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TITLE OF THE INVENTION
DECORATIVE BRICK FACADE MODULE FOR
WALLS
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to brick wall surfaces.
More specifically, the present invention is concerned with decorative
brick walls.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENT10N
Brick walls, including decorative brick walls are known
in the art wherein each decorative brick is mounted one-by-one on a
wall structure. Such walls take a long time to make in comparison with
regular flat surface walls or with other decorative wail coverings such
as wall paper, paint etc.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a
decorative brick module for walls.
Another object of the present invention is to provide
an improved method of covering a wall with a decorative brick surface.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
More specifically, in accordance with the present
invention, there is provided a decorative facade module for mounting
on a wail structure, the module comprising:
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a wall engaging face; and
a decorative face opposite the wall engaging fare, the
decorative face including decorative bricks separated by delimiting
elements;
wherein the facade module is adapted to be mounted
to a structure for providing a decorative covering thereon.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention
there is provided a decorative brick wall covering comprising decorative
fagade modules, the modules being mountable side by side on a wall,
each module comprising:
a wall engaging face;
a decorative face opposite the wall engaging face, the
decorative face including decorative bricks separated by delimiting
elements; and
peripheral sides adapted to mate with corresponding
sides of a similar facade module disposed adjacent to the facade
module;
wherein when the fagade module and the similar
fagade module are mounted side-by-side on the wall structure, thereby
forming a contiguous decorative brick wall.
In accordance with a further aspect of the invention
there is provided a method of making a decorative brick wall, the
method comprising:
(a) providing decorative brick wall modules, each
module comprising a wall engaging face, a decorative face opposite
the wall engaging face, the decorative face including decorative bricks
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separated by delimiting elements, and sides adapted to mate with
corresponding sides of an adjacent like module; and
(b) mounting the modules side-by-side on a wall so
that corresponding sides of adjacent modules abut;
In accordance with yet another aspect of the invention
there is provided a method of making a decorative brick wall module,
the method comprising:
(a) providing a panel having a decorative bricks
thereon separated by grooves;
{b) cutting the panel so as to form modules having
jagged sides adapted to mate with corresponding sides of adjacent like
modules.
Other objects, advantages and features of the present
invention will become more apparent upon reading of the following non
restrictive description of embodiments thereof, given by way of
example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the appended drawings where like elements are
referenced by like reference numerals and in which:
Figure 1 is a front elevationa( view of a decorative
brick wall facade module in accordance with an embodiment of the
invention;
Figure 2 is a front elevational view of a decorative
brick wall facade module in accordance with another embodiment of
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the present invention; and
Figure 3 is a front elevationai view of a number of
brick facade modules of Figure 1 in the process of being arranged
together for forming a decorative brick surface on a wall.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT
With reference to the appended drawings an
embodiment of the invention will be herein described so as to exemplify
the invention and not limit its scope.
Figure 1 shows a decorative brick facade module 10
adapted to be mounted onto a wall structure for covering same.
The facade module 10 has a visible decorative brick
face 12. The decorative brick face 12 includes decorative bricks 14
separated by delimiting elements 16. In this example, the delimiting
elements 16 are grooves that can receive decorative material therein,
as explained hereinafter.
In the example shown here, the module 10 has four
jagged-edge sides 18, 20, 22, and 24 respectively.
Sides 18, 20, 22 and 24 are delimited by delimiting
elements 16, which in this example are grooves.
The module 10 also includes a wall-engaging face
(not shown) that is opposite the decorative brick wall face 12. The wall
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engaging face is adapted to be mounted to a wall structure, for
instance via wall-mounting elements 26.
The wall-mounting elements 26 are herein apertures
configured to receive fasteners (not shown) therethrough. In this
example, the apertures 26 are defined, for instance by drilling through
the decorative block face 12 at the material-receiving grooves 16.
Figure 2 shows another embodiment of a decorative
block facade module 10'.
Module 10' includes a decorative brick face 12', which
includes decorative bricks 14' separated by grooves 16'. The module
10' includes two jagged-edge sides 20' and 24' and two (2) straight-
edge sides 18' and 22'.
