US 11,858,248 B2
Thermoplastic simulated tile
Cory Bates, Arlington, TX (US); and William Peck, Arlington, TX (US)
Assigned to Safety Tubs Company, LLC., Grand Prairie, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/438,711
Filed by Safety Tubs Company, LLC, Grand Prairie, TX (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 12, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/022253
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 13, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/185997, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/818,153, filed on Mar. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0143952 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 7/023 (2019.01); B29C 48/08 (2019.01); B29C 48/21 (2019.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01); E04F 15/16 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 7/00 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 7/023 (2019.01) [B29C 48/08 (2019.02); B29C 48/21 (2019.02); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/302 (2013.01); B32B 27/308 (2013.01); E04F 15/02161 (2013.01); E04F 15/105 (2013.01); E04F 15/163 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2995/002 (2013.01); B29L 2007/002 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B32B 2250/246 (2013.01); B32B 2307/402 (2013.01); B32B 2307/412 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2419/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multilayer thermoplastic sheet, comprising
a first colored thermoplastic layer;
a second colored thermoplastic layer; and
a third colored thermoplastic layer,
wherein
the color of the first colored layer is different than the color of the second colored layer;
and/or the color of the second colored layer is different than the color of the third colored layer,
the multilayer sheet comprises a plurality of grout lines cut into the sheet extending through the first colored layer and partially into the second colored layer, and
the plurality of grout lines are cut into the thermoplastic sheet at a depth from about 0.010 inches to about 0.080 inches.