Patent · US Expired

Process for fabricating countertops

US6286577A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Filing dateAug 2, 1999
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24174
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An integrated system and method for fabricating a countertop from a slab is disclosed. The system includes a cutting station where an apron strip of a predetermined size is cut from a slab, a translating station where the apron strip is translated and positioned along the cut edge of the slab, and a press for adhesively bonding the apron to the cut edge of the slab.

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