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Abstract
An environmentally friendly composite material for use in the manufacture of professional grade skateboard decks and other high quality equipment and sporting gear. In the one embodiment, a skateboard deck is manufactured from a composition of recycled hard rock maple wood fibers, a polyvinyl acetate adhesive, a cross-link catalyst and water. The malleable nature of the composite material prior to curing, allows the skateboard deck to attain virtually any desired shape. Differing composites and adhesives may be employed to achieve the a similar product when properly cured. Once cured, the composite material is light weight, strong, durable, and requires no lacquers or other sealers.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates generally to a method for manufacturing skateboard decks, and particularly, to a method for manufacturing professional grade skateboard decks using recycled wood fiber veneer as substrate and further to the deck developed using this method.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- The skateboarding industry is a multibillion dollar industry comprised of manufacturers, riders, and numerous media outlets across the United States and around the world. The skateboard deck, the component upon which a user is carried, is obviously an essential component of a skateboard. Consequently, the manufacturing process for skateboard decks is a crucial step in the manufacturing of skateboards.
- The manufacturing process for skateboard decks is well known, and generally comprises a series of steps through which a number of wood veneer layers, in one optimal embodiment seven veneer layers, are glued and pressed together in a mold to form a uniform skateboard deck. In many embodiments, professional grade skateboard decks are manufactured using the highest quality hard maple wood, a material known to those skilled in the art as “hard rock maple.” In the current state of the art, roughly 20% to 25% of the high quality “hard rock maple” material is lost during manufacturing, as a result of the removal of excess material, and associated sanding required for smoothing the deck's edges.
- The present invention relates to a novel, environmentally friendly process for manufacturing skateboard decks, wherein said decks are manufactured using recycled high quality “hard rock maple,” thereby reducing the demand for raw materials, reducing production costs, and improving a number of desirable deck properties such as durability, flexibility, and improved water resistance.
- Although methods for deck manufacturing are widely known, and a number of variations exist dealing primarily with substitutions of substrate for wood veneer (fiberglass and carbon fiber), no environmentally friendly method for manufacturing professional grade skateboard decks presently exist in the art. Additionally absent are methods or decks utilizing primary raw material comprising recycled high quality “hard rock maple,” to reduce production costs, improve performance, and reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing.
- In summary, scrutiny of the foregoing prior art reveals that at present, there exists no environmentally friendly process for the manufacture of professional grade skateboard decks, that utilizes recyclable high quality “hard rock maple” as substrate.
- The instant invention, as described further herein, imparts a novel, environmentally friendly method for manufacturing professional grade skateboard decks utilizing recycled high quality “hard rock maple” for improved durability, reduced production costs, and reduced environmental impact. The instant invention as illustrated herein, is neither anticipated, nor rendered obvious or present in any of the prior art methods, neither alone nor in any combination thereof.
- The primary object of the instant invention is to provide a novel raw material for the manufacture of skateboard decks, wherein said raw material consists of recycled high quality “hard rock maple” wood.
- Another object of the instant invention is to provide a method for the synthesis of said novel raw material, wherein said novel raw material can be utilized in the manufacture of skateboard decks, as well as a number of alternate applications such as snowboards, wakeboards, skis, etc.
- Another object of the instant invention is to provide a method for the synthesis of said novel raw material, wherein said synthesis method maximizes the efficiency of raw material utilization during manufacture.
- Another object of the instant invention is to provide a method for the synthesis of said novel raw material, wherein said synthesis method requires no lacquer, and consequently emits no volatile organic compounds during manufacture.
- Another object of the instant invention is to provide a method for the synthesis of said novel raw material, wherein the chemical composition can be altered to attain different desirable physical properties such as thickness, elasticity, etc.
- There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the method for manufacturing professional grade skateboard decks utilizing recycled high quality “hard rock maple” in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
- In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of the description and should not be regarded as limiting.
- Advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, which description should be considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 illustrates the initial hard maple wood material in an initial phase, prior to the grinding into fiber phase and subsequent to the grinding into fiber phase; -
FIG. 2 illustrates the wood fibers; -
FIG. 3 illustrates a mold containing the maple wood fiber; -
FIG. 4 illustrates an inferior half of a mold and further illustrates the maple wood fiber evenly spread throughout the mold; -
FIG. 5 illustrates an inferior half of a mold with a polyethylene sheet laying over the maple wood fiber for processing; -
FIG. 6 illustrates a complete mold comprising a superior half and inferior half of the mold; -
FIG. 7 illustrates a plurality of molds being concurrently pressed; -
FIG. 8 illustrates a plurality of veneers comprising ribbed inserts; -
FIG. 9 illustrates a plurality of veneers concurrently being pressed; -
FIG. 10 illustrates a plurality of veneers comprising different hues; -
FIG. 11 illustrates a plurality of veneers during curing; -
FIG. 12 illustrates the entirety of the mold components including superior half, inferior half, side railing, and polyethylene sheet; and, -
FIG. 13 illustrates a plurality of skateboard molds. - Referring to the Figures,
FIG. 1 , the starting hard maple wood material both before and after grinding into fibers is illustrated. The instant process comprises utilization of a grinding machine to grind the hard maple wood into wood fibers is illustrated and a band saw used to cut strips of wood to make ribs, is illustrated. Further a belt sander is utilized to smooth the ribs from band saw marks. -
FIG. 1 illustrates the hard maple wood material in aninitial phase 1, prior to the grinding into fiber phase and subsequent to the grinding intofiber phase 2.FIG. 2 illustrates a close up view of thewood fibers 2.FIG. 3 illustrates amold 3 containing themaple wood fiber 2.FIG. 4 illustrates an inferior half of amold 4 and further illustrates the maple wood fiber evenly spread throughout themold 2.FIG. 5 illustrates an inferior half of amold 4 with apolyethylene sheet 5 laying over the maple wood fiber for processing.FIG. 6 illustrates a complete mold comprising a superior 6 and inferior half of themold 4.FIG. 7 illustrates a plurality ofmolds 3 being concurrently pressed. - Additionally
FIG. 8 illustrates a plurality ofveneers 7 comprising ribbedinserts 8.FIG. 9 illustrates a plurality ofveneers 7 concurrently being pressed andFIG. 10 illustrates a plurality ofveneers 7 comprising different hues.FIG. 11 illustrates a plurality ofveneers 7 during curing.FIG. 12 illustrates the entirety of the mold components includingsuperior half 6,inferior half 4,side railing 9, andpolyethylene sheet 5. Finally,FIG. 13 illustrates a plurality ofskateboard molds 10. - In one embodiment, a material composition for the manufacture of skateboards and other sporting equipment such as snowboards or wakeboards may comprise a range of thirty percent to fifty percent by weight of polyvinyl acetate adhesive, a range of one percent to five percent by weight of liquid cross-link catalyst, a range of thirty percent to fifty percent by weight of recycled hard rock maple wood fibers, a range of fifteen percent to twenty percent by weight of water.
- In the case of a skateboard deck, where the desired application is that of a 9.5 inch (24.1 centimeter)×35 inch (88.9 centimeter) veneer, the manufacture process consists of two stages. In the first stage of said process, 5.6 ounces (158.75 grams) of hard maple wood fibers are weighed. Said fibers are evenly spread onto a 9.5 inch (24.1 centimeter) ×35 inch (88.9 centimeter) mold. Said mold is oscillated in order to attain optimal spread of the fibers, and a Polyvinyl Chloride tube is applied in order to level the fibers evenly throughout the mold.
- Once the fibers are evenly distrusted along the mold, the edges of a pre-waxed polyethylene sheet measuring 9.5 inch (24.1 centimeter)×35 inch (88.9 centimeter) are rounded off, and said polyethylene sheet is ran through a FIN glue machine, which applies an adhesive layer of approximately 16 mil., onto the superior side (hereinafter glue side) of said polyethylene sheet. Immediately upon exiting the FIN glue machine, the Polyethylene sheet is placed glue side down in direct contact with the hard maple wood fibers. The superior half of the mold is placed directly over the inferior half of the mold, and the complete mold is placed under thirty tons of pressure for a period of twenty to thirty minutes. If a ribbed finish is desired, a putty knife is use to abrase the surface of the veneer after ten to fifteen minutes of curing.
- After said pressing period, the mold is opened with the polyethylene sheet facing down, placed on a rack fiber side up, and allowed to cure for a period of forty eight hours. During the second stage of the process the veneer is placed on a clean surface glue side down. A fiber glass laminating tool is used to create abrasions in the substrate surface or abrase the substrate surface, in order to attain improved wood absorption. Thirty two ounces (0.946 Liters) of polyvinyl acetate adhesive are mixed with fourteen ounces (0.414 Liters) of warm water, allowing said mixture to settle from ten to twenty minutes in order to dissipate any air bubbles. After said settling period is complete, said mixture is sprayed onto the abrased surface of the veneer. This process is repeated from four to five times, allowing the veneer to absorb said mixture in between applications. The veneer is then allowed to cure from ten to fifteen minutes.
