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US 11,781,322 B2Granted
Fiber enforced thin brick sheet and process
AssigneeOld Mill Brick LLC
InventorsJason Hunsaker, Jeffrey Walker, Garrick Hunsaker
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Abstract
Methods of manufacturing thin brick sheets are disclosed. The thin brick sheets can be used as a wall or floor covering. The methods can include adhering a plurality of thin bricks to a backing layer with an adhesive. The backing layer defines a grid that includes a plurality of holes, is non-stretchable, and can provide strength and rigidity to the thin brick sheets.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a thin brick sheet, comprising:
- adhering a plurality of thin bricks to a first side of a backing layer with a first adhesive, wherein the backing layer defines a grid that comprises a plurality of holes, wherein the backing layer is non-stretchable, wherein the plurality of thin bricks are adhered to the backing layer such that a portion of a rear surface of each brick of the plurality of thin bricks overlaps at least two holes of the plurality of holes in the backing layer, and wherein the at least two holes are free of the first adhesive and open such that a second adhesive can penetrate through the at least two holes to adhere the thin brick sheet to a wall or floor surface.
A method of manufacturing a thin brick sheet, comprising:
- adhering a plurality of thin bricks to a first side of a backing layer with a first adhesive, wherein adjacent bricks of the plurality of thin bricks are spaced about ¼ inch to about ¾ inch from each other, wherein adjacent bricks of the plurality of thin bricks are free of grout and mortar between each other, wherein the backing layer defines a grid that comprises a plurality of holes, wherein the plurality of thin bricks are adhered to the backing layer such that a portion of a rear surface of each brick of the plurality of thin bricks overlaps at least two holes of the plurality of holes in the backing layer, and wherein the at least two holes are free of the first adhesive and open such that a second adhesive can extend through the at least two holes to bond each brick of the plurality of thin bricks to a wall or floor surface during installation.
A method of manufacturing a thin brick sheet, comprising:
- adhering a plurality of thin bricks to a first side of a backing layer with a first adhesive, wherein adjacent bricks of the plurality of thin bricks are spaced about ¼ inch to about ¾ inch from each other, wherein adjacent bricks of the plurality of thin bricks are free of grout and mortar between each other, wherein the plurality of thin bricks consists of four rows of bricks, wherein the backing layer defines a grid that comprises a plurality of holes, wherein the plurality of thin bricks are adhered to the backing layer such that a portion of a rear surface of each brick of the plurality of thin bricks overlaps at least two holes of the plurality of holes in the backing layer, and wherein the at least two holes are free of the first adhesive and open such that a second adhesive can extend through the at least two holes to bond each said brick to a wall or floor surface during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.