IP Library Granted Patent US 10,563,410
Granted Patent B2
US 10,563,410 · App. 16/356,073 · Granted Feb 18, 2020

Impervious wall panel

Inventors: Neil Horton (Southwick, GB); Shashi Patel (Wellingborough, GB); Steve Lubowinski (Salado, TX); Arvind S. Karthikeyan (Temple, TX); Rajesh Ramamurthy (Temple, TX)
Assignee: BUSHBOARD LTD
E04F13/0876E04F13/0871E04F13/0894E04F2201/0107E04F2201/023
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Patent No.
US 10,563,410
App. No.
16/356,073
Granted
Feb 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A water impervious wall panel system includes an intermediate first wall panel composed of a waterproof core and a decorative surfacing attached to the core, wherein the intermediate first wall panel is provided with tongue-and-groove edges. The water impervious wall panel system also includes an end second wall panel composed of a waterproof core and a decorative surfacing attached to the core, wherein the end second wall panel is provided with a tongue-and-groove edge and a rolled edge. One of the tongue-and-groove edges of the intermediate first wall panel and the tongue-and-groove edge of the end second wall panel form an interlocking system having a contact area adjacent to a front face of the intermediate first wall panel and the end second wall panel and a gap adjacent a rear face of the intermediate first wall panel and the end second wall panel, the contact area surface extending across less than the thickness of the intermediate first wall panel and the end second wall panel so as to provide a tight joint at the front face and eliminate visible gaps.

Claims (11)

1. A water impervious wall panel system, comprising:

an intermediate first wall panel composed of a waterproof core and a decorative surfacing attached to the core, wherein the intermediate first wall panel is provided with tongue-and-groove edges;

an end second wall panel composed of a waterproof core and a decorative surfacing attached to the core, wherein the end second wall panel is provided with a tongue-and-groove edge and a rolled edge;

wherein one of the tongue-and-groove edges of the intermediate first wall panel and the tongue-and-groove edge of the end second wall panel form an interlocking system having a contact area adjacent to a front face of the intermediate first wall panel and the end second wall panel and a gap adjacent a rear face of the intermediate first wall panel and the end second wall panel, the contact area surface extending across less than the thickness of the intermediate first wall panel and the end second wall panel so as to provide a tight joint at the front face and eliminate visible gaps.

2. The water impervious wall panel system according to claim 1 , wherein the core is a wood plastic composite foamed board.

3. The water impervious wall panel system according to claim 1 , wherein the core is a plastic composite material.

4. The water impervious wall panel system according to claim 1 , wherein the core is a filled foamed plastic substrate.

5. The water impervious wall panel system according to claim 1 , wherein the core is foamed polyurethane.

6. The water impervious wall panel system according to claim 1 , wherein the decorative surfacing is a digital printing applied directly to the core.

7. The water impervious wall panel system according to claim 1 , wherein a top coat layer is applied over the digital printing.

8. The water impervious wall panel system according to claim 1 , wherein the top coat layer includes a first top coat layer of clear hot melt polyurethane and a second top coat layer of clear UV cured acrylic.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2019
From: KARTHIKEYAN, ARVIND S.; RAMAMURTHY, RAJESH
To: BUSHBOARD LTD
Reel/Frame 050820/0330 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2019
From: HORTON, NEIL; PATEL, SHASHI; LUBOWINSKI, STEVE
To: BUSHBOARD LTD
Reel/Frame 049954/0196 →
Priority Claims (1)
GB 1504115.5 · Mar 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 15557287
Related Publication 20190211566A1 · Jul 11, 2019