CA2513964A1 - Decorative stone module - Google Patents

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CA2513964A1
CA2513964A1 CA002513964A CA2513964A CA2513964A1 CA 2513964 A1 CA2513964 A1 CA 2513964A1 CA 002513964 A CA002513964 A CA 002513964A CA 2513964 A CA2513964 A CA 2513964A CA 2513964 A1 CA2513964 A1 CA 2513964A1
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Horacio Correia
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04FFINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/14Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements stone or stone-like materials, e.g. ceramics concrete; of glass or with an outer layer of stone or stone-like materials or glass
    • E04F13/147Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements stone or stone-like materials, e.g. ceramics concrete; of glass or with an outer layer of stone or stone-like materials or glass with an outer layer imitating natural stone, brick work or the like
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44CPRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
    • B44C3/00Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing ornamental structures
    • B44C3/12Uniting ornamental elements to structures, e.g. mosaic plates
    • B44C3/123Mosaic constructs
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B44DECORATIVE ARTS
    • B44FSPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES
    • B44F9/00Designs imitating natural patterns
    • B44F9/04Designs imitating natural patterns of stone surfaces, e.g. marble
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04FFINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F15/00Flooring
    • E04F15/02Flooring or floor layers composed of a number of similar elements
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04FFINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F2203/00Specially structured or shaped covering, lining or flooring elements not otherwise provided for
    • E04F2203/02Specially structured or shaped covering, lining or flooring elements not otherwise provided for having particular shapes, other than square or rectangular, e.g. triangular, hexagonal, circular, irregular
    • E04F2203/026Specially structured or shaped covering, lining or flooring elements not otherwise provided for having particular shapes, other than square or rectangular, e.g. triangular, hexagonal, circular, irregular having hexagonal shapes

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Abstract

A decorative stone module comprising a backing panel having a peripheral contour, a decorative face and an opposing structure mounting face. The decorative stone is formed on the decorative face of the panel. The module is configured for mounting on a structure surface in a side-by-side fashion with other like modules thereby creating a decorative stone structure facade. The pre-cast artificial stone can have a cobblestone-like structure. Kits and methods for creating decorative stone structure facades using these modules are also disclosed.

Description

TITLE OF THE INVENTION
DECORATIVE STONE MODULE
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to decorative structures for walls, floors and ceilings. More specifically, the present invention is concerned with a decorative stone module for building a decorative stone facade.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Pre-fabricated panels that emulate natural stone surface structures are known in the art.
United States Patent 4,218,496, issued to Savignac, teaches a laminated panel to be mounted to a surface; the panel is constructed from natural stone.
United States Patent 4,325,177 issued to DePoorter teaches a panel having a main panel area that is randomly subdivided into smaller, variously sized and configured portions by grooves formed therein which are filled with solder.
International Patent Application having publication number WO 2004/033799 A1, teaches a decorative panel comprising a plurality of irregular shaped stone elements of the same or differing thickness embedded in a backing layer or base to form a tile or panel of a predetermined thickness. A flowable displacement material may be employed in the interstices between adjacent stone elements. The irregular space between adjacent stone elements of adjacent panels allows the formation of an optically seamless tiled surface.
A drawback with the prior art is that it does not provide a panel for a single stone element. Another drawback of the prior art is that it does not provide panels for pre-fabricated cobblestone like structures. A further drawback of the prior art is that the panels are not large enough to provide free spaces that can be worked on or that can receive materials thereon.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide an improved decorative stone module for building a decorative stone facade.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
More specifically, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a decorative stone module comprising:
a backing panel comprising a peripheral contour, a decorative face and an opposing structure mounting face; and a decorative stone formed on the decorative face, wherein said module is configured to be mounted on a structure surface in a side by side fashion with other like said modules thereby creating a decorative stone structure facade.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kit for covering a surface structure thereby creating a decorative stone facade, the kit comprising:
a plurality of like decorative stone modules, each module comprising: a backing panel comprising a peripheral contour and a decorative face and an opposing structure surface mounting face; and a decorative stone formed on the decorative face; and mounting elements for mounting the like modules to the surface structure wherein said like modules are configured to be mounted on the structure surface in a side-by-side fashion thereby creating the decorative stone structure facade.
In an embodiment, the backing panel comprises a generally rectangular configuration. In an embodiment, the generally rectangular pane! comprises two pairs of opposite sides, said opposite sides being configured to be mated with like opposite sides when assembling a plurality of like said module so as to create a decorative stone structure facade. fn an embodiment, the generally rectangular backing panel comprises at least one cut corner. backing panel comprises a generally hexagonal configuration. In an embodiment, when assembling a plurality of like said modules, the backing panels are positioned in a side-to-side fashion. In an embodiment, panel comprises an adhesive in said structure-engaging side.
Ira an embodiment, the decorative stone covers at least a substantial portion of said decorative stone thereby providing for backing panel exposed portions. In an embodiment, the decorative stone comprises a cross sectional relief comprising a first portion at one end thereof, a second portion at another end thereof and a generally downward sloped portion therebetween, said first portion having a height greater than the height of said second portion. In an embodiment, the decorative stone emulates a cobblestone-like structure. In an embodiment, the panel is mountable to a structure via mounting elements drilled through the exposed portions.
In an embodiment, the structure surface is selected from the group consisting of a wall, a floor and ceiling.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of building a decorative stone facade on a surface structure comprising:
a) providing a plurality of decorative stone modules, each module comprising: a backing panel comprising a peripheral contour and a decorative face and an opposing structure surface mounting face; and a decorative stone formed on the decorative face;
and b) mounting the modules side-by-side on the structure surface.
In an embodiment, the mounting step comprises adding adhesive to the surface engaging side of the panel and then mounting the surFace engaging side to the surface structure. In an embodiment, the panel comprises a generally rectangular configuration, the decorative stone covering a substantial part of the decorative face thereby providing baking panel exposed portions, the method further comprising cutting these exposed portions before the mounting step.

