Stone and epoxy tiles and a method to manufacture
OwnerDante Manarollainventor
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Abstract
A tile made of hard objects, such as stones, that are enclosed in epoxy and a method to fabricate such tiles are disclosed. The method includes placing a predetermined volume of sand of a predetermined coarseness into a mold of a predetermined size; leveling the sand in the mold; placing a first predetermined volume of stones of a first predetermined size range over the sand in the mold; placing a second predetermined volume of stones of a second predetermined size range over the sand in the mold; pouring a predetermined amount of self-leveling epoxy material over the stones and sand; and curing the epoxy material. A top coat is next applied to ensure that the bigger stones that sit proud of the epoxy are wetted to give the brilliant color of wet stones as seen at the lakeshore.
Claims19
A method for manufacturing a tile, comprising:
- placing a mold onto a level surface;
- placing a predetermined volume of sand of a predetermined coarseness into the mold;
- placing a predetermined volume of stones of a first predetermined size range over the sand;
- placing a predetermined volume of hard objects of a second predetermined size range over the sand after placing the predetermined volume of stones of the first predetermined size range
- pouring a predetermined amount of self-leveling epoxy material over the hard objects and sand;
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- curing the epoxy material wherein the second predetermined size range is smaller than the first predetermined size range.
A method for manufacturing a tile, comprising:
- placing a predetermined volume of sand of a predetermined coarseness into a mold of a predetermined size;
- leveling the sand in the mold;
- placing a first predetermined volume of stones of a first predetermined size range over the sand in the mold;
- placing a second predetermined volume of stones of a second predetermined size range over the sand in the mold;
- and
- pouring a predetermined amount of self-leveling epoxy material over the stones and sand.
A method for manufacturing a tile, comprising:
- placing a predetermined volume of sand of a predetermined coarseness into a mold;
- washing hard objects of a predetermined size range in an acidic bath;
- placing a predetermined volume of the hard objects over the sand;
- and
- pouring a predetermined amount of self-leveling epoxy material over the hard objects and sand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.