Patent ID: 6348167
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
A method of making a surfboard comprising the steps of:a) forming a small panel for making the surfboard from one of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and poly ethylene (PE) foamable material; b) hotly pressing the panel in a heating mold by placing the panel in a mold cavity having a surfboard shape and bounded by upper and lower mold portions and heating the panel to a temperature between 150Â° C.-170Â° C. for between 30 to 40 minutes to partially foam the foamable material of the panel; c) removing the partially foamed panel from the mold and allowing the panel to continue foaming and expanding until reaching a volume of between 6-10 times greater than an initial volume of the panel; d) placing the panel in a baking device and baking the panel at a temperature of between 150Â° C.-200Â° C. for between 10 and 30 minutes to complete the foaming of the panel; e) removing the panel from the baking device and placing the panel in a cooling mold at a temperature of between 30Â° C.-60Â° C. for between 10 and 30 minutes to cool and harden the panel into a completed surfboard; and, f) removing the completed surfboard from the cooling mold.