Composite moulding and method of making
OwnerMarc A. Seidnerinventor
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Abstract
A method of making composite strips of millwork components, including the steps of providing a plurality of elongate strips of wood and a support sheet, adhering the strips of wood together in parallel with each other and to the support sheet to form an elongate composite sheet, and machining the composite sheet to a desired contour to form a molding strip. The method may also include the step of removing the support sheet after the machining step by machine, or by peeling, or otherwise as desired. Typically the strips of wood are of differing widths and heights. A composite molding strip is also disclosed.
Claims12
A method of making a deeply contoured elongated moulding comprising:
- providing a plurality of elongated machinable strips of wood, plastic or stone, each strip being of rectangular cross-section and the various strips being of differing widths and heights selected in accordance with the profile of the desired moulding strip;
- providing an elongated support sheet having a bondable surface;
- positioning the strips along side each other in a parallel fashion on the bondable surface so that the edges of the strips abut each other and together form a profile corresponding to and enclosing the deep contour of the moulding;
- adhering abutting surfaces of the moulding strips to each other with a first adhesive;
- adhering the strips to the bonding surface with a second adhesive;
- and then
- machining the strips on surfaces thereof that do not abut the bonding surfaces to remove material and produce the profile of the deeply contoured elongated moulding;
- and
- removing the support sheet from the moulded strips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.