No Drip Slab Counter top and Related Method

Abstract

A method for making a profiled no drip edge countertop in a series of attractive shapes where much of the profiled surface is already polished as it utilizes the factory polished surface of the original slab. This method decreases the amount of skilled labor or expensive tooling required for making this countertop and edge. This method hides lamination seams in joints so that the profiled edge appears as one piece as if it were milled out of a single slab of material.

1 . A no drip slab countertop and method made from natural stone slabs, engineered stone slabs and composite plastic slabs comprised of;
 A polished or finished factory surface cut in three sections and re-assembled exposing a factory finished edge on most outside surfaces.   
   
   
       2 . A no drip slab countertop and method as defined in  claim 1  wherein the slab is cut in three sections. 
   
   
       3 . A no drip slab countertop and method as defined in  claim 1  wherein the slab edge is cut at 120 degree angles. 
   
   
       4 . A no drip slab countertop and method as defined in  claim 1  wherein the edge is cut from natural stone. 
   
   
       5 . A no drip slab countertop and method as defined in  claim 1  wherein the edge is cut from engineered stone slabs 
   
   
       6 . A no drip slab countertop and method as defined in  claim 1  wherein the edge is cut from resin based slabs. 
   
   
       7 . A no drip slab countertop and method as defined in  claim 1  wherein the lamination seams in joints are hidden so that the profiled edge appears as one piece. 
   
   
       8 . A no drip slab countertop and method as defined in  claim 1  wherein the smaller two sections form a no drip edge section that can be applied in the field to the third slab section. 
   
   
       9 . A no drip slab countertop and method as defined in  claim 1  wherein the shape of the finished profiled edge can vary as illustrated on  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 . 
   
   
       10 . A no drip slab countertop and method as defined in  claim 1  wherein the finished rectangular countertop slab may be any necessary dimension and may have one edge profiled, two edges profiled, three edges profiled or four edges profiled. 
   
   
       11 . A no drip slab countertop and method as defined in  claim 1  wherein there is a curved edge made from segments of straight edge and then hand finished to produce a smooth curve.