Patent ID: 8186397

Claim:
A texturing apparatus for forming a textured surface on a panel, comprising: a planar bed configured to receive the panel and configured to allow movement of the panel in a machine direction, the bed defining a plurality of openings arranged in an array; a plurality of mounts each having a respective top surface, wherein at least one of the plurality of mounts is positioned therein each of the plurality of openings; a plurality of cutting blades, wherein one cutting blade of the plurality of cutting blades is fixedly mounted to each of the plurality of mounts, wherein at least a portion of each of the plurality of cutting blades extends outwardly from the top surface of the respective mount, wherein the at least one cutting blade has a distal end and a proximal end, and wherein at least a portion of the distal end of the at least one cutting blade comprises a cutting edge facing only the machine direction; and means for individually moving each of the plurality of mounts within each of the respective openings relative to the other mounts of the plurality of mounts.