Mortar bed gauge device, system, and method
AssigneeKeene Building Products Co., Inc.
InventorsJames R. Keene, James A. Keene
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a mortar bed gauge device, system, and method that create a predetermined mortar bed thickness. The mortar bed gauge device includes a web of extruded polymer monofilaments having indentations on a surface of the web. The mortar bed gauge system includes the web located between a substrate layer and a finish layer. The mortar bed gauge method includes supplying the web, laying the web onto the substrate layer, placing a mortar composition onto the web, and measuring the amount of composition being placed on the web by the thickness of the web.
Claims14
A mortar bed gauge system comprising:
- a web of extruded polymer monofilaments having top and bottom oppositely disposed surfaces and a pair of respective axes substantially orthogonal to one another and extending in a plane parallel to the top and bottom oppositely disposed surfaces, the polymer monofilaments being heat welded at junctions to form a matrix of tangled monofilaments;
- a plurality of discrete, mortar receiving indentations surrounded by an interlocking grid, the indentations extending downwardly from the top surface of the web and along the respective axes, wherein the axial width of each of the plurality of indentations along each of the respective axes is in the range of 0.5 inch to 2 inches;
- a substrate layer facing the bottom surface of the web, the substrate layer being made of a material selected from wood, concrete, or a combination thereof;
- a finish layer facing the top surface of the web, the finish layer being made of a material selected from tile, stone, porcelain, terracotta, or a combination thereof;
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- a first mortar layer located between the web and the finish layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.