CA2227868A1 - Method and apparatus for producing an ornamental surface - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for producing an ornamental surface Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CA2227868A1 CA2227868A1 CA 2227868 CA2227868A CA2227868A1 CA 2227868 A1 CA2227868 A1 CA 2227868A1 CA 2227868 CA2227868 CA 2227868 CA 2227868 A CA2227868 A CA 2227868A CA 2227868 A1 CA2227868 A1 CA 2227868A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- template
- pattern
- base
- flowable
- composition
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
Links
Classifications
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
- E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
- E04F13/08—Coverings 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
- E04F13/0871—Coverings 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 having an ornamental or specially shaped visible surface
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
- B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
- B28B1/00—Producing shaped prefabricated articles from the material
- B28B1/008—Producing shaped prefabricated articles from the material made from two or more materials having different characteristics or properties
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
- B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
- B28B1/00—Producing shaped prefabricated articles from the material
- B28B1/14—Producing shaped prefabricated articles from the material by simple casting, the material being neither forcibly fed nor positively compacted
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
- B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
- B28B7/00—Moulds; Cores; Mandrels
- B28B7/0064—Moulds characterised by special surfaces for producing a desired surface of a moulded article, e.g. profiled or polished moulding surfaces
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F21/00—Implements for finishing work on buildings
- E04F21/02—Implements for finishing work on buildings for applying plasticised masses to surfaces, e.g. plastering walls
- E04F21/04—Patterns or templates; Jointing rulers
Abstract
A method of forming a base formed of a concrete, plaster or like material from aflowable, settable composition and having a decorative surface comprising a first base portion having a first distinctive surface and a second base portion having a second distinctive surface; said method comprising (i) preparing a surface to receive at least two flowable, settable compositions (ii) positioning at least a first essentially solid template on at least a firstportion of said surface at a first desired position, said template having peripheral portions defining a first desired distinctive shape;
(iii) pouring a first, flowable, settable composition on at least a first portion of said surface around at least the whole or a part of said first template peripheral portions;
(iv) effecting setting of said first composition to obtain said first base portion;
(v) removing all or a first portion of said first template to provide a first cavity;
(vi) filling said first cavity with a second flowable, settable composition; and(vii) effecting setting of said second composition to obtain said second base portion.
the method provides an easy, cost-effective, reliable way of making a base having a surface bearing a plurality of distinct designs. Examples of such bases are swimming pool bottoms and sides.
(iii) pouring a first, flowable, settable composition on at least a first portion of said surface around at least the whole or a part of said first template peripheral portions;
(iv) effecting setting of said first composition to obtain said first base portion;
(v) removing all or a first portion of said first template to provide a first cavity;
(vi) filling said first cavity with a second flowable, settable composition; and(vii) effecting setting of said second composition to obtain said second base portion.
the method provides an easy, cost-effective, reliable way of making a base having a surface bearing a plurality of distinct designs. Examples of such bases are swimming pool bottoms and sides.
Description
METHOD AND APPARATUSFOR PRODUCING
AN ORNAMENTAL SURFACE
FELD OF T~E rNVENTION
This invention relates to a method of providing a multi-design ornamental surface formed of a concrete, plaster, or the like, on a footpath, sidewalk, driveway, step, wall 15 and the like, particularly on the sides or bottom of a swimming pool or spa, to templates for use in said method, and resultant objects bearing said multi-designs, made by said method.
BACKGROUND TO T~E INVENTION
Plastering or stucco is a method of applying a cement-based material to a variety of substrates wherein the plaster or stucco serves as an exterior cladding in wall systems or as a decorative or protective surface as in swimming pools and spas.
Typically, the plaster or stucco has the basic grey color that is applied to the25 exterior walls of a house which is then painted to achieve the desired color. A pure white plaster may be used for the side and bottom in swimming pools. Further7 many plasters even comprise colored aggregates that are exposed with a water or acid wash prior to curing to achieve natural stone or multi-colored appearances.
