Covering Unit

a technology of covering units and tiles, applied in the direction of decorative arts, structural elements, building components, etc., can solve the problems of still not providing a satisfactory old natural look, becoming a real puzzle for users, etc., and achieve the effect of facilitating the installation of units and improving the random look of the pavemen

Active Publication Date: 2010-12-09
OLDCASTLE BUILDING PROD CANADA INC
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The technical effect that this patented technology provides is making concrete surfaces smoother looking without requiring multiple types or shapes of coverings. This makes construction easier because they are made from identical parts instead of different ones.

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Technological Problem: Current methods for producing artificial coverings containing stones suffer from various issues including lack of uniformity across multiple types of materials, difficulty in achieving consistently high quality appearances due to variations between individual components caused by factors like fabricating processes and environmental conditions. There remains a technical problem where current solutions require expensive equipment and complicated assembly procedures.

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[0030]In the following description, similar features in the drawings have been given similar reference numerals and in order to lighten the figures, some elements are not referred to in some figures if they were already identified in a preceding figure.

[0031]It is worth mentioning that throughout the present description, the expression “covering unit” is intended to mean any stone, flagstone or flat slab of stone used as a paving or building material. Although the present invention was primarily designed for concrete covering unit, it may also apply to other applications, such as with natural stones, hand or machine cut.

[0032]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3A to 3E, the outline of a covering unit 10 according to the present invention is illustrated. The covering unit 10 has a generally hexagonal body 12 with a first, a second and a third pair of opposed and substantially parallel sides. The first pair of sides 14 comprises sides 14a and 14b, the second pair 16 comprises sides 16a and 16b whi

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A covering unit for use in combination with similar units for covering a surface with a natural random look, the unit having an hexagonal body comprising first, second and third pairs of opposed and parallel sides. Each side has a central point of angular symmetry. The second and third pairs are similar to each other while the first pair is different from the others. The sides of the second and third pairs are provided with at least one split deviation along their length arranged so that each side of the second pair is a rotational image of the sides of the third pair, whereby in use in combination with other covering units: each side is matingly engageable with the sides of an equivalent pair of a neighbouring unit; and the unit has a central point of angular symmetry and is matingly engageable with a plurality of neighbouring unit.

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Owner OLDCASTLE BUILDING PROD CANADA INC
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