Surface seeded fine aggregate concrete simulating quarried stone
AssigneeLithocrete, Inc.
InventorsRonald D. Shaw, Lee A. Shaw
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Abstract
A method of surface seeded fine aggregate to produce simulated quarried stone. The method comprises preparing a subgrade, pouring a concrete mixture over the subgrate, and broadcasting one of fine sand and aggregate over 5% to 60% of an exposed surface of the concrete mixture. Alternatively, both the fine sand and the aggregate can be broadcast over 5% to 60% of the exposed surface of the concrete mixture to obtain a desired aesthetic effect as provided by the quarried stone.
Claims22
A method of seeding aggregate onto a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- preparing a subgrade;
- pouring a concrete mixture over the subgrade, the concrete mixture defining an exposed surface;
- broadcasting fine sand over 5% to 60% of the exposed surface of the concrete mixture while the concrete mixture is in a plastic state;
- and
- broadcasting aggregate over 5% to 60% of the exposed surface of the concrete mixture after the fine sand has been broadcast, the aggregate being broadcast while the concrete mixture is in the plastic state, the fine sand and aggregate collectively simulating the appearance of quarried stone.
A simulated quarried stone fabricated by a method of seeding aggregate onto a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- preparing a subgrade;
- pouring a concrete mixture over the subgrade, the concrete mixture defining an exposed surface;
- broadcasting fine sand over 5% to 60% of the exposed surface of the concrete mixture while the concrete mixture is in a plastic state;
- and
- broadcasting aggregate over 5% to 60% of the exposed surface of the concrete mixture after the fine sand has been broadcast, the aggregate being broadcast while the concrete mixture is in the plastic state, the fine sand and aggregate collectively simulating the appearance of quarried stone.
A method of seeding aggregate onto a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- preparing a subgrade;
- pouring a concrete mixture over the subgrade, the concrete mixture defining an exposed surface;
- broadcasting aggregate over 5% to 60% of the exposed surface of the concrete mixture while the concrete mixture is in a plastic state;
- and
- broadcasting fine sand over 5% to 60% of the exposed surface of the concrete mixture after the aggregate has been broadcast, the fine sand being broadcast while the concrete mixture is in the plastic state, the fine sand and aggregate collectively simulating the appearance of quarried stone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.