Concrete-mosaic
AssigneeLithocrete, Inc.
InventorRONALD D. SHAW
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Abstract
A method of forming an aesthetic surface on a concrete structure. The aesthetic surface includes a mosaic design including a plurality of aesthetic elements, such as tiles, aggregate or the like, which are embedded within the hardened concrete structure. The aesthetic elements are affixed to the concrete form in the arrangement corresponding to the mosaic design prior to using the form during construction of the concrete structure. The concrete is poured into the form and allowed to harden, after which, the forms are stripped from the concrete, thereby exposing the embedded aesthetic elements within the concrete structure.
Claims20
A method of forming an aesthetic surface on a concrete structure, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of aesthetic elements and a concrete form;
- adhering the aesthetic elements directly to the concrete form with a water soluble adhesive;
- pouring concrete into the form;
- and
- removing the form from the concrete.
The method recited in claim 10, wherein the aggregates are adhered to the concrete form in a random arrangement.
A method of forming an aesthetic surface on a concrete structure, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of aesthetic elements and a concrete form;
- affixing the aesthetic elements directly to the concrete form;
- pouring concrete into the form;
- and
- removing the form from the concrete.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.