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US 10,704,272 B1Granted
Tile backsplash manufacture method
OwnerLeah Gaylordinventor
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Abstract
Method of manufacture for panels usable as Tile backsplashes in showers or kitchen areas, to provide the surface with a desired appearance, durability, as well as water and air resistance. The proposed product of the method creates a “belly splash” panel specifically formed from a composite of epoxy and glass.
Claims2
A method for manufacturing a Tile Backsplash panel, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a flat slab, then cleaning and polishing said slab's surface;
- forming one or more fluid containment pools, each said pool having said slab's surface as a bottom, and four or more continuous berms along the periphery of said pool;
- placing one or more blocks within one or more of said pools;
- flattening one or more of said blocks against the slab by pressing a flattening tool against the back of one or more of said blocks;
- preparing a hardening mixture wherein said hardening mixture is comprised of:
- 37% block inlay, 43% marble, 10% resin, 8% gelcoat and 2% catalyst, where the percentages in the block inlay, marble and/or gelcoat are varied by as much as 25% respectively;
- pouring said hardening mixture into one or more of said containment pools until the level of said mixture reaches the level of said berms tops;
- before the mixture completely hardens, passing a flat tool so as to flatten the top of the said hardening mixture;
- once said hardening mixture hardens, removing said berms.
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