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US 2004/0163352 A1Published application
Wooden brick
OwnerMarvin Ryaninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a laminate wooden brick and a method for making it. The brick is formed as a lamination of boards that have been staggered in a predetermined manner. Each brick has complemental couplings on its edges and ends to securely engage adjacent bricks; however, these couplings are not machined into the bricks, but are instead the result of staggering the constituent boards in the predetermined manner.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- a) staggering a plurality of boards together, such that:
- (i) the boards' respective adjacent faces abut, and
- (ii) at least one of the boards' respective edges and the boards' respective ends collectively form a predetermined tongue-and-groove coupling, and
- b) fixing together the boards so staggered into a brick.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of boards staggered together, such that:
- (i) the boards' respective adjacent faces abut, and
- (ii) at least one of the boards' respective edges and the boards' respective ends collectively form a predetermined tongue-and-groove coupling, and
- (b) means for fixing the plurality of boards together so staggered into a brick.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.