One of the attractive features of stucco or plaster is its marble-like appearance it 30 achieves after curing. To achieve a unique appearance, many attempts have been made to create patterns of relief with stucco or plaster surfaces. However, to-date, none has been found to be cost effective or very versatile. An ~ltçrn~te method of adhering an article to the surface of the stucco or plaster has been extensively used to create a threedimensional appearance. Further, the application of ceramic tiles to the substrate prior to 35 the application of plaster or stucco has been used to create a design in the plaster, but this method must employ a separate trade to set the tiles. Design, in this case, is also limited to pre-produced or custom made logos. This method is also costly and is not readily available.
There is, therefore, a need for an easy, cost-effective, reliable method of making a base having a surface bearing a plurality of distinct designs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of producing a multi-design ornamental surface on a base in an easy, cost-effective, reliable manner.The invention generally provides a method of producing a pattern that can be embedded in the final stages of plastering and readily removed to create a cavity that can be filled with a compatible material of different color or texture to achieve the desired 15 design. This pattern can be produced in many pieces with consecutive pieces being removed and the resulting cavities being stepwise filled with base materials of distinct, di~iellt colors to achieve multi-colored patterns.
Accordingly, the invention provides in one aspect a method of forming a base formed from a flowable, settable composition and having a multi-design ornamental 20 surface comprising a first base portion having a first distinctive surface and a second base portion having a second distinctive surface; said method comprising (i) preparing a surface to receive at least two flowable, settable compositions (ii) positioning at least a first essentially solid template on at least a first portion of said surface at a first desired position, said template having peripheral portions defining a first desired distinctive shape;
(iii) pouring a first, flowable, settable composition on at least a first portion of said surface around at least the whole or a part of said first template peripheral portions;
(iv) effecting setting of said first composition to obtain said first base portion;
(v) removing all or a first portion of said first template to provide a first cavity (vi) filling said first cavity with a second flowable, settable composition; and (vii) effecting setting of said second composition to obtain said second base portion.
By the terrn "multi-design" surface in this application and claims is meant a surface having a portion bearing one colour adjacent another surface bearing a different colour.
The base, preferably, comprises a cement-based material, such as a plaster, stucco, concrete or other suitable filler formed from flowable, settable particulate material. The base is formed on a suitable substrate to constitute cladding, particularly exterior cladding in wall systems, or as a decorative or protective surface for floors, pathways, driveways, sidewalks, steps, walls and bottoms of swimming pools and spas, and the like. The base could be of any desired thickness, for example 0.5 cm. - 15 cm.
The template of use in the present invention is considered to be a sacrificial pattern in that it is often damaged during its removal during the practice of the invention.
The pattern is preferably formed of a material that at the desired thickness of the resultant base at which it is to be used, for example, 0.5 cm - 15 cm, it can be readily, conveniently and accurately shaped by any suitable cutting means, such as a sharp-edged knife or saw. Preferably, the template material is, thus, of a physical characteristic that easily and cheaply allows custom designs to be made. Most preferably, it is soft enough that it can be removed from the substrate surface without destroying the surrounding plaster or key ways created. Preferably, the template material is made of a foamed material, such as for example, expanded or extruded polystyrene. Further, the template most preferably possesses a sufficient degree of flexibility to enable it to curve to conform to curved walls, bottoms and the like of substrates of, for example, pillars, pools.
The template pattern most preferably has peripheral portions around the whole orat desired edge parts thereof which define protrusions or recesses which with suitably, male-female complementary shaped edges of the hardened base or other adjacent template patterns provide "key ways" which "assist" locking of the discrete, completed base portions together. Simple perpendicular, "butt joints" between adjacent resultant set base portions may allow of cracking at the joint and del~min~tion because of theexpansion characteristics of the base compositions. Thus, the pattern preferably has edges formed in such a way that when the sacrificial pattern is removed it forms a key way in the hardened plaster that the filling material can lock into. If the pattern is multi-sectional, each section of the pattern preferably has key ways to lock each section of the pattern into an adjacent piece.
Once a design has been decided upon, a life size paper template is produced which is a&ered to a sheet or panel of the material from which the sacrificial template pattern is to be made. Preferably by machinery or manual cutting, the template is made 5 and cuts are produced around all or portions of the periphery or edges to create the forms for the key way.
