A Method for Fabricating and Installing Porcelain Enamel Kitchen Countertops
OwnerGuillermo Carloinventor
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Abstract
A method for providing a countertop with a porcelain enamel surface. A metal substrate is provided with a series of cut lines. The metal substrate is formed to fit a countertop frame. A coating of porcelain enamel is applied to the surface of the metal substrate. The porcelain enamel is fused to the sheet metal through a firing process which preferably reaches between 1380 degrees Fahrenheit and 1560 degrees Fahrenheit. The metal substrate is installed over the countertop frame.
Claims18
A method for making a porcelain-enameled countertop comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a countertop frame having a series of measurements;
- b. providing a metal substrate, having a surface;
- c. cutting said metal substrate to meet said series of measurements of said countertop;
- d. providing a coating of porcelain enamel applied to said surface of said metal substrate;
- e. heating said sheet metal to a fusing temperature forming said porcelain-enameled countertop;
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- f. installing said porcelain-enameled countertop on said countertop frame.
A method for making a porcelain-enameled countertop comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a countertop frame;
- b. providing a metal substrate, having a surface and a series of cut lines;
- c. forming said metal substrate to fit said countertop frame;
- d. providing a coating of porcelain enamel applied to said surface of said metal substrate;
- e. fusing said porcelain enamel to said metal substrate by heating said porcelain-enamel and said metal substrate to a temperature of above 800° F. to form said porcelain-enameled countertop;
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- f. installing said porcelain-enameled countertop on said countertop frame.
A method for making a porcelain-enameled countertop comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a countertop having a surface;
- b. providing at least two pieces of a metal substrate having a surface and a series of cut lines;
- c. cutting said metal substrate into a series of pieces along said series of cut lines;
- d. providing a coating of porcelain enamel applied to said surface of said series of pieces of said metal substrate;
- e. fusing said porcelain enamel to said metal substrate by heating said porcelain enamel and said metal substrate to a temperature of above 800° F.;
- f. fitting said series of pieces of said metal substrate together;
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- g. installing said porcelain-enameled countertop on said countertop frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.