Exterior composite finish flooring
OwnerFrancisco Boganinventor
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Abstract
A marine grade, exterior composite finish flooring comprised of a plurality of synthetic wood strips, evenly spaced and joined with a silicone adhesive. The fabrication process involves coating a board with a masking agent and then sawing the board into strips so that the masking agent is only on the tops of the strips and not on the edges. Then adhering the strips to a substrate to achieve proper spacing and orientation. A silicone adhesive caulk is then pressed into the joints and allowed to partially cure. The caulk stuck on the surface of the boards is easily removed as a result of the masking agent. Completed panels are then adhered to a subfloor, for example on the deck of a boat for a durable and aesthetically pleasing deck surface.
Claims5
A finish flooring panel construction method comprised of:
- a—coating a board with a liquid masking agent then allowing said liquid making agent to cure;
- said liquid masking agent substantially prevents a caulk from bonding to said board;
- b—ripping the board into parallel strips thereby exposing an edge on each of said strips that has not been coated with said liquid masking agent;
- c—applying an adhesive to a temporary substrate surface;
- d—aligning a plurality of the strips onto the temporary substrate surface in a predetermined pattern with predetermined gaps between each of the strips;
- e—filling the gaps between the strips with the caulk so that the caulk bonds to the edges of each of the strips resulting in a panel;
- f—allowing the caulk to partially cure;
- g—removing the caulk in contact with the masking agent but not in the gaps between the strips;
- h—allowing the caulk to fully cure;
- i—separating the panel from said temporary substrate surface and applying the panel onto a subfloor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.