Once a pattern has been produced, it is preferably a&ered to the substrate upon which the base is to be formed with adhesive and the stucco or plastering with a suitable flowable, settable composition is effected. The area to be plastered is completed in the 10 normal procedure up to the edges of the pattern.
Plaster or stucco generally achieves a firm "set" within an hour or two of its application, at which time either the whole pattern or portions of the pattern, depending on the desired design, is removed. The removal, generally, destroys that section of the pattern and creates the desired key way in the area previously plastered. The cavity 15 created by the removal of the pattern is now filled with the desired color of a compatible flowable, settable composition of, preferably, a rapid set plaster. Subsequent pieces of the pattern are then stepwise removed and the resultant cavities filled with compositions of other colors to create a complete design. Due to the key way pattern in each piece of the pattern, each piece of the final design interlocks with every other piece to create a 20 solid one piece design Thus, the present invention provides a method of particular value in that customdesign~, optionally, of an intricate nature and comprising a plurality of adjacent distinctive surfaces can be easily and cheaply made. The multi-design surface produced by the process of the invention may be of a regular, orderly, overall pattern or provide a 25 plurality of discrete, disparate designs. The multi-design surface of the resultant base may, optionally, be provided with a clear film-forming coating of, for example, a varnish, w~lel~roof or non-slip coating.
The invention is of particular value for use in swimming pools and spars.
In a further aspect the invention provides the sacrificial template or pattern 30 formed of suitable materials of the desired shapes and thickness having suitable peripheral key portions to assist locking with adjacent set base materials and/or adjacent sacrificial templates.
Thus, in this specification and claims the terms "template" and "pattern" are synonymous and include a fully integral unit or a plurality of distinct sacrificial templates joined one to another by temporary key locking arrangements, as herein described, which may be stepwise dismembered one from an adjacent other, to provide distinct cavities during the practice of the method according to the invention.
Accordingly, the invention provides a pattern comprising a plurality of discretetemplate members, each of said members having edge portions in mating engagementwith complimentary edge portions of each adjacent member.
Most preferably, the sacrificial template is softer than the adjacent, abutting base plaster or the like to enable easy removal of the template and formation of a key way cavity, adapted to receive a different colored, settable base composition, or a suitable outstanding finger, wedge angle or the like around which said different colored, settable base composition is poured.
The sacrificial template may have a peelable, self-adhesive backing convenient placement of the template onto the substrate surface following removal of the backing.
In a further aspect, the invention provide a base on a substrate surface, said base having a multi-design surface, when made by the method as hereinabove defined.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In order that the invention may be better understood, preferred embodiments willnow be described by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings wherem;
25 Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic plan view in part of a swimming pool bottom having a multi-design arrangement according to the invention;
Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view of a multi-design in the form of a seahorse present in the bottom surface of a swimming pool, according to the invention;
Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic cross-sectional view on the line C-C' of Fig. 2 modified to 30 emphasize the key locking arrangements used in the practice of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the embodiment described in Fig. 3 subject to disruption of several templates;
and wherein the same numerals denote like parts.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIM[ENTS
ACCORDlNG TO THE INVENTION
Fig. 1 shows a swimming pool bottom generally as 10 with a multi-design surface bearing designs in the shape of concentric starfish shapes 12, 14; and a fish generally as 18 having portions 20, 22, 24 and 26 representing its body, tail, eye and mouth,respectively. Each of portions 12, 14, 20, 22, 24, 26 and surrounding base portion 28 is of a dirrerel,l color to the other portions.
Fig. 2 represents a polystyrene template shown generally as 30 formed of individual templates 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 surrounded by base 42 formed of set plaster.
The individual templates are keyed into adjacent templates and, apart from template 36, into base 42 by lock-key mech~ni~m~ as hereinbelow described with reference to Fig. 3.