Other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent upon reading of the following non restrictive description of embodiments thereof, given by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the appended drawings where like elements are referenced by like reference numerals and in which:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a plurality of modules in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 2 is a lateral view of a module in accordance to the present invention;
Figure 3 is a top plan view of two side-by-side modules in accordance with another object of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a plan view of two side-by-side modules in accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT
With reference to the appended drawings an embodiment of the invention will be herein described so as to exemplify the invention and not limit its scope.
Figure 1 shows a plurality 10 of side-by-side stone modules 12.
As shown in Figure 2, the modules 12 have a backing panel 14. The panel 14 includes a decorative face 16 on which a decorative stone 18 has been formed and an opposite structure mounting face 20. Each panel 14 is bounded by a peripheral contour.
In this example panel 14 has a generally rectangular configuration and the peripheral contour thereof comprises opposites top and bottom sides 22 (see Figure 1 ) and 24 and opposites lateral sides 26 and 28.
As shown in Figure 2, the pre-cast artificial decorative stone 18 comprises a wavy relief "W" that emulates cobblestone for example. The wavy like relief "W" of the decorative stone 16 defines a decorative stone having a larger portion "!_" near panel lateral side 84, a smaller portion "S" near lateral side 22 and a curved, concave-like slope "P" there between. It should be understood that the decorative block 18 can be provided a variety of a precast artificial stones in order to emulate various natural stones.
When assembling modules 12 to form a plurality 10 on a wall, floor or ceiling structure, the panels 14 are placed in a side-by-side fashion, in a plurality of side-by-side rows such as 30A, 30B, 30C and 30D. The modules 12 are placed in a given row by placing the lateral edges 26 and 28 of two adjacent modules such as 12A and 12B of Figure 1 in a side-by-side fashion with the aforementioned sides 26 and 28 being placed flush with each other. Rows 30A, 30B, 30C
and 30D positioned together by placing the top and bottom edges 22 and 24 of two adjacent modules 12 such as modules 12C and 12D of rows 30A and 30B respectively, flush with one another. For a decorative effect emulating a real stone structure, two adjacent modules 12C and 12D are placed together with the lateral edges 26 and 28 of module 12C being offset with the lateral sides 26 and 28 of module 12D. Thereby, the adjacent rows such as 30A and 30B, 30C, and 30D, are placed in an offset fashion as shown in Figure 1. As such, the modules 12 when assembled create a decorative stone structure facade such as a wall, a ceiling or a floor.
It should be noted that the modules 12 are positioned with their respective relief W being in the same general direction, so as to create a structure having a wave-like surface emulating a surface made from cobblestones or like stones.
The structure engaging side 20 of a panel 14 may have an adhesive material or an adhesive material may be added thereto.
As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, a top portions 16A
of the panel 14 are exposed and hence mounting elements such as screws and the like can be drilled thereto for mounting on a surface structure.
After having mounted a plurality of modules 12 as illustrated in Figure 1 on a given surface structure, the space between the decorative stones 18 that is defined by adjacent exposed portions 16A of panels 14 can be filed with a variety of materials such as mortar and the like or be left exposed.
The panels 14 may be any type of variety of panels such as wood, plastic, metal or any other type of convenient material.
In one embodiment, hard material such as wood is used which permits the user to quickly place panels 14 in a side-by-side fashion as shown in Figure 1.
The corners of panels 14 may be cut as shown in Figure 3 thus defining sides 32A, 32B, 32C and 32D. In this way, panels 14 can be positioned as shown in Figure 3 in with the side 32B
of module 12E in contact with the side 32D of module 12F.
In a further embodiment shown in Figure 4, modules 34A and 34B comprise circular-like prefabricated stones 36 defined on a generally hexagonal backing panels 38 having sides 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50. These modules 34A and 34B can be placed in a side-by side fashion as shown in Figure 4 and are assembled in a similar fashion as the modules 12.
The invention also includes kits for building stone structure facades using the modules of the present invention as well as mounting elements.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described hereinabove. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practised in various ways.
It is also to be understood that the phraseology or terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and not limitation. Hence, although the present invention has been described hereinabove by way of embodiments thereof, it can be modified, without departing from the spirit, scope and nature of the subject invention as defined in the appended claims.

