Patent ID: 7255905

Claim:
A tile, comprising: a flexible support having a length and a width, the flexible support consisting essentially of a first surface section joined by a second surface section to a third surface section, the flexible support bendable from a planar configuration to an overall orthogonal configuration where that the first surface section is orthogonal to the third section and the bent second surface section forms a quarter-circle arcuate surface; a first rectangular surface element adhered to and covering the entire first surface section; plural second rectangular surface elements adhered to and running the length of the second surface section; a third rectangular surface element adhered to and covering the entire third surface section; and parallel air volume recesses running the length of the support located between the first surface element and a first of the second surface elements, between each of the second surface elements, and between a last of the second surface elements and the third surface element, wherein, the flexible support, with the first, second and third surface elements adhered thereto, is bendable from the planar configuration to the overall orthogonal configuration where that the first surface section is orthogonal to the third section and the bent second surface section forms the quarter-circle arcuate surface, with the flexible support in the orthogonal configuration, exposed surfaces of the first, second and third section adjoin each other to form a continuous exterior surface, in the planar configuration, the recesses are each straight rectangular parallelograms, in the orthogonal configuration, the recesses are each straight sections with a triangular transversal section, and an entirety of lower surfaces of the first, second and third surface elements bond to the flexible support, wherein the first, second and third surface elements are selected from the group consisting of ceramic, marble, and natural stone, and when in the overall orthogonal configuration and viewed from an end that presents the first surface section orthogonal to the third section and the bent second surface section forming the quarter-circle arcuate surface, the first, second and third surface elements have both a rectangular surface area and a rectangular cross section perpendicular to the rectangular surface area.