Fig. 3 shows the interlocking key mech~ni.~m.c represented as individual male protrusions 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52 mating with respective female cavities 54, 56, 58, 60 and 62. In the embodiment shown, different mating shapes are exemplified. The respective protrusion or cavity may run the full length of each template periphery or only an effective portion thereof. Thus, the full template 30 may be considered as anoversized jig-saw consisting of a plurality of pieces linked by sub-surface interlocking edges, while having its outer edge suitably similarly edged-shaped for subsequent provision of one half of the key locking mechanism for engagement with the surrounding base surface.
As shown in Fig. 3, beneath each of templates 32, 34 and 40 is a thin metal plate, 64A, 64B, 66 and 68, respectively, suitably shaped and of such thickness as to not present an obstacle to suitable placement of respective templates on substrate surface 70 for suitable engagement of resultant base and base portions, when made as hereinbelow described.
Each of plates 64A, 64B, 66 and 68 has a respective wire lead, 72, 74, 76 and 78passing through its respective template 32, 38, 40 and 42 and having a handle, 80, 82, 84 and 86, respectively.
With reference to Fig. 4, each handle is pulled when required to lift its respective plate and template with, generally, the breakup of and subsequent removal of the latter to create a suitably shaped cavity to be filled with an applopliately desired colored settable composition. In the drawings, the gap between adjacent templates and set base 42 has been exaggerated for better visu~li7~tion.
In operation, whole template 30 is suitably placed with the metal plates on S substrate surface 70 where desired, and settable plaster of a selected color is poured around template 30. After the plaster has set, one or more of templates 34,38 and 40 are removed by means of their respective metal plates to create respective cavities, into which plaster of one or more desired colors is added and allowed to set. Adjacent templates generally have to be restrained from being significantly lifted during this step, 10 while some degree of lift is desired to prevent damage to its peripheral locking member.
Subsequently, templates 32 and 36 may be similarly removed and suitably colored plaster added and allowed to set to produce the finished multi-design surface. Clearly, each of the template removal may be carried out in a stepwise fashion.
The aforesaid steps may be, optionally, repeated at other positions on the substrate 15 surface, either after or concurrent with the formation of the multi-design described.
Similarly, multi-designs of different designs from differently shaped templates may be formed.
Although this disclosure has described and illustrated certain preferred embodiments of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to those particular embodiments. Rather, the invention includes all embodiments which are functional or mechanical equivalents of the specific embodiments and features that have been described and illustrated.
AN ORNAMENTAL SURFACE
FELD OF T~E rNVENTION
This invention relates to a method of providing a multi-design ornamental surface formed of a concrete, plaster, or the like, on a footpath, sidewalk, driveway, step, wall 15 and the like, particularly on the sides or bottom of a swimming pool or spa, to templates for use in said method, and resultant objects bearing said multi-designs, made by said method.
BACKGROUND TO T~E INVENTION
Plastering or stucco is a method of applying a cement-based material to a variety of substrates wherein the plaster or stucco serves as an exterior cladding in wall systems or as a decorative or protective surface as in swimming pools and spas.
Typically, the plaster or stucco has the basic grey color that is applied to the25 exterior walls of a house which is then painted to achieve the desired color. A pure white plaster may be used for the side and bottom in swimming pools. Further7 many plasters even comprise colored aggregates that are exposed with a water or acid wash prior to curing to achieve natural stone or multi-colored appearances.
One of the attractive features of stucco or plaster is its marble-like appearance it 30 achieves after curing. To achieve a unique appearance, many attempts have been made to create patterns of relief with stucco or plaster surfaces. However, to-date, none has been found to be cost effective or very versatile. An ~ltçrn~te method of adhering an article to the surface of the stucco or plaster has been extensively used to create a threedimensional appearance. Further, the application of ceramic tiles to the substrate prior to 35 the application of plaster or stucco has been used to create a design in the plaster, but this method must employ a separate trade to set the tiles. Design, in this case, is also limited to pre-produced or custom made logos. This method is also costly and is not readily available.
