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US 7,997,039 B2Granted
Veneer panel
AssigneeBoral Stone Products LLC
InventorsDavid H. Wolf, Harold C. Attebery, II, Jeff Klotz, James J. Dottavio, David C. Hines, Joy M. Justice, Josh Broehl, Zach Simmering
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Abstract
A cast veneer wall panel includes a facing panel having at least one design element. The facing panel is made from a cast material. In addition the wall panel includes a backing panel including a series of spaced apertures. The series of spaced apertures receive a portion of the cast material in order to key the facing panel and the backing panel together.
Claims19
A cast veneer wall panel, comprising:
- a facing panel including at least one design element, said facing panel being made from a first material;
- and
- a backing panel including (a) a series of spaced apertures wherein said series of spaced apertures receive a portion of said first material in order to key said facing panel and said backing panel together and (b) at least one concavity that nests within said at least one design element.
A cast veneer wall panel, comprising:
- a facing panel including multiple design elements, said facing panel being made from a cast material;
- and
- a backing including a series of concavities corresponding to and nesting in said multiple design elements and a series of apertures provided in said concavities;
- said wall panel being characterized by a portion of said cast material passing through said series of apertures into said series of concavities and engaging a margin of said backing panel around said series of apertures so as to secure said facing panel and said backing panel together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.