Patent ID: 7963499
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B28B,E04F,E04G

Abstract:
1. A formliner for use in creating a decorative pattern on an exposed face of cementitious material, the formliner comprising: a sheet of material; at least one cell formed in the sheet of material; and at least one rib extending along the cell and forming a boundary of the cell, the rib being formed in the sheet of material and defining a raised profile, the rib comprising: wherein a first formliner can be interconnected with a second formliner by overlaying the first section of the rib of the first formliner onto the second section of the rib of the second formliner such that the second section of the rib of the second formliner is nested within the recess of the first section of the rib of the first formliner, and wherein exterior surfaces of the first sections of the ribs of the first formliner and the second formliner are flush with each other upon nesting of the second section of the second formliner within the first section of the first formliner, and wherein an opening in the first section of the first formliner mates against a transition zone of the second formliner such that visible seams in the decorative pattern are minimized when the first formliner and the second formliner are interconnected in use.