Recycled Bottle Cap Blacksplash Assembly and Method for Use

Abstract

A method and assembly kit for installing recycled, repurposed bottle caps affixed to a woven, mesh sheet onto a prepared support surface such as a kitchen, wet bar, or bar, backsplash. In addition these sheets can be made to accommodate installation in various other applications including bar tops and table tops. Each sheet, whether square or utilizing a tongue and groove interlocking construction, will exhibit a number of evenly spaced, bottle caps affixed to a mesh woven layer that is made to accept bottle caps in a perpetual stationary state and allow for installation to a fixed vertical or horizontal surface in a timely and, efficient manner using industry standard materials and practices.

Claims

1. A repurposed bottle cap backsplash assembly comprising: a waterproof, woven mesh backing material displaying regularly spaced openings; a plurality of previously used bottle caps linearly, uniformly and permanently fixed to the outward facing side of said waterproof mesh backing via a commercially available hot melt adhesive; a layer of grout placed within the space existing between said bottle caps and into the evenly spaced openings of the woven mesh backing material which is made to translocate across the length of the bottle caps and mesh and is made to communicate with a vertical surface.

2. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein said previously used bottle caps are configured in a linear, symmetrical pattern.

3. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein said previously used bottle caps are configured in non-linear or non-symmetrical pattern.

4. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein said bottle caps utilized are gathered from recycled bottle caps attached to said woven mesh backing via said hot glue melting adhesive.

5. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, where the woven mesh backing is covered with a thin set mortar, is made to display adhered bottle caps outwardly, and is made to communicate with a horizontal surface.

6. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein the woven backing material is made to display a pre-applied tacky adhesive on the underside surface that is designated to be placed in direct contact with a vertical surface to aid in the attachment, adhesion, placement, and positioning of the bottle cap backsplash assembly prior to grout application.

7. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein the woven backing material is made to display a pre-applied tacky adhesive on the underside surface that is designated to be placed in direct contact with a horizontal surface to aid in the placement and positioning of the bottle cap backsplash assembly prior to grout application.

8. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein the dimensions are roughly square in configuration measuring 12 inches by 12 inches and is made to display 121 used, equally dimensioned bottle caps having equal space relation to all adjacent bottle caps.

9. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein the dimensions are roughly square in configuration measuring 12 inches by 12 inches and is made to display used, equally dimensioned bottle caps having unequal space relation to adjacent bottle caps and are arranged in a manner as to depict a non-linear, symmetrical, or non-symmetrical pattern.

10. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein the right and left sides of the assembly are constructed as to display projections and indentions in a tongue and groove fashion that are made to communicate with corresponding indentions and projections of a next adjacent assembly in order to facilitate accurate installation and proper alignment.

11. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein bottle cap is oriented so words and/or symbols of each bottle cap are adhered to said woven material in an upright position.

12. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein bottle cap is oriented so words and/or symbols of each bottle cap are adhered to said woven material is a random arrangement with regards to wording and/or symbols.

13. A bottle cap backsplash assembