Methods of dispensing and making porous material with growth enhancing element
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B23P-025/00
출원번호
US-0938013
(2010-11-02)
등록번호
US-8677600
(2014-03-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Fick, Jr., Michael
Singer, Eric
출원인 / 주소
General Foam Plastics Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Ice Miller LLP
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초록▼
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of dispensing a porous material and to a method of making a porous material insert for various plant grow pots, plant bowls, and plant baskets, the porous material insert including a growth enhancing element integrated with and dispersed throug
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of dispensing a porous material and to a method of making a porous material insert for various plant grow pots, plant bowls, and plant baskets, the porous material insert including a growth enhancing element integrated with and dispersed throughout the insert.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of forming a container with a foam block insert, comprising: providing a container having a major axis approximately parallel to its bottom and a minor axis at approximately a right angle to its major axis;creating a first male mold having an outer periphery cooperatively shaped to fit i
1. A method of forming a container with a foam block insert, comprising: providing a container having a major axis approximately parallel to its bottom and a minor axis at approximately a right angle to its major axis;creating a first male mold having an outer periphery cooperatively shaped to fit inside the container;creating a second female mold from the first male mold, the second female mold having an opening with inner dimensions corresponding to the outer periphery of the first male mold;dispensing a foam into the opening of the second female mold;curing the dispensed foam to form a foam block insert with outer dimensions corresponding to the opening of the second female mold, the cured foam block insert having a major axis approximately parallel to its bottom and a minor axis at approximately a right angle to its major axis;removing the cured foam block insert from the second female mold; andinserting the cured foam block insert into the container. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the amount of foam dispensed is such that a height of the resulting cured foam block is approximately twice a desired height of the insert to be used in the container, and further comprising cutting the cured foam block along its major axis to form two inserts of the desired height. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a method of forming the first male mold comprises: measuring the dimensions of the inside of the container;calculating the dimensions of the outer periphery of the first male mold to correspond to the measured inside dimensions of the container; andfabricating the first male mold according to the calculated dimensions. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein calculating the dimensions of the outer periphery of the first male mold is performed using computer-aided design solid models. 5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the first male mold is fabricated of wood. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second female mold is vacuum-formed from the first male mold. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the vacuum-formed second female mold is polymer-based. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second female mold is machine-formed from the first male mold. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the second machine-formed female mold is formed from aluminum. 10. A method of forming a container with a foam block insert, comprising: providing a container having a major axis approximately parallel to its bottom and a minor axis at approximately a right angle to its major axis;creating a first male mold having an outer periphery cooperatively shaped to fit inside the container;creating a second female mold from the first male mold, the second female mold having an opening with inner dimensions corresponding to the outer periphery of the first male mold;creating a third male mold from the second female mold, the third male mold having an outer periphery with dimensions cooperatively shaped to fit inside the second female mold;creating a fourth female mold from the third male mold, the fourth female mold having an opening with inner dimensions corresponding to the outer periphery of the third male mold;dispensing a foam into the opening of the fourth female mold;curing the dispensed foam to form a foam block insert with outer dimensions corresponding to the opening of the fourth female mold, the cured foam block insert having a major axis approximately parallel to its bottom and a minor axis at approximately a right angle to its major axis;removing the cured foam block insert from the fourth female mold; andinserting the cured foam block insert into the container;wherein the second female mold is vacuum-formed from the first male mold;wherein the third male mold is machine-formed from the vacuum-formed second female mold; andwherein the fourth female mold is machine-formed from the third male mold. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the amount of foam dispensed is such that a height of the resulting cured foam block is approximately twice a desired height of the insert to be used in the container, and further comprising cutting the cured foam block along its major axis to form two inserts of the desired height. 12. The method according to claim 10, wherein a method of forming the first male mold comprises: measuring the dimensions of the inside of the container;calculating the dimensions of the outer periphery of the first male mold to correspond to the measured inside dimensions of the container; andfabricating the third male mold according to the calculated dimensions. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first male mold is fabricated of wood. 14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the vacuum-formed second female mold is polymer-based. 15. The method according to claim 10, wherein the fourth machine-formed female mold is constructed of aluminum. 16. The method according to claim 10, wherein dispensing the foam into the opening of the fourth female mold further comprises introducing an enhancing element into the foam. 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the enhancing element comprises particles of a fertilizer material. 18. The method according to claim 16, wherein the enhancing element is introduced prior to a cure time of the foam. 19. A method of forming a container with a foam block insert comprising: creating a first male mold having an outer periphery cooperatively shaped to fit inside the container;creating a second female mold from the first male mold, the second female mold having an opening with inner dimensions corresponding to the outer periphery of the first male mold;introducing an enhancing element into a foam;dispensing the foam together with the enhancing element into the opening of the second female mold;curing the dispensed foam with the enhancing element to form a foam block insert with outer dimensions corresponding to the opening of the second female mold, the cured foam block insert having a major axis approximately parallel to its bottom and a minor axis at approximately a right angle to its major axis;removing the cured foam block insert from the second female mold; andinserting the cured foam block insert into the container. 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the enhancing element comprises particles of a fertilizer material.
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