- The veneer is then placed on a polyethylene sheet and introduced into a heat tunnel whose temperature can range from 110° Fahrenheit (43.3° Celsius) to 120° Fahrenheit (48.9° Celsius), allowing the surface glue to begin the drying process. Upon exiting the heat tunnel, two beads of glue are placed along the perimeter of the veneer, wherein said bead are placed approximately half an inch apart. The veneer is then placed glue side down onto an additional 9.5 inch (24.1 centimeter)×35 inch (88.9 centimeter) sheet of polyethylene plastic and a sharpened roller docker is applied onto the dried glued side of said veneer, wherein said roller perforates the veneer sequentially every quarter inch. An additional 9.5 inch (24.1 centimeter)×35 inch (88.9 centimeter) of polyethylene is placed on said veneer, such that polyethylene sheets are placed in direct contact with both superior and inferior surfaces of a single veneer. If a plurality of veneers are desired, a polyethylene sheet, a veneer, and a polyethylene sheet can be placed on top of another such that the number of veneers present will be one unit lower than the number of polyethylene sheets.
- Once the desired number of veneers has been properly arranged, a rail is placed along the perimeter, veneers are placed on a press and are applied sufficient pressure to cause the beads of un-watered down glue to exit the veneer, while sealing the edges of said veneer, said process is completed within roughly one hour. Once sealing is attained the rails are removed, and the veneers are pressed for a period spanning approximately thirty six hours. Upon completion of said period, the veneers are removed from said press and allowed to cure for a period spanning approximately twenty four hours, upon completion of which the polyethylene is removed from the first glue side and then second glue side glue once second glue side has dried, the veneer is then allowed to cure from one to two weeks prior to making the recycled skateboard decks.
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1. A material composition for planar objects comprising:
a range of thirty percent to fifty percent by weight of polyvinyl acetate adhesive;
a range of one percent to five percent by weight of liquid cross-link catalyst;
a range of thirty percent to fifty percent by weight of recycled hard rock maple wood fibers; and
a range of fifteen percent to twenty percent by weight of water.
2. A skateboard deck comprising:
a first structural layer comprising recycled wood;
a second structural layer comprising of an adhesive;
a bonding layer for permanently attaching said first structural layer to said second structural layer; and
a mounting means disposed to receive two or more trucks.
3. The skateboard deck of claim 2 , wherein said skateboard is from 7.5 to 8.5 inches in width.
4. The skateboard deck of claim 2 , wherein said skateboard is from 31 inches (78.74 centimeters) to 34 inches (86.36 centimeters) in length.
5. The skateboard of claim 3 , wherein said skateboard is from 4.0 inches (10.16 centimeters) to 4.2 inches (10.67 centimeters) in thickness.
6. The skateboard of claim 4 , wherein said skateboard is from 2.8 lbs. (1.27 kilograms) to 3.2 lbs. (1.45 kilograms) in weight.
7. The skateboard deck of claim 2 wherein said bonding layer further comprises polyethylene.
8. The skateboard deck of claim 2 , wherein said recycled wood is selected from the group consisting of maple wood fibers, recycled maple wood fibers, hard rock maple wood fibers, recycled hard rock maple wood fibers, maple wood dust, recycled maple wood dust, hard rock maple wood dust, and recycled hard rock maple wood dust.
9. The skateboard deck of claim 2 , wherein said adhesive is a polyvinyl acetate.
10. The skateboard deck of claim 2 , wherein said deck is from 10 centimeters to 45 centimeters in width.
11. The skateboard deck of claim 2 , wherein said deck is from sixty centimeters to one hundred centimeters in length.
12. The skateboard deck of claim 2 , wherein said deck is from six to fifteen millimeters in thickness.
13. The skateboard deck of claim 2 , wherein said deck is from one to two kilograms in weight.
14. A method of manufacturing skateboard decks comprising the steps of:
fabricating a mold;
placing recycled wood fibers onto mold;
placing a polyvinyl acetate adhesive onto the inferior side of a polyethylene sheet;
placing said inferior side of said polyethylene sheet directly onto said wood fibers;
applying pressure to the mold to form a veneer;
curing said veneer from 35 to 60 hours;
abrasing said veneer surface;
applying 4 to 5 layers of polyvinyl acetate adhesive onto veneer surface;
running said veneer through heat machine;
making perforations on veneer with a roller;
enclosing the veneer between 2 polyethylene sheets;
placing the veneer onto a mold under pressure; and
curing said veneer from 1 to 2 weeks.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein a die is applied to render the resulting veneer colored.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the veneer is cured utilizing a radio frequency.
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