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1. A decorative stone module comprising:

a backing panel comprising a peripheral contour, a decorative face and an opposing structure mounting face;

a decorative stone formed on said decorative face, wherein said module is configured to be mounted on a structure surface in a side by side fashion with other like said modules thereby creating a decorative stone structure facade.
2. A decorative stone module according to claim 1, wherein said backing panel comprises a generally rectangular configuration.
3. A decorative stone module according to claim 2, wherein said generally rectangular panel comprises two pairs of opposite sides, said opposite sides being configured to be mated with like opposite sides when assembling a plurality of like said module so as to create a decorative stone structure facade.
4. A decorative stone module according to claim 2, wherein said generally rectangular backing panel comprises at least one cut corner.
5. A decorative stone module according to claim 1, wherein said backing panel comprises a generally hexagonal configuration.
6. A decorative stone module according to claim 1, wherein when assembling a plurality of like said modules, said backing panels are positioned in a side-to-side fashion.
7. A decorative stone module according to claim 1, wherein said decorative stone covers at least a substantial portion of said decorative stone thereby providing for backing panel exposed portions.
8. A decorative stone module according to claim 1, wherein said decorative stone comprises a cross sectional relief comprising a first portion at one end thereof, a second portion at another end thereof and a generally downward sloped portion therebetween, said first portion having a height greater than the height of said second portion.
9. A decorative stone module according to claim 1, wherein said decorative stone emulates a cobblestone-like structure.
10. A decorative stone module according to claim 1, wherein said panel comprises an adhesive in said structure-engaging side.
11. A decorative stone module according to claim 7, wherein said panel is mountable to a structure via mounting elements drilled through said exposed portions.
12. A decorative stone module according to claim 1, wherein said structure surface is selected from the group consisting of a wall, a floor and ceiling.
13. A kit for covering a surface structure thereby creating a decorative stone facade, said kit comprising:
a plurality of like decorative stone modules, each said module comprising: a backing panel comprising a peripheral contour and a decorative face and an opposing structure surface mounting face; and a decorative stone formed on said decorative face; and mounting elements for mounting said like modules to the surface structure wherein said like modules are configured to be mounted on the structure surface in a side-by-side fashion w thereby creating the decorative stone structure facade.
14. A kit according to claim 13, wherein said backing panel comprises a generally rectangular configuration.
15. A kit according to claim 14, wherein said generally rectangular panel comprises two pairs of opposite sides, said opposite sides being configured to be mated with like opposite sides when assembling a plurality of said like module so as to create the decorative stone structure facade.
16. A kit according to claim 15, wherein said generally rectangular backing panel comprises at least one cut corner.
17. A kit according to claim 13, wherein said backing panel comprises a generally hexagonal configuration.
18. A kit according to claim 13, wherein when assembling a plurality of like said modules, said backing panels are positioned in a side-by-side fashion.
19. A kit according to claim 13, wherein said decorative stone covers at least a substantial portion of said decorative stone thereby providing for backing panel exposed portions.
20. A kit according to claim 13, wherein said decorative stone comprises a cross sectional relief comprising a first portion at one end thereof, a second portion at another end thereof and a generally downward sloped portion therebetween, said first portion having a height greater than the height of said second portion.
21. A kit according to claim 13, wherein said decorative stone emulates a cobblestone-like structure.
22. A kit according to claim 13, wherein said, mounting elements comprise an adhesive spread on said panel structure surface engaging side.
23. A kit according to claim 19, wherein said mounting elements comprise surface engaging elements to be drilled through said exposed portions into said structure surface.
24. A kit according to claim 13, wherein said structure surface is selected from the group consisting of a wall, a floor and ceiling.
25. A method of building a decorative stone facade on a surface structure comprising:
a) providing a plurality of decorative stone modules, each said module comprising: a backing panel comprising a peripheral contour and a decorative face and an opposing structure surface mounting face; and a decorative stone formed on said decorative face;
and b) mounting the modules side-by-side on the structure surface.
26. A method according to claim 25, wherein said mounting comprises adding adhesive to the surface engaging side of the panel and then mounting the surface engaging side to the surface structure.
27. A method according to claim 25, wherein said panel comprises a generally rectangular configuration, said decorative stone covering a substantial part of said decorative face thereby providing baking panel exposed portions, said method further comprising cutting said exposed portions before said mounting.
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US7290377B2 (en) 2005-09-06 2007-11-06 Rocvale Produits De Beton Inc. Block connector
ITUA20161771A1 (en) * 2016-03-17 2017-09-17 Masterpav S R L PROCEDURE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DECORATIVE CLADDING ON A SURFACE OF A CONSTRUCTION OR CONSTRUCTION BUILDING.

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