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US 6,576,079 B1Granted
Wooden tiles and method for making the same
OwnerRichard H. Kaiinventor
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Abstract
Wooden tiles and a method for making the same is disclosed. The wooden tiles are sliced from a rectangular, elongate composite beam which is formed by assembling and securely adhering together a plurality of elongate wood pieces and possibly one or more non-wood products. The beam is then sliced into individual tiles having a substantially uniform tile thickness and a predetermined pattern of primarily end grain wood which is substantially consistent among all of the tiles.
Claims5
A method for making a plurality of wooden tiles from an elongate composite beam, comprising:
- a) assembling and securely adhering together a plurality of elongate wood pieces and at least one elongate piece of decorative, non-wood product which is a thin, flexible sheet, each of said elongate wood pieces having a pre-assembled cross-sectional shape, to form said elongate composite beam having a rectangular cross-sectional shape, whereby said assembling and securely adhering together of said plurality of said elongate wood pieces and said at least one elongate piece of decorative, non-wood product allows each of said elongate wood pieces to substantially maintain said pre-assembled cross-sectional shape;
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- b) slicing said elongate composite beam cross-sectionally to form said plurality of wooden tiles such that each of said wooden tiles has a predetermined, substantially uniform tile thickness and comprises a front surface and a rear surface having a predetermined pattern which is substantially consistent among said wooden tiles and has said rectangular cross-sectional shape of said beam, whereby said front surface is substantially comprised of end grain wood and is also comprised of at least one decorative, non-wood inlay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.