Sides 18', 20', 22' and 24' are bordered by grooves
16'.
Module 10' also includes a wall-engaging face (not
shown) having wall-mounting elements 26' similar to apertures 26 of
module 10.
As shown in Figure 3, when mounting the decorative
brick modules 10 or 10' described herein on a wall (not shown), the
user places the wall-engaging faces of the modules o a typically flat
wall surface. Then, the user installs fasteners through the apertures 26
(or 26') and into the wall surface with the modules 10 (or 10') being
positioned side-by-side along their corresponding edges so that these
corresponding edges abut in order to create a decorative wall surface
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In this regard, Figure 3, shows a decorative brick
covering 30 of module 10 (or 10').
In this case only five modules 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D
and 10E, which are identical to module 10 described above, are
shown.
As shown, the jagged-edge side 22 of module 10A is
adapted to mate with the jagged-edge side 18 of modules 10E, the
jagged-edge side 24 of module 10B is adapted to mate with the
jagged-edge side 20 of module 10E, the jagged-edge side '18 of
module 10C is adapted to mate with the jagged-edge side 22 of
module 10E, and the jagged-edge side 20 of module 10D is adapted to
mate with the jagged-edge side 24 of module 10E. In this way, the
modules 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, and 10E are assembled and positioned
towards each other as shown by arrows A, B, C and D on a wall 28
side-by-side along their corresponding sides, as explained above, so
that these corresponding sides abut.
After the decorative brick wall modules 10 (or 10') of
the present invention have been mounted on a given wall surface or
structure (e.g, structural 2"x4" posts and cross-members) the user may
cut oft any jagged side that do not fit on that given wall surface. For
instance along the periphery of the wall surface where linear edges are
required.
Furthermore, the user will then fill the grooves 16 with
material (not shown) thereby covering the apertures 26 and fasteners
extending therein. Since the sides 18, 20, 22, 24, 18', 20', 22' and 24'
of the modules 10 and 10' described herein are bordered by grooves
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16, abutting edges will also be filled with material. In this way, the user
may create a decorative brick wall surface.
In another non-limiting example, the modules 10 (or
10') are pre-mounted on a structure such as panel (not shown) which is
then mounted to wall structure.
The decorative brick modules of the present invention
may have a variety of suitable size configurations including straight
and/or differently jagged edges.
The decorative brick wall made by using modules of
the present invention may be provided with at least two modules to any
suitable number of modules, ail of, which may be identical or different
in terms of size and/or configuration. The foregoing depends on the
allure that the user wishes to give to the decorative brick wall surface.
Again, the brick waif face 12, 12' of modules 10, 10' of
the invention may be provided with a variety of designs including
decorative bricks 14 and grooves 16 of various sizes and
configurations depending on the personal tastes of the user.
The material-receiving grooves 16 may receive a wide
variety of materials such as cemententious material and the like as. will
be easily understood by the skilled artisan.
The delimiting elements 16 need not be grooves but
other structures dividing the decorative brick face into separate
decorative bricks of similar ar different sizes and configurations. In one
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non-limiting example the delimiting elements 16 may be material of
another type to simply be visibly differentiated from the decorative brick
The fasteners of the present invention may include
screws and the like with or without wall plugs depending on the wall
structure to which the modules are being anchored.
The wall-engaging elements may be apertures 26, 26'
or adhesive material applied on the wall-engaging face or any element
known to the skilled artisan.
The modules 10, 10' of the present invention may be
made by providing a pane! defining decorative bricks 14 separated by
grooves 16 and cutting this panel, and in some instances along a
pattern, so as to form modules having jagged and/or straight edges.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited
in its application to the details of construction and parts illustrated in the
accompanying drawings and described hereinabove. The invention is
capable of other embodiments and of being practised in various ways.
It is also to be understood that the phraseology or terminology used
herein is for the purpose of description and not limitation. Hence,
although the present invention has been described hereinabove by way
of embodiments thereof, it can be modified, without departing from the
spirit, scope and nature of the subject invention as defined in the
appended claims.
