US2010005733A1PendingUtilityA1

Fractionable Cement Veneer

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jul 11, 2008Filed: Jul 11, 2008Published: Jan 14, 2010
Est. expiryJul 11, 2028(~2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jay Anderson
E01C 5/065E04F 13/14B28B 7/0038B28B 7/007E04F 13/0873E01C 2201/162B28B 11/04
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Abstract

A breakable veneer for simulating the appearance of stone, tile, concrete, etc., is disclosed. The veneer may be made by producing a mold of a desired texture, filling the mold with a mixture including portland-type cement, resin, and colorant. The veneer may be made to have an average thickness between about 1/16 and ¼ inches in a sheet form, and may have a peel coat applied to the finished surface. When produced, the veneer is flexible, being able to conform to various surfaces and applied to various surfaces using any of various adhesives, and able to be transported is a finished form to an installation site. The veneer may be scored and then broken or fractured along the scoring lines to create simulated broken stone, ceramic tiles, cut stone, etc.

Claims

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1 . A device, comprising:
 a base layer, wherein the base layer includes a mixture of,
 cement, 
 sand, and 
 epoxy; 
   a protective layer; and   wherein the device is configured to be transported, and wherein the device is configured such that it may fractured into individual pieces prior to installation to simulate stone or ceramic materials.   
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the base layer further includes resin. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the base layer and the finish layer further includes colorant. 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the protective layer is a polymer peel coat. 
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the polymer peel coat is applied after the finish layer and prior to transportation to an installation site. 
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the polymer peel coat is configured to be removed after installation of the device such that the peel coat protects the finish layer until the peel coat is removed. 
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 1 , the device has a generally uniform thickness of between about 1/16 and ¼ inches. 
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the device has a generally uniform thickness of about ⅛ inch. 
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is a sheet material that measures between about 2 inches and 12 feet wide and between about 2 inches and 12 feet long. 
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a finish layer, and a textured surface. 
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the finish layer covers the textured surface. 
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the finish layer includes at least one colorant and at least one binding agent. 
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the base layer is made with at mixture made with at least the following components by weight:
 about 31 lbs. dolomite sand;   about 36 oz. resin;   about 48 oz. epoxy mix of resin and catalyst;   about 7.85 lbs. portland cement; and   about 70 oz. water.   
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein the portland cement is type I, type II, or a mixture thereof. 
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the dolomite sand is #70, #100 or a mixture thereof. 
   
   
       16 . A method of installing a veneer product, comprising:
 providing a cement-based veneer, wherein the cement-based veneer has a finished surface and a removable protective coat covering the finished surface;   fragmenting the veneer into a plurality of pieces;   providing a surface to be covered by the veneer pieces;   applying adhesive to the surface;   placing the veneer pieces on the surface and the adhesive; and   removing the protective coat.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising scoring the veneer, and wherein the fragmenting occurs along the scored lines from the scoring. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claims 16 , the adhesive is a thinset, and wherein the thinset is used to provide groutlines between the pieces when placed on the surface. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein excess thinset is removed when the protective coat is removed. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the cement-based veneer is configured to resemble one of natural stone or ceramic tile.

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