Surface products with multiple veneer segments
AssigneeShaw Industries Croup , Inc.
InventorsJason Shaw, Patrick Pusateri
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Abstract
A surfacing product (e.g., flooring element) can be elongate along a longitudinal axis. The surfacing product can have a core having a first surface and an opposed second surface that are spaced along a thickness axis. A veneer can be coupled to the first surface of the core. The veneer can have a first veneer segment that is elongate along the longitudinal axis, a second veneer segment that is elongate along the longitudinal axis, and an insert segment positioned between the first veneer segment and the second veneer segment along the longitudinal axis.
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A surfacing product having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a thickness axis that is perpendicular to each of the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, the surfacing product comprising:
- a core having a first surface and an opposed second surface that are spaced along the thickness axis;
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- a veneer coupled to the first surface of the core, wherein the veneer comprises:
- a first veneer segment that is elongate along the longitudinal axis;
- a second veneer segment that is elongate along the longitudinal axis;
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- an insert segment, wherein along the longitudinal axis, the insert segment is positioned between the first veneer segment and the second veneer segment,
- wherein each of the first veneer segment, second veneer segment, and insert segment have a respective grain, each respective grain extending along a respective grain axis, wherein the grain axis of the grain of the first veneer segment is angularly offset from the grain axis of the grain of the insert segment, and
- wherein the axis of the grain of the first veneer segment is perpendicular or generally perpendicular to the axis of the grain of the second veneer segment.
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A method of making a surfacing product, the method comprising:
- coupling a first veneer segment, a second veneer segment, and an insert segment to a core with a binder to form the surfacing product, wherein said coupling comprises:
- depositing the binder on the core;
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- positioning the first veneer segment, the second veneer segment, and the insert segment on the core,
- wherein the surfacing product has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a thickness axis that is perpendicular to each of the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis,
- wherein the core of the surfacing product has a first surface and an opposed second surface that are spaced along the thickness axis,
- wherein the first and second veneer segments are coupled to the first surface of the core, wherein the first and second veneer segments are elongate along the longitudinal axis;
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- wherein along the longitudinal axis, the insert segment is positioned between the first veneer segment and the second veneer segment.
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A kit comprising:
- a plurality of surfacing products, wherein the plurality of surfacing products are configured to be selectively coupled together to define a surface covering, wherein each surfacing product of the plurality of surfacing products has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a thickness axis that is perpendicular to each of the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, each surfacing product comprising:
- a core having a first surface and an opposed second surface that are spaced along the thickness axis;
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- a veneer coupled to the first surface of the core, wherein the veneer comprises:
- a first veneer segment that is elongate along the longitudinal axis;
- a second veneer segment that is elongate along the longitudinal axis;
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- an insert segment, wherein along the longitudinal axis, the insert segment is positioned between the first veneer segment and the second veneer segment, wherein the plurality of surfacing products comprise:
- a first covering product having a length;
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- at least one surface covering product having a length that is shorter than the length of the first surface covering product,
- wherein the at least one surface covering product having a length that is shorter than the length of the first surface covering product comprises two surface covering products having respective lengths, wherein a sum of the lengths of the two surface covering products are about equal to the length of the first surface covering product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.