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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 10, 1998
Leading-Edge Earth Products, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oregon 93-67656-S 93-1002429
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(State of incorporation) (Commission (I.R.S. Employer ID No.)
file number)
319 Nickerson St., #186, Seattle, WA 98109
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(Address of principal executive offices ) (Zip Code)
Issuer's telephone number 800-788-3599
no change
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(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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8-K INFORMATION
Item 5. Other Events. See Attachment.
Leading-Edge Earth Products, Inc.
Date: December 10, 1998 Grant C. Record, Secretary
8-K ATTACHMENT
The Company this date possesses certified documentation from its suppliers and
contract testing facilities reflecting the following performance levels of its
current product:
NON-COMBUSTIBLE; Class 1, flame resistant, certified to American Standard
Testing Methods (ASTM) E-84 @ Flame spread =20 and Smoke =100 @ 4" thickness.
INSULATION R FACTOR; certified to American Standard Testing Methods (ASTM) C-518
@ 7.25 R per inch (0.138K).
WATER IMPERMEABILITY; certified to American Standard Testing Methods (ASTM)
D-2856 @ greater than 90% closed cell (this means water impermeable).
ROT AND INSECT RESISTANCE; certified to be a Polymer plastic/Metal material
which is 100% rot and Insect resistant.
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF RIGID FOAM; certified to American Standard Testing
Methods (ASTM) D-1621 compressive strength @ 20 PSI, which supports tested
load-bearing properties of final product that was certified by a leading US
university on November 9, 1998.
STAND-ALONE STRUCTURAL CAPACITIES; certified to American Standard Testing
Methods (ASTM) E-72 at:
1. 14,000 to 16,000 lbs. for full-wall load bearing (eccentrically loaded);
2. 30,000 to 50,000 lbs. point loads over center of 2 1/2"-square integrated
support column (eccentrically loaded);
3. 9,000 to 10,000 lbs. point loads over mid-section of panel joinery with no
additional integral or external supports (eccentrically loaded). --
RESILIENCY; recovery of transverse deflection after load removal, certified to
American Standard Testing Methods (ASTM) E-72 for full-load-bearing and
point-load certification (unsupported panel system) at recovery values ranging
from 99.9% to 93.8%, with the mean average of 9 tests being 98.1%.
STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT RATIO; certified to American Standard Testing Methods (ASTM)
E-72 testing procedures for full-wall-load-bearing and point-load certifications
(unsupported Panel Sections) at:
1. 9,000 lbs. load bearing/136 lbs. weight of panel section = 66.2 (Minimum)
This means the wall panel section supported 66.2 times its weight;
2. 16,000 lbs. load bearing/136 lbs. weight of panel section = 117.6 (Maximum)
This means the wall panel section supported 117.6 times its weight.
The above certifications can be reviewed at the Company's facilities on a need
to know basis, by contacting the Company's CEO at the corporate voice mail,
1-800-788-3599.