved panel for use as a reinforcement for wood, said panel having two surfaces and a plurality of edges and comprising:a center portion having a core and two surfaces, said center portion comprising a plurality of fibers bound together by a predetermined resin such that said surfaces of said center portion contain significantly less resin than said core;a layer of an impregnating adhesive bonded to each surface of said center portion; andat least one sacrificial edge disposed along at least one of said plurality of edges of said panel;wherein said impregnating adhesive forming said surfaces of said panel has similar chemical properties to chemical properties of a predetermined bonding adhesive to be used to laminate said panel to another surface such that a physico-chemical bond is formed between said impregnating adhesive and said predetermined bonding adhesive when said panel is bonded to said surface; andwherein said impregnating adhesive is not said predetermined resin.