Square edge recessed lug paver
AssigneeEndicott clay Products Company
InventorsRyan Parker, George Firmanik
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Abstract
A square edge recessed lug paver having recessed lugs that produce consistent joint size during installation without the use of additional pieces of equipment, while maintaining a square edge is described. The equipment and method to produce the square edge recessed lug paver is also described, where the recessed lug roller forms the recessed lugs of the square edge recessed lug pavers. The recessed lug roller includes at least one recessed portion and at least two compressing portions. The recessed lugs are formed on an uncut slug after extrusion of the slug.
Claims20
A square edge recessed lug paver for maintaining proper joint size in any bonding pattern, the square edge recessed lug paver comprising:
- at least five recessed lugs formed on the square edge recessed lug paver, each recessed lug comprising
- a depth equal to a proper joint size,
- a base from 0.3175 to 1.111 centimeters,
- a height that maintains proper joint size and is not visible when the square edge recessed lug paver is installed;
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- a shape that does not damage an adjacent square edge recessed lug paver and enhances safety during installation;
- a height of from 2.54 to 10.16 centimeters;
- a width;
- a length;
- a lugged side, the lugged side having a number of recessed lugs as calculated by a first recessed lug equation, where the recessed lugs of the lugged side are positioned horizontally along the lugged side such that at least one recessed lug will contact at least one adjacent square edge recessed lug paver and will not contact recessed lugs of a first and second width side of adjacent square edge recessed lug pavers when installed;
- a first width side, the first width side having a number of recessed lugs as calculated by a second recessed lug equation;
- a second width side, the second width side having a number of recessed lugs as calculated by the second recessed lug equation, wherein
- the recessed lug(s) of the first width side are placed horizontally along the first width side in a mirror location to the placement of the recessed lug horizontally along the second width side;
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- wherein the recessed lugs are centered vertically along the lugged side, the first width side, and the second width side;
- a non-lugged side, the non-lugged side containing no recessed lugs.
A recessed lug roller that forms recessed lugs on square edge recessed lug pavers, the recessed lug roller comprising:
- at least one roller section, the at least one roller section having a length equal to a height of the green square edge recessed lug paver, the at least one roller section comprising
- a first compression portion and a second compression portion that compress full lugs of a green square edge recessed lug paver;
- a recessed portion configured for forming recessed lugs of the square edge recessed lug paver where the recessed lug when green is not compressed by the recessed portion, the recessed portion comprising
- an opening equal to the height of the recessed lugs when green;
- a depth to accommodate the depth of the recessed lugs when green;
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- a shape to accommodate the shape of the recessed lug when green;
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- two clearance sections on each end of the recessed lug roller;
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- a shaft configured to allow the recessed lug roller to move in a circular motion across an uncut slug, where a first side and second side of the shaft are configured for attachment to a drive mechanism.
A method of forming a square edge recessed lug paver without use of additional pieces of equipment, the method comprising:
- tempering clay to produce a homogenous, plastic clay mass;
- extruding the homogenous, plastic clay mass through a die having lugs to produce a fully lugged slug;
- forming recessed lugs on the fully lugged uncut slug;
- cutting the uncut slug having recessed lugs to produce green, square edge recessed lug payers having recessed lugs;
- drying the green square edge recessed lug clay payers;
- firing the square edge recessed lug clay paver to produce square edge recessed lug payers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.