There is, therefore, a need for an easy, cost-effective, reliable method of making a base having a surface bearing a plurality of distinct designs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of producing a multi-design ornamental surface on a base in an easy, cost-effective, reliable manner.The invention generally provides a method of producing a pattern that can be embedded in the final stages of plastering and readily removed to create a cavity that can be filled with a compatible material of different color or texture to achieve the desired 15 design. This pattern can be produced in many pieces with consecutive pieces being removed and the resulting cavities being stepwise filled with base materials of distinct, di~iellt colors to achieve multi-colored patterns.
Accordingly, the invention provides in one aspect a method of forming a base formed from a flowable, settable composition and having a multi-design ornamental 20 surface comprising a first base portion having a first distinctive surface and a second base portion having a second distinctive surface; said method comprising (i) preparing a surface to receive at least two flowable, settable compositions (ii) positioning at least a first essentially solid template on at least a first portion of said surface at a first desired position, said template having peripheral portions defining a first desired distinctive shape;
(iii) pouring a first, flowable, settable composition on at least a first portion of said surface around at least the whole or a part of said first template peripheral portions;
(iv) effecting setting of said first composition to obtain said first base portion;
(v) removing all or a first portion of said first template to provide a first cavity (vi) filling said first cavity with a second flowable, settable composition; and (vii) effecting setting of said second composition to obtain said second base portion.
By the terrn "multi-design" surface in this application and claims is meant a surface having a portion bearing one colour adjacent another surface bearing a different colour.
The base, preferably, comprises a cement-based material, such as a plaster, stucco, concrete or other suitable filler formed from flowable, settable particulate material. The base is formed on a suitable substrate to constitute cladding, particularly exterior cladding in wall systems, or as a decorative or protective surface for floors, pathways, driveways, sidewalks, steps, walls and bottoms of swimming pools and spas, and the like. The base could be of any desired thickness, for example 0.5 cm. - 15 cm.
The template of use in the present invention is considered to be a sacrificial pattern in that it is often damaged during its removal during the practice of the invention.
The pattern is preferably formed of a material that at the desired thickness of the resultant base at which it is to be used, for example, 0.5 cm - 15 cm, it can be readily, conveniently and accurately shaped by any suitable cutting means, such as a sharp-edged knife or saw. Preferably, the template material is, thus, of a physical characteristic that easily and cheaply allows custom designs to be made. Most preferably, it is soft enough that it can be removed from the substrate surface without destroying the surrounding plaster or key ways created. Preferably, the template material is made of a foamed material, such as for example, expanded or extruded polystyrene. Further, the template most preferably possesses a sufficient degree of flexibility to enable it to curve to conform to curved walls, bottoms and the like of substrates of, for example, pillars, pools.
The template pattern most preferably has peripheral portions around the whole orat desired edge parts thereof which define protrusions or recesses which with suitably, male-female complementary shaped edges of the hardened base or other adjacent template patterns provide "key ways" which "assist" locking of the discrete, completed base portions together. Simple perpendicular, "butt joints" between adjacent resultant set base portions may allow of cracking at the joint and del~min~tion because of theexpansion characteristics of the base compositions. Thus, the pattern preferably has edges formed in such a way that when the sacrificial pattern is removed it forms a key way in the hardened plaster that the filling material can lock into. If the pattern is multi-sectional, each section of the pattern preferably has key ways to lock each section of the pattern into an adjacent piece.
Once a design has been decided upon, a life size paper template is produced which is a&ered to a sheet or panel of the material from which the sacrificial template pattern is to be made. Preferably by machinery or manual cutting, the template is made 5 and cuts are produced around all or portions of the periphery or edges to create the forms for the key way.
Once a pattern has been produced, it is preferably a&ered to the substrate upon which the base is to be formed with adhesive and the stucco or plastering with a suitable flowable, settable composition is effected. The area to be plastered is completed in the 10 normal procedure up to the edges of the pattern.
