Claims
- 1. A molded part comprising:
- fibrous wooly carpet material, at least a portion of which comes from used-carpets;
- a thermoplastic binder in a proportion of 5 to 30 percent by weight of the molded part; and
- fiber-like wood chips in a random orientation, in a proportion of 10 to 50 percent by weight of the molded part.
- 2. The molded part as recited in claim 1 wherein the fiber-like wood chips have a size distribution with a thickness maximum at approximately 0.2 to 0.4 mm and a coefficient of fineness of approximately 1:10 to 1:100.
- 3. The molded part as recited in claim 1 wherein the fiber-like wood chips are homogeneously distributed.
- 4. The molded part as recited in claim 1 wherein the molded part has a varying composition profile over the thickness of the molded part.
- 5. The molded part as recited in claim 4 wherein the molded part has a higher content of fiber-like wood chips on at least one surface.
- 6. The molded part as recited in claim 1 wherein the molded part has a raised content of thermoplastic binder on at least one surface.
- 7. The molded part as recited in claim 1 wherein the molded part has a coating on at least one surface.
- 8. The molded part as recited in claim 7 wherein the coating provides a sealed surface.
- 9. The molded part as recited in claim 1 wherein the molded part carries a cover layer made of a separate material on at least one side.
- 10. The molded part as recited in claim 1 wherein the molded part has on at least one side a cover layer of flat, thin other wood chips, the other wood chips being arranged essentially parallel to the molded part surface, with a random fiber direction.
- 11. The molded part as recited in claim 10 wherein the other wood chips predominantly have a thickness of 0.1 to 0. 3 mm and an outline essentially in the shape of a rectangle, the length of which is 2 to 10 cm and the width of which is 2 to 30 mm.
- 12. The molded part as recited in claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic binder is polypropylene.
- 13. The molded part as recited in claim 1 wherein the molded part contains a proportion of 0.5 to 2 percent by weight wax or stearin.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/264,541, filed on Jun. 23, 1994, now abondoned.
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