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Fiber enforced thin brick sheet and process

  • US 10,072,426 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2016
  • Issued: 09/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of installing thin brick sheets, comprising:

  • applying a first thin brick sheet to a wall or floor surface, wherein the first thin brick sheet comprises;

    a first backing layer that comprises a first edge and a second edge that are at opposite sides of the first backing layer; and

    a first plurality of thin bricks that are bonded to the first backing layer, wherein each thin brick of the first plurality of thin bricks comprises;

    a first portion that extends in a first direction; and

    a second portion that extends in a second direction;

    wherein the first portions of the thin bricks of the first plurality are staggered such that some of the first portions are recessed from the first edge of the first backing layer;

    wherein the first backing layer defines a grid that comprises holes, and wherein each thin brick of the first plurality is bonded to the first backing layer such that a portion of the rear surface of the thin brick is free from an adhesive, wherein the portion of the rear surface of the thin brick that is free from the adhesive overlaps one or more holes in the first backing layer such that a construction adhesive can penetrate through the first backing layer to adhere to the portion of the rear surface of each of the thin bricks of the first plurality that is free from the adhesive to bond the thin brick to the wall or floor surface;

    applying a second thin brick sheet to the wall or floor surface, wherein the second thin brick sheet comprises;

    a second backing layer; and

    a second plurality of thin bricks that are bonded to the second backing layer such that a portion of some of the thin bricks of the second plurality overhang the second backing layer at a first edge of the second backing layer; and

    joining the overhanging portion of the thin bricks of the second plurality to the first thin brick sheet.

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