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US 12,098,557 B2Granted
Panel for stones and related methods of use
AssigneeOld Mill Brick LLC
InventorsGarrick Hunsaker, Austin Hunsaker
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Abstract
Panels for coupling stone or brick units to a wall structure are disclosed herein. The panels can include an expanded polystyrene foam having a plurality of laterally extending channels formed on one or more of a first and second side of the panel. The channels can aid in adhering a plurality of stone or brick units to the panel. The width of the channels can be less than the width of the stone or brick units such that the stone or brick units are disposed outside the channels when coupled to the panel.
Claims20
A wall system, comprising:
- a panel having a first side and a second side, wherein each of the first side and the second side comprises a plurality of laterally extending channels defined by a plurality of laterally extending protrusions;
- a wall substrate, wherein the second side of the panel is coupled to the wall substrate such that a fluid can flow in the laterally extending channels on the second side of the panel;
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- a plurality of stone or brick units coupled to the first side of the panel with a construction adhesive, wherein the plurality of stone or brick units are disposed outside the channels on the first side of the panel, and wherein the construction adhesive extends at least partially into the channels on the first side of the panel to aid in adhering the stone or brick units to the panel.
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A wall system, comprising:
- an expanded polystyrene foam panel having a first side and a second side, wherein each of the first side and the second side comprises a plurality of laterally extending channels defined by a plurality of laterally extending protrusions, wherein the panel further comprises mating features that are configured to mate with corresponding mating features on an adjacent panel;
- a wall substrate, wherein the second side of the panel is coupled to the wall substrate such that a fluid can flow in the laterally extending channels on the second side of the panel;
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- a plurality of stone or brick units coupled to the first side of the panel with a construction adhesive, wherein the plurality of stone or brick units are disposed outside the channels on the first side of the panel, and wherein the construction adhesive extends at least partially into the channels on the first side of the panel to aid in adhering the stone or brick units to the panel.
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A method for forming a wall system, comprising:
- obtaining a panel comprising a first side and a second side, each of the first side and the second side comprising a plurality of laterally extending channels defined by a plurality of laterally extending protrusions;
- coupling the panel to a wall substrate such that a fluid can flow in the laterally extending channels on the second side of the panel;
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- coupling a plurality of stone or brick units to a first side of the panel with a construction adhesive, wherein the plurality of stone or brick units are disposed outside the channels on the first side of the panel when coupled to the panel, and wherein the construction adhesive extends at least partially into the channels on the first side of the panel to aid in adhering the stone or brick units to the panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.