Case, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE
mobile/smart phone
DATE
2011
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2012.0431.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Pela/iPhone 4
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Case made of synthetic made from plant fibers. Boîtier en synthétique fabriqué à partir de fibres végétales.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
11.7 cm
Width
6.1 cm
Height
1.1 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Telephony
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Never used. Jamais utilisé.
Canada
Developed by a Canadian with the help of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan. The Pela case is a trial to test the bio-plastic. Other products might come afterwards. If a success, this new bio-polymer could offer new markets for Canadian producers and offer new incomes to Canadian farmers for their flax straw that they usually burn after harvest. The research was possible in good part (50%) with a grant obtained from Agriculture Canada’s Canadian Agriculture Adaptation Program and also partial funding support from Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture through their SAVI program. Product designed and produced in Canada by Canadians with Canadian products. As of January 2012, “We are currently selling the PELA cases in the SaskTel Corporate Stores in Saskatchewan and on our website (www.pelacase.com). Our website has generated sales from the USA, Australia, Europe and South America. We are currently working to secure a deal with Canada's largest wireless accessories distributor, and we plan to be making a PELA case for the Blackberry in the next couple of months.” Développé par un Canadien avec l’aide de chercheurs de l’Université de la Saskatchewan, l'étui Pela est un essai visant à tester le bioplastique. D’autres produits pourraient venir après. En cas de succès, ce nouveau bio-polymère pourrait offrir de nouveaux marchés aux producteurs canadiens et offrir de nouveaux revenus aux agriculteurs canadiens pour leur paille de lin qu’ils brûlent habituellement après la récolte. La recherche a été possible en grande partie (50 %) grâce à une subvention obtenue du Programme canadien d’adaptation agricole d’Agriculture Canada et à un soutien financier partiel du ministère de l’Agriculture de la Saskatchewan dans le cadre de son programme SAVI. Produit conçu et fabriqué au Canada par des Canadiens avec des produits canadiens. À compter de janvier 2012, « Nous vendons actuellement les étuis PELA dans les magasins corporatifs de SaskTel en Saskatchewan et sur notre site Web (www.pelacase.com). Notre site Web a généré des ventes aux États-Unis, en Australie, en Europe et en Amérique du Sud. Nous travaillons actuellement à conclure une entente avec le plus grand distributeur d’accessoires sans fil au Canada, et nous prévoyons faire un étui PELA pour le BlackBerry au cours des prochains mois. »
Function
Used to protect a smart phone from minor damage. This case was moulded to fit an Apple iPhone 4. Utilisé pour protéger un téléphone intelligent contre les dommages mineurs. Cet étui a été moulé pour s’adapter à un iPhone 4 d’Apple.
Technical
In an effort to produce plant-derived plastics or bio-polymer instead of relying on oil to produce plastics, different efforts were done in that direction but until recently, bio-polymers produced brittle plastics unsuitable to many products. With the help of researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, Jeremy Lang developed a formula to add fibre derived from flax straw to a bio-polymer. Flax straw fibres have the unique properties of being strong. This had the effect of making the bio-polymer more durable and also widened the possible industrial uses of bio-polymers. It is also compostable in comparison with cases made from conventional plastics which take hundreds of years to decompose while the phones only last a few years. The biopolymer is made also from sugar derived from non food source crops. They get the biopolymer from NatureWorks (Ingeo). Dans un effort pour produire des plastiques d’origine végétale ou des bio-polymères au lieu de compter sur le pétrole pour produire des plastiques, différents efforts ont été faits dans ce sens, mais jusqu’à récemment, les bio-polymères produisaient des plastiques fragiles inadaptés à de nombreux produits. Avec l’aide de chercheurs de l’Université de la Saskatchewan, Jeremy Lang a mis au point une formule pour ajouter des fibres dérivées de la paille de lin à un biopolymère. Les fibres de paille de lin ont les propriétés uniques d’être fortes. Cela a eu pour effet de rendre le bio-polymère plus durable et a également élargi les utilisations industrielles possibles des bio-polymères. Il est également compostable par rapport aux boîtiers fabriqués à partir de plastiques conventionnels qui mettent des centaines d’années à se décomposer alors que les téléphones ne durent que quelques années. Le biopolymère est également fabriqué à partir de sucre dérivé de cultures non alimentaires. Ils obtiennent le biopolymère de NatureWorks (Ingeo).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
In recessed letters moulded into the case on the proper front: "PELA"/ In recessed letters on the inside of the case: "fROm the eaRth - tO the eaRth/ PeLaCase.com"
Missing
Appears complete
Finish
A light brown case with speckles of darker and lighter brown. Un boîtier brun clair avec des taches de brun plus foncé et plus clair.
Decoration
N/A

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