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AssigneeMichael Allan WELSH
InventorsMichael Allan WELSH, Wesley Roy RADTKE
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A system and method are provided for designing/creating, preparing, and installing a natural stone tiled surface at a site that provides a perception of randomness to the observer while actually following a predefined pattern that facilitates simple installation by unskilled trades and allows for the advanced preparation of the stone tiles used. Advanced preparation of the stone tiles allows the offloading of at least some cutting, preparation and installation steps normally required onsite, to an offsite location. The system relies on the tessellation or tiling of a specific outline of an irregular concave polygon, that itself includes an internal set of irregular convex polygon shapes. The tessellation of an outline that includes such a set of shapes provides an optical effect that makes it difficult for an observer to recognize the repeating nature of the stones within the patterned outline. The system can include one or more orthogonal reference lines to align with reference edges.
A method of preparing a set of natural stone shapes for installation as a tiled surface, comprising:
A method of installing a tiled natural stone surface, comprising:
A tiled natural stone paving system, comprising a plurality of two dimensional shapes cut from natural stone that form at least one set of shapes, wherein each set of shapes, when combined, form a tessellation outline comprising three or more sides, wherein the plurality of shapes are arranged according to the tessellation outline and the outline is tessellated to create the natural stone surface, and wherein at least one of the plurality of shapes comprises an edge defining a reference line that is orthogonal or parallel to a repeating direction of installation.
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