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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Ronald J. Scherer, Crossville, TN (US);
Leonard Browning, Aurora, IL (US);
Robert J. Lundell, Stillwater, MN (US);
Steven E. Hinde, New Hartford, IA (US);
Ronald J. Scherer, Crossville, TN (US);
Leonard Browning, Aurora, IL (US);
Robert J. Lundell, Stillwater, MN (US);
Steven E. Hinde, New Hartford, IA (US);
Oldcastle Architectural, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method of filling a mold with a settable material, such as a cementitious mixture, is disclosed. The mold includes a plurality of cavities that open to a top face of the mold, and is suitable for forming building elements, such as pavers, for covering surfaces. The method includes providing an additional volume per unit area of settable material to at least part of selected ones of the cavities, and compacting the settable material in at least part of all of the cavities, including the additional volume per unit area of settable material provided to the selected ones of the cavities, to substantially the same thickness. A mold and a scraper suitable for use in the method are also disclosed.