| 发明名称 |
Polymer reinforced wooden hives |
| 摘要 |
A polymer reinforced wooden hive can comprise a wooden hive box built with joints and having an exterior surface, and interior surface, and at least one rim for receiving a hive top or a hive bottom. A continuous polymeric coating is applied to the exterior surface and the rim, but not to the interior surface. The continuous polymeric coating can provide mechanical reinforcement to the joints, strengthening the wooden hive box. Hive tops and hive bottoms can also be included as part of the polymer reinforced wooden hives, and can likewise be coated with a continuous polymeric coating. |
| 申请公布号 |
US9232774(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.01.12 |
| 申请号 |
US201213481681 |
申请日期 |
2012.05.25 |
| 申请人 |
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发明人 |
Hopkins, Jr. Thomas G. |
| 分类号 |
A01K47/06 |
主分类号 |
A01K47/06 |
| 代理机构 |
Thorpe North & Western LLP |
代理人 |
Thorpe North & Western LLP |
| 主权项 |
1. A polymer reinforced wooden hive, comprising:
a wooden hive box built with joints and having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and at least one rim; and a continuous polymeric coating comprising polyurea applied to the exterior surface and the at least one rim, but substantially not to the interior surface, wherein the interior surface is a substantially uncoated wood surface, wherein the continuous polymeric coating is applied at a coating thickness to provide mechanical reinforcement to the joints, strengthening the wooden hive box, and wherein the continuous polymeric coating applied to the at least one rim protects against rim damage when a hive top or a hive bottom are forced apart from the wooden hive box using a hive tool. |
| 地址 |
Sandy UT US |
