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Method for producing a wall, roadway, sidewalk or floor of cementitious material

US5637236A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 1, 1994
Grant dateJun 10, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 1, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F13/147
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for producing a wall, roadway, sidewalk or floor of cementitious material having the appearance of natural stone and mortar including a base with an outer surface with a plurality of irregular shaped protrusions disposed in a random pattern to simulate natural stones and a plurality of simulated grout lines formed therebetween, the method including the steps of preparing a cementitious material, pouring the cementitious material into a form, vibrating the cementitious material, allowing the cementitious material to cure forming the base with the outer surface, releasing the base with the plurality of irregular shaped protrusions disposed in the random pattern to simulate natural stones and the plurality of simulated grout lines formed therebetween from the form, coloring the outer surface and accenting the plurality of simulated grout lines.

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