Method for creating simulated tile wall
AssigneeLuxury Bath Liners, Inc.
InventorMark Domanico
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a tile sheet for a shower wall or bath enclosure in which a user designs a tile pattern which is stored in a database. An acrylic sheet is placed on a frame and clamped in place. A computer controlled router cuts grout lines in the acrylic sheet which simulates a tile pattern. The finished sheet having the tile pattern is cut and installed on a shower wall. Other designs can be stored in the computer and used to create different tile patterns using the same computer controlled router.
Claims7
A method of manufacturing a tile sheet for a shower wall enclosure comprising the steps of:
- a. designing a tile pattern and storing it digitally in a database in a computer controlled material removal tool;
- b. selecting a sheet of acrylic material;
- c. placing the sheet of acrylic material below the material removal tool;
- d. retrieving the stored tile pattern from the database;
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- e. forming the tile pattern in the sheet of acrylic material by means of the computer controlled material removal tool following the tile pattern stored in the database.
A method of manufacturing a tile sheet for a shower wall enclosure comprising the steps of:
- a. creating a design for a tile pattern and storing it digitally in a database in a computer controlled router;
- b. selecting a sheet of acrylic material having preselected coloring and relief images;
- c. placing the sheet of acrylic material below the computer controlled router;
- d. retrieving the stored tile pattern from the database;
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- e. the router removing selected portions from the sheet of acrylic material thereby forming the tile pattern in the sheet of acrylic material by following the tile pattern stored in the database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.