Veneer panel

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a veneer panel showing my new design and illustrating adjacent interfitting veneer panels in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the veneer panel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of veneer panel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4--4 of FIG. 1 and illustrating arcuate grooves in the veneer layer;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5--5 of FIG. 1 and illustrating a half groove at the end of the veneer panel of FIGS. 1-4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of a veneer panel, illustrating a V-shaped groove in the veneer layer, taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 1, the top, bottom, and sides of the veneer panel are similar to the top, bottom, and sides of the veneer panel disclosed in FIG. 1-4;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of a veneer panel illustrating veneer rows of different widths but having grooves similar to the grooves illustrated in the veneer panel of FIGS. 1-5;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan of the modified veneer panel shown in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of the veneer panel shown in FIG. 7.

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D372545 August 6, 1996 Schultz
906654 December 1908 Papin
2063935 December 1936 Kischbraun
2209283 July 1940 Ronzone
3426490 February 1969 Taylor
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Patent History
Patent number: D387439
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 5, 1995
Date of Patent: Dec 9, 1997
Inventor: Fred I. Ormiston (Katy, TX)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Bush, Riddle & Jackson
Application Number: 0/45,017
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Panel, Tile Or Applique Of Floor, Wall, Roof, Etc. (21) (D25/138)
International Classification: 2501;