Concrete stamps having locking keyways
AssigneeUnlimited Innovation, LLC
InventorJeff Irwin
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for stamping concrete. In one aspect, a stamp includes a flexible planar body having a bottom surface, a top surface, and a border portion, the border portion includes a plurality of recesses or tabs configured to engage with a plurality of recesses or tabs of an adjacent stamp so as to inhibit relative movement between the stamp and the adjacent stamp.
Claims20
A stamp for forming an imprint of a portion of a three dimensional pattern in a wet concrete surface, the three dimensional pattern having a size greater than the stamp, the stamp comprising:
- a flexible planar body having a bottom surface, a top surface, and a border portion, the border portion comprising a plurality of recesses or tabs configured to engage with a plurality of recesses or tabs of an adjacent stamp so as to inhibit relative movement between the stamp and the adjacent stamp.
A system for forming an imprint of a three dimensional pattern in a wet concrete surface, the system comprising:
- a first stamp comprising a first plurality of recesses or tabs;
- and
- a second stamp comprising a second plurality of recesses or tabs,
- wherein the first plurality of recesses or tabs are configured to engage with the second plurality of recesses or tabs so as to inhibit relative movement between the first stamp and the second stamp.
A method of forming an imprint of a three dimensional pattern in a wet concrete surface, the method comprising:
- placing a first stamp in a first position, the first stamp comprising a first plurality of recesses or tabs;
- placing a second stamp in a second position on the wet concrete adjacent to the first stamp, the second stamp comprising a second plurality of recesses or tabs;
- engaging the second plurality of recesses or tabs with the first plurality of recesses or tabs;
- and
- pressing the bottom surface of the first stamp and the second stamp against the wet concrete surface to form the three dimensional pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.