Plaster or stucco generally achieves a firm "set" within an hour or two of its application, at which time either the whole pattern or portions of the pattern, depending on the desired design, is removed. The removal, generally, destroys that section of the pattern and creates the desired key way in the area previously plastered. The cavity 15 created by the removal of the pattern is now filled with the desired color of a compatible flowable, settable composition of, preferably, a rapid set plaster. Subsequent pieces of the pattern are then stepwise removed and the resultant cavities filled with compositions of other colors to create a complete design. Due to the key way pattern in each piece of the pattern, each piece of the final design interlocks with every other piece to create a 20 solid one piece design Thus, the present invention provides a method of particular value in that customdesign~, optionally, of an intricate nature and comprising a plurality of adjacent distinctive surfaces can be easily and cheaply made. The multi-design surface produced by the process of the invention may be of a regular, orderly, overall pattern or provide a 25 plurality of discrete, disparate designs. The multi-design surface of the resultant base may, optionally, be provided with a clear film-forming coating of, for example, a varnish, w~lel~roof or non-slip coating.
The invention is of particular value for use in swimming pools and spars.
In a further aspect the invention provides the sacrificial template or pattern 30 formed of suitable materials of the desired shapes and thickness having suitable peripheral key portions to assist locking with adjacent set base materials and/or adjacent sacrificial templates.
Thus, in this specification and claims the terms "template" and "pattern" are synonymous and include a fully integral unit or a plurality of distinct sacrificial templates joined one to another by temporary key locking arrangements, as herein described, which may be stepwise dismembered one from an adjacent other, to provide distinct cavities during the practice of the method according to the invention.
Accordingly, the invention provides a pattern comprising a plurality of discretetemplate members, each of said members having edge portions in mating engagementwith complimentary edge portions of each adjacent member.
Most preferably, the sacrificial template is softer than the adjacent, abutting base plaster or the like to enable easy removal of the template and formation of a key way cavity, adapted to receive a different colored, settable base composition, or a suitable outstanding finger, wedge angle or the like around which said different colored, settable base composition is poured.
The sacrificial template may have a peelable, self-adhesive backing convenient placement of the template onto the substrate surface following removal of the backing.
In a further aspect, the invention provide a base on a substrate surface, said base having a multi-design surface, when made by the method as hereinabove defined.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In order that the invention may be better understood, preferred embodiments willnow be described by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings wherem;
25 Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic plan view in part of a swimming pool bottom having a multi-design arrangement according to the invention;
Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view of a multi-design in the form of a seahorse present in the bottom surface of a swimming pool, according to the invention;
Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic cross-sectional view on the line C-C' of Fig. 2 modified to 30 emphasize the key locking arrangements used in the practice of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the embodiment described in Fig. 3 subject to disruption of several templates;
and wherein the same numerals denote like parts.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIM[ENTS
ACCORDlNG TO THE INVENTION
Fig. 1 shows a swimming pool bottom generally as 10 with a multi-design surface bearing designs in the shape of concentric starfish shapes 12, 14; and a fish generally as 18 having portions 20, 22, 24 and 26 representing its body, tail, eye and mouth,respectively. Each of portions 12, 14, 20, 22, 24, 26 and surrounding base portion 28 is of a dirrerel,l color to the other portions.
Fig. 2 represents a polystyrene template shown generally as 30 formed of individual templates 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 surrounded by base 42 formed of set plaster.
The individual templates are keyed into adjacent templates and, apart from template 36, into base 42 by lock-key mech~ni~m~ as hereinbelow described with reference to Fig. 3.
Fig. 3 shows the interlocking key mech~ni.~m.c represented as individual male protrusions 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52 mating with respective female cavities 54, 56, 58, 60 and 62. In the embodiment shown, different mating shapes are exemplified. The respective protrusion or cavity may run the full length of each template periphery or only an effective portion thereof. Thus, the full template 30 may be considered as anoversized jig-saw consisting of a plurality of pieces linked by sub-surface interlocking edges, while having its outer edge suitably similarly edged-shaped for subsequent provision of one half of the key locking mechanism for engagement with the surrounding base surface.
As shown in Fig. 3, beneath each of templates 32, 34 and 40 is a thin metal plate, 64A, 64B, 66 and 68, respectively, suitably shaped and of such thickness as to not present an obstacle to suitable placement of respective templates on substrate surface 70 for suitable engagement of resultant base and base portions, when made as hereinbelow described.
