Wall unit forming method and apparatus
OwnerTerry Karanikasinventor
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Abstract
A method of forming a wall unit having a veneer face is disclosed. Initially, a pair of side wall panels and a pair of end panels are mounted substantially upright. Stones or other suitable material are set sequentially in a horizontally disposed course using at least one of the panels. Additional courses of stones or other material may then be stacked upon the initial layer until the desired height is attained. The interior volume of the apparatus is left substantially empty, and is then filled with a binding material. The binding material binds the courses' components together and integrates the individual courses into a single cohesive unit. The wall and end panels are removed and the unit is removed for subsequent installation.
Claims19
A method of constructing a wall unit using a molding technique, comprising:
- operationally attaching a plurality of side panels and end panels in an upright manner to form a volume;
- arranging at least two layers of discrete veneer components adjacent one of said plurality of panels, wherein said at least two layers include a first underlaying layer and a second overlaying layer, wherein said first layer and said second layer are vertically adjacent, and wherein portions of said second layer are in direct contact with portions of said first layer;
- filling said volume with a binding material, wherein said filling is done in a single pour;
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- subsequent to curing of the binding material, removing said side panels and said end panels.
A wall unit form and a wall unit comprising:
- a first surface, formed by an interior surface of a first wall panel;
- a second surface operatively attached to said first surface, said second surface formed by an interior surface of a second wall panel;
- end surfaces operatively attached to said first and second surfaces thereby forming an upright form and opposing sides, said end surfaces formed by interior surfaces of a end wall panels;
- wherein each of said first, second and end surfaces simultaneously supports of layers of discrete components during, a single pour application of a binding material to the wall unit form;
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- further wherein each of said first, second and end surfaces is shaped to be removably attached from one another to facilitate entry into a volume defined by the upright form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.