Natural stone tile edging

• US 6,258,190 B1
• Filed: 06/03/1999
• Issued: 07/10/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kathleen M. Sciarrino, Pete A. Sciarrino
• Original Assignee: Kathleen M. Sciarrino, Pete A. Sciarrino
• Inventors: Sciarrino, Kathleen M., Sciarrino, Pete A.
• Primary Examiner(s): YAO, SAMCHUAN CUA
• Application Number:
  US09/325,295
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 156/71, 156/182, 522/871, 527/822, 312/140.3, 312/140.4, 108/27
• US Class Current: 156/71
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 77/022 Work tops

Abstract

A natural stone edging tile having a top portion and a generally perpendicular facing portion can be mounted on the forward edge of a countertop substrate and has a portion extending rearward of the forward edge that is approximately half as thick as the forward edge and the same thickness as conventional stone tiles that can be mounted rearward of the edging tile. The conventional tiles have a thickness that is approximately half as thick as a typical stone slab countertop, but to a person viewing the countertop, the entire appears to have the substantial thickness of a typical slab countertop because the forward edge of the edging tile has such a thickness.

Claims

1. A method for making a stone edging tile, comprising the steps of:

orienting a planar plate portion of a facing member made of natural stone perpendicularly to an upper surface of a top member, said top member being formed in one piece and having a lower surface and a polished upper surface, and said top member having a rearward edge, a planar plate portion, and an at least partially radiused forward edge, said forward edge has a thickness, the planar plate portion of said top member extends from a location spaced rearwardly from said forward edge up to said rearward edge and having a uniform thickness no greater than about half said thickness of said forward edge; and

bonding an upper edge of said facing member to said lower surface of said top member adjacent said forward edge.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bonding step comprises bonding said upper edge of said facing member to said forward edge.

3. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said forward edge has a single bullnose-shape.

4. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said forward edge is radiused both convexly and concavely.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of cutting said facing member and said top member from a single block of quarried stone.

6. A method for making a stone edging tile, comprising the steps of:

orienting a planar plate portion of a facing member made of natural stone perpendicularly to an upper surface of a top member, said top member having a lower surface and a polished upper surface, and said top member having a rearward edge, a planar plate portion, and an at least partially radiused forward edge, said forward edge has a thickness, the planar plate portion of said top member extends between said forward edge and said rearward edge and having a uniform thickness no greater than about half said thickness of said forward edge; and

bonding an upper edge of said facing member to said lower surface of said top member adjacent said forward edge wherein said bonding step comprises bonding said upper edge of said facing member to said plate portion of said top member.

7. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said forward edge has a double-bullnose shape.