Formliner system with carrier
AssigneeArchitectural Polymers, Inc.
InventorMarshall Gilbert Walters
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Abstract
A formliner system with a carrier and a method for constructing the formliner system are provided. The formliner system includes a planar support, design layer, and a carrier. The planar support includes at least one support layer. The design layer includes a mold. The design layer overlies and is attached to the planar support. The carrier is integrated into the planar support and includes a sleeve. The sleeve is configured to receive a connector. The carrier is positioned such that the sleeve does not extend proud of a perimeter edge of the formliner.
Claims18
A formliner system comprising:
- a planar support comprising at least one support layer;
- a design layer comprising a mold, the design layer overlying and attached to the planar support;
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- a carrier integrated into the planar support, the carrier comprising a sleeve;
- wherein the planar support comprises a first support layer and a second support layer overlying and attached to the first support layer, and the carrier is interposed between the first and second support layers, the carrier attached to at least one of the first or second support layers;
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- wherein the carrier is positioned in a recess of either or both of the first and second support layers.
A formliner system comprising:
- a first support layer;
- a second support layer overlying and attached to the first support layer;
- a design layer comprising a rubber mold, the design layer overlying and attached to the second support layer;
- and
- a carrier interposed between the first and second support layers, the carrier attached to at least one of the first or second support layers, the carrier comprising a sleeve configured to receive a connector and a brace plate attached to the sleeve,
- wherein the carrier is positioned such that the sleeve does not extend beyond a perimeter edge of the formliner system, the carrier positioned in a recess formed in either one or both of the first and second support layers.
A method of creating a formliner system comprising:
- (i) providing a first support layer, a second support layer, and a carrier comprising a sleeve configured to receive a connector;
- (ii) securing the carrier in a recess formed in the first support layer;
- (iii) attaching the second support layer overlying the first support layer to form a planar support such that the carrier is interposed between the first and second support layers;
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- (iv) forming a mold as a design layer overlying the planar support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.