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US 10,189,236 B2Granted
System, method, and apparatus for magnetic surface coverings
AssigneeGolconda Holdings, LLC
InventorsLloyd L. Lautzenhiser, Shane S. LeBlanc, Melinda LeBlanc
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to the art of floor coverings, and, more particularly to an apparatus for use in securing floor covering units to an underlay and a method of manufacturing said floor covering units and said underlay. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus, method, and method of manufacturing magnetized floor covering units and magnetized underlays for securing magnetized floor covering units.
Claims26
A system for finishing a wall comprising:
- a set of modular wall covering units comprising an inner attractant layer and a decorative outer layer;
- a magnetic underlayment comprising an isotropic magnetic sheeting, the magnetic underlayment having been heat treated, wherein the heat treatment of the magnetic underlayment is at 158 degrees Fahrenheit for seven days;
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- a support layer comprising a wall board, an insulation layer, and a covering layer, the support layer being substantially vertical relative to a floor when installed in a structure;
- wherein the magnetic underlayment is secured to the support layer forming a combined magnetic surface assembly for receiving and supporting the set of modular wall covering units, and the set of modular wall covering units are adapted to be releasably secured to the combined magnetic surface assembly with the inner attractant layer facing the magnetic underlayment, and wherein the weight of the set of modular wall covering units, when installed in a vertical orientation, is supported by the combined magnetic surface assembly.
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A method for finishing a surface comprising:
- securing a magnetic underlayment comprising an isotropic magnetic sheeting to an exposed surface of a support structure, the magnetic underlayment comprising an isotropic magnetic sheeting, the magnetic underlayment having been heat treated at 158 degrees Fahrenheit for seven days;
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- releasably and magnetically attaching each of a set of modular surface covering units comprising an inner magnetically receptive layer and a decorative outer layer to the magnetic underlayment, wherein attaching the set of modular surface covering units comprises disposing the inner magnetically receptive layer to face the magnetic underlayment with the decorative outer layer exposed to form a combined magnetic surface assembly and wherein the set of modular surface covering units, when installed on the magnetic underlayment, is removably affixed to the magnetic underlayment and supported by the support surface.
A system for finishing a surface comprising:
- a set of modular surface covering units comprising an inner attractant layer and a decorative outer layer;
- a magnetic underlayment comprising an isotropic magnetic sheeting, the magnetic underlayment having been heat treated, wherein the heat treatment of the magnetic underlayment is at 158 degrees Fahrenheit for seven days;
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- wherein the magnetic underlayment is installed over a support surface, and the set of modular surface covering units are adapted to be releasably secured to the installed magnetic underlayment with the inner attractant layer facing the magnetic underlayment to form a combined magnetic surface assembly, and wherein the set of modular surface covering units, when installed on the magnetic underlayment, is removably affixed to the magnetic underlayment and supported by the support surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.