Veneer underlayment
AssigneeSchluter Systems L.P.
InventorsWerner Schluter, Stefan Weige
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Abstract
An underlayment includes a base layer having a base elevation and a series of individual supports extending upwardly from the base layer and being configured to create voids in a layer of bonding material used to adhere the veneer material to the underlayment. Each of the individual supports includes: at least one outer wall extending upwardly from the base layer and terminating at an upper lip, a bowl area defined adjacent a center of each of the individual supports and having a foot support defined at a bottom of the bowl area; and an internal wall extending downwardly and inwardly from the upper lip toward the foot support. An elevation of the foot support is substantially the same as an elevation of the base layer immediately adjacent the outer wall of each of the individual supports.
Claims15
An underlayment for use between a veneer material and a foundation surface, the underlayment comprising:
- a base layer;
- a series of individual supports extending upwardly from the base layer and being configured to create voids in a layer of bonding material used to adhere the veneer material to the underlayment, each of the individual supports including:
- at least one outer wall extending upwardly from the base layer and terminating at an upper lip;
- a protrusion extending from the outer wall to form an overhang beneath which a heating element can be fitted;
- a bowl area defined adjacent a center of each of the individual supports and having a foot support defined at a bottom of the bowl area;
- an internal wall extending downwardly and inwardly from the upper lip toward the foot support to at least partially define the bowl area within each of the individual supports;
- and
- a hollow space defined between the internal wall and the external wall;
- wherein
- an elevation of a bottom surface of the foot support is the same as an elevation of a bottom surface of the base layer.
An underlayment for use between a veneer material and a foundation surface, the underlayment comprising:
- a base layer;
- a series of individual supports extending upwardly from the base layer and being configured to create voids in a layer of bonding material used to adhere the veneer material to the underlayment, each of the individual supports including:
- at least one outer wall extending upwardly from the base layer and terminating at an upper lip;
- a protrusion extending from the outer wall to form an overhang beneath which a heating element can be fitted;
- a conic bowl area defined adjacent a center of each of the individual supports and having a foot support defined at a bottom of the bowl area;
- and
- an internal wall extending downwardly and inwardly from the upper lip toward the foot support to at least partially define the conic bowl area within each of the individual supports, the internal wall providing a surface to which bonding material applied between the veneer material and the underlayment can be applied;
- wherein
- an elevation of a bottom surface of the foot support is the same as an elevation of a bottom surface of a portion of the base layer located immediately adjacent the outer wall of each of the individual supports.
An underlayment for use between a veneer material and a foundation surface, the underlayment comprising:
- a base layer;
- a series of individual supports extending upwardly from the base layer and being configured to create voids in a layer of bonding material used to adhere the veneer material to the underlayment, each of the individual supports including:
- at least one outer wall extending upwardly from the base layer and terminating at an upper lip;
- a protrusion extending from the outer wall to form an overhang beneath which a heating element can be fitted;
- a bowl area defined adjacent a center of each of the individual supports and having a foot support defined at a bottom of the bowl area;
- an internal wall extending downwardly and inwardly from the upper lip toward the foot support to at least partially define the bowl area within each of the individual supports;
- and
- a hollow space defined between the internal wall and the external wall;
- wherein
- the upper lip includes a series of linear segments, and wherein the internal wall comprises a plurality of surfaces, each of the plurality of surfaces extending from one of the plurality of linear segments of the upper lip;
- and wherein
- an elevation of a bottom surface of the foot support is the same as an elevation of a bottom surface of the base layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.