Veneer panel
AssigneeBoral Stone Products LLC
InventorsDavid H. Wolf, Harold C. Attebery, Jeff Klotz, James J. Dottavio, David C. Hines, Joy M. Justice, Josh Broehl, Zach Simmering
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Abstract
A cast veneer wall panel includes a facing panel having at least one design element. The facing panel is made from a cast material. In addition the wall panel includes a backing panel including a series of spaced apertures. The series of spaced apertures receive a portion of the cast material in order to key the facing panel and the backing panel together.
Claims29
A veneer panel, comprising:
- a facing panel including at least one design element, said facing panel being made from a first material;
- and
- a backing panel including a series of spaced apertures wherein said series of spaced apertures receive a portion of said first material in order to key said facing panel and said backing panel together.
A cast veneer wall panel, comprising:
- a facing panel including multiple design elements, said facing panel being made from a cast material;
- and
- a backing including a series of concavities corresponding to an nesting in said multiple design elements and a series of apertures provided in said concavities;
- said wall panel being characterized by a portion of said cast material passing through said series of apertures into said series of concavities and engaging a margin of said backing panel around said series of apertures so as to secure said facing panel and said backing panel together.
A backing panel for a cast veneer wall panel, comprising:
- a body having a main section and a mounting flange, said main section including a series of spaced apertures.
A method of making a cast veneer wall panel, comprising:
- adding a casting material to a product mold;
- positioning a backing panel on said casting material prior to setting of said casting material, and
- removing said cast veneer wall panel from said mold.
A veneer panel, comprising:
- a facing panel including at least one design element, said facing panel being made from a cast material;
- and
- a backing panel including a series of spaced apertures wherein said series of spaced apertures receive a portion of said cast material in order to key said facing panel and said backing panel together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.