Method and apparatus for double faced wall
AssigneeE.P. Henry Corporation
InventorsJohn E. Ravelli, Eric Y. Long, John M. Poignard
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Abstract
A hardscaping unit includes a first block fixedly attached to a second block. The method of assembling the hardscaping unit includes the steps of forming a first block from a first material, placing a second material into a mold, contacting a surface of the first block with the second material that is in the mold, maintaining contact of the surface of the first block with the second material while transitioning the second material from a first state to a second state, the second state being more solid than the first state, and when in the second state the second material forms a second block that is fixedly attached to the first block.
Claims28
A method of assembling a hardscaping unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a first material into a first mold;
- while the first material is in the first mold, transitioning the first material from a first state to a second state, wherein the second state is more solid than the first state, and when in the second state the first material forms a first block, wherein the first block includes at least one contacting surface;
- forming a notch in the first block, the notch having a base and an opening defined by a portion of the at least one contacting surface of the first block, the base having a base length extending in a first direction, the first direction extending from a first side wall of the first block to a second side wall of the first block, the opening having an opening length extending in the first direction, wherein the opening length is greater than the base length;
- removing the first block from the first mold;
- placing a second material into a second mold;
- contacting the at least one contacting surface of the first block with the second material, while the second material is in the second mold;
- during the contacting step, filling any voids defined by the at least one contacting surface with the second material;
- after the filling step, moving a portion of the second material through the at least one contacting surface and into the first block;
- after the contacting step, maintaining contact of the at least one contacting surface of the first block with the second material while transitioning the second material from a first state of the second material to a second state of the second material, wherein the second state of the second material is more solid than the first state of the second material, and when in the second state the second material forms a second block that is secured relative to the first block;
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- after the maintaining step, removing the second block from the second mold.
A method of assembling a hardscaping unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing a first material into a first mold;
- while the first material is in the first mold, transitioning the first material from a first state to a second state, wherein the second state is more solid than the first state, and when in the second state the first material forms a first block, wherein the first block includes a contact surface;
- removing the first block from the first mold;
- placing a second material into a second mold;
- contacting the contact surface of the first block with the second material, while the second material is in the second mold;
- during the contacting step, filling a notch defined by the contact surface with the second material, wherein the notch includes a base surface and an opening, the base surface facing toward the second material during the contacting step, the base surface having a base length extending in a first direction, the first direction extending from a first side wall of the first block to a second side wall of the first block, the opening having an opening length extending in the first direction, wherein the opening length is greater than the base length;
- after the filling step, moving a portion of the second material through base surface and into the first block;
- after the contacting step, maintaining contact of the contact surface of the first block with the second material while transitioning the second material from a first state of the second material to a second state of the second material, wherein the second state of the second material is more solid than the first state of the second material, and when in the second state the second material forms a second block that is secured relative to the first block;
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- after the maintaining step, removing the second block from the second mold.
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