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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2016
Schluter Systems L.p., Plattsburgh, NY (US);
Werner Schluter, Iserlohn, DE;
Stefan Weige, Iserlohn, DE;
Schluter Systems L.P., Plattsburgh, NY (US);
Abstract
An underlayment for use between a veneer material and a foundation surface includes a base layer and a series of individual supports extending upwardly from the base layer. The supports are configured to create voids in a layer of bonding material used to adhere the veneer material to the underlayment. Each support includes at least one outer wall extending upwardly from the base layer and terminating at an upper lip, a bowl area defined adjacent a center of each of the individual supports, and an internal wall extending downwardly and inwardly from the upper lip toward the center of each of the individual supports to at least partially define the bowl area within each of the individual supports, the internal wall comprising a plurality of surfaces extending from the upper lip.