Each of plates 64A, 64B, 66 and 68 has a respective wire lead, 72, 74, 76 and 78passing through its respective template 32, 38, 40 and 42 and having a handle, 80, 82, 84 and 86, respectively.
With reference to Fig. 4, each handle is pulled when required to lift its respective plate and template with, generally, the breakup of and subsequent removal of the latter to create a suitably shaped cavity to be filled with an applopliately desired colored settable composition. In the drawings, the gap between adjacent templates and set base 42 has been exaggerated for better visu~li7~tion.
In operation, whole template 30 is suitably placed with the metal plates on S substrate surface 70 where desired, and settable plaster of a selected color is poured around template 30. After the plaster has set, one or more of templates 34,38 and 40 are removed by means of their respective metal plates to create respective cavities, into which plaster of one or more desired colors is added and allowed to set. Adjacent templates generally have to be restrained from being significantly lifted during this step, 10 while some degree of lift is desired to prevent damage to its peripheral locking member.
Subsequently, templates 32 and 36 may be similarly removed and suitably colored plaster added and allowed to set to produce the finished multi-design surface. Clearly, each of the template removal may be carried out in a stepwise fashion.
The aforesaid steps may be, optionally, repeated at other positions on the substrate 15 surface, either after or concurrent with the formation of the multi-design described.
Similarly, multi-designs of different designs from differently shaped templates may be formed.
Although this disclosure has described and illustrated certain preferred embodiments of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to those particular embodiments. Rather, the invention includes all embodiments which are functional or mechanical equivalents of the specific embodiments and features that have been described and illustrated.
Claims (16)
1. A method of forming a base formed of a concrete, plaster or like material from a flowable, settable composition and having a decorative surface comprising a first base portion having a first distinctive surface and a second base portion having a second distinctive surface; said method comprising (i) preparing a surface to receive at least two flowable, settable compositions (ii) positioning at least a first essentially solid template on at least a firstportion of said surface at a first desired position, said template having peripheral portions defining a first desired distinctive shape;
(iii) pouring a first, flowable, settable composition on at least a first portion of said surface around at least the whole or a part of said first template peripheral portions;
(iv) effecting setting of said first composition to obtain said first base portion;
(v) removing all or a first portion of said first template to provide a first cavity;
(vi) filling said first cavity with a second flowable, settable composition; and(vii) effecting setting of said second composition to obtain said second base portion.
(iii) pouring a first, flowable, settable composition on at least a first portion of said surface around at least the whole or a part of said first template peripheral portions;
(iv) effecting setting of said first composition to obtain said first base portion;
(v) removing all or a first portion of said first template to provide a first cavity;
(vi) filling said first cavity with a second flowable, settable composition; and(vii) effecting setting of said second composition to obtain said second base portion.
2. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said first template comprises a first template portion and a second template portion, said method comprising removing said first template portion constituting step (v) to provide said first cavity; and further comprising (viii) removing all or a first portion of said second template portion to provide a second cavity;
(xiv) filling said second cavity with a flowable, settable composition selected from a third composition and said first composition to obtain a third base portion.
(xiv) filling said second cavity with a flowable, settable composition selected from a third composition and said first composition to obtain a third base portion.
3. A method as defined in claim 2 wherein said first template comprises a plurality of template portions, individually removable one from another to provide a plurality of cavities, said method comprising (a) selectively, stepwise removing one or more of said template portions to provide one or more cavities;
(b) filling each of said cavities with a distinct flowable, settable composition selected from a plurality of said distinct compositions; and (c) effecting setting of said distinct compositions to obtain a plurality of base portions having distinctive surfaces.
(b) filling each of said cavities with a distinct flowable, settable composition selected from a plurality of said distinct compositions; and (c) effecting setting of said distinct compositions to obtain a plurality of base portions having distinctive surfaces.
4. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said template is adhered to said prepared surface.
5. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said template is formed of a foamed material.
6. A method as defined in claim 5 wherein said foamed material is polystyrene.
7. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said peripheral portions have portionsdefining longitudinally, engageable members selected from longitudinal protrusions and recesses for receiving complementary periphery members of an adjacent template, or in interminate contact with said flowable, settable composition.
8. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said multi-design surface in whole or in part has a clear coated layer of a film-former.
9. A pattern comprising a plurality of discrete template members, each of said members having edge portions in mating engagement with complimentary edge portions of each adjacent member.
10. A pattern as defined in claim 9 wherein said edge portions comprise the whole periphery of said member.
11. A pattern as defined in claim 9 formed of a flexible material.
12. A pattern as defined in claim 11 wherein said flexible material is a polystyrene.
13. A pattern as defined in claim 9 having a thickness selected from 0.5 cm to 15 cm.
14. A pattern assembly comprising a pattern as defined in claim 1, a thin plate, a wire connected to said plate and having a portion passing through and surrounded by said pattern.
15. A base having a surface bearing an ornamental multi-design made by the method as defined in claim 1.
16. A base as defined in claim 15 constituting a side or bottom of a swimming pool or spa, a footpath, sidewalk, driveway, step, wall or pillar.
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA 2227868 CA2227868A1 (en) | 1998-01-27 | 1998-01-27 | Method and apparatus for producing an ornamental surface |
| CA 2234594 CA2234594A1 (en) | 1998-01-27 | 1998-04-14 | Method and apparatus for producing ornamental surface |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA 2227868 CA2227868A1 (en) | 1998-01-27 | 1998-01-27 | Method and apparatus for producing an ornamental surface |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2227868A1 true CA2227868A1 (en) | 1999-07-27 |
Family
ID=29409152
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA 2227868 Abandoned CA2227868A1 (en) | 1998-01-27 | 1998-01-27 | Method and apparatus for producing an ornamental surface |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CA (1) | CA2227868A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN106625992A (en) * | 2016-10-18 | 2017-05-10 | 中建商品混凝土西安有限公司 | Method for prefabricating complex decorative concrete artware through plaster mould |
-
1998
- 1998-01-27 CA CA 2227868 patent/CA2227868A1/en not_active Abandoned
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN106625992A (en) * | 2016-10-18 | 2017-05-10 | 中建商品混凝土西安有限公司 | Method for prefabricating complex decorative concrete artware through plaster mould |
| CN106625992B (en) * | 2016-10-18 | 2018-10-09 | 中建商品混凝土西安有限公司 | A kind of prefabricated complicated architectural concrete craftwork method for prefabricating of gypsum mold |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US5735094A (en) | Method for producing an ornamental concrete surface | |
| EP0758300B1 (en) | Grid for producing a pattern on a surface | |
| JPH05497B2 (en) | ||
| US5209949A (en) | Method for treating a structural surface with a coating of stones | |
| US6668586B2 (en) | Method for producing glass tiles, glass borders, ornamental panels made from glass or the like | |
| GB2111897A (en) | Making patterns on concrete | |
| CA2227868A1 (en) | Method and apparatus for producing an ornamental surface | |
| US5520298A (en) | Method of decorating concrete | |
| CA2234594A1 (en) | Method and apparatus for producing ornamental surface | |
| US4952445A (en) | Marble tile trim | |
| KR100741166B1 (en) | Manufacturing Method of Artificial stone for structure | |
| KR100222197B1 (en) | Block with stone and manufacturing method thereof | |
| JP2913188B2 (en) | Formwork materials and surface treatment methods for buildings | |
| KR200316294Y1 (en) | Imitation stone | |
| JP2965306B2 (en) | Surface treatment method for buildings | |
| AU730042B2 (en) | Improvements in and relating to commemorative structures | |
| KR0166990B1 (en) | Process for the preparation block | |
| JP2862823B2 (en) | Surface colored artificial stone | |
| Davison | Concrete pottery and garden furniture | |
| CN107303780B (en) | Building decoration and method for mounting and manufacturing the same | |
| TWI604114B (en) | Method for setting decorations on a building wall | |
| JPH0415484Y2 (en) | ||
| JPH0473375A (en) | Repairing method for external wall | |
| KR20020090766A (en) | a surface reinforcement method of a block | |
| JPH0691615A (en) | Manufacture of decorative concrete block |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZDE | Dead |