Formliner for forming a pattern in curable material and method of use
AssigneePrime Forming & Construction Supplies, Inc.
InventorsEdward Daniel Fitzgerald, Brian Eugene Sheehan
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Abstract
Features for formliners to form a decorative pattern in a curable material and methods of using the same are disclosed. An improved formliner is disclosed with substantially seamlessly connecting components that reduces the need for using adhesives for interconnecting a plurality of formliners in a pattern. Further, the formliner is configured to reduce and/or substantially eliminate visible seams in order to create a more natural appearance in a finished product of the curable material.
Claims21
A formliner for use with curable material, the formliner comprising:
- a plurality of cells each configured to face the curable material;
- a rib system comprising a plurality of ribs extending along at least two cells of the plurality of cells, the plurality of ribs forming at least parts of boundaries of the at least two cells;
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- a channel extending along a cell of the at least two cells, the channel positioned between the cell of the at least two cells and a rib of the plurality of ribs, the channel extending through an other rib of the plurality of ribs between the at least two cells of the plurality of cells, the rib extending straightly at a portion of the rib forming the channel.
A formliner for use with curable material, the formliner comprising:
- a plurality of cells each configured to face the curable material;
- a plurality of ribs extending along at least two cells of the plurality of cells, the plurality of ribs forming at least parts of boundaries of the at least two cells;
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- a groove connecting at least a part of a cell of the at least two cells to a rib of the plurality of ribs, the groove extending along at least portions of boundaries of the at least two cells, the groove extending into the cell to form an edge between the cell and the groove, the groove extending through an other rib of the plurality of ribs between the at least two cells of the plurality of cells.
A method for assembling formliners, the method comprising:
- connecting a first formliner with a second formliner by overlaying at least a portion of an overlapping section of a rib of the second formliner onto at least a portion of an overlapped section of a rib of the first formliner, the overlapping section of the rib of the second formliner configured to face curable material;
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- positioning at least a portion of a first rib edge of the overlapping section of the rib of the second formliner into a groove of the first formliner, the groove of the first formliner extending between the rib of the first formliner and a cell of the first formliner, the groove extending into the cell of the first formliner to form an edge between the groove and the cell of the first formliner, the cell of the first formliner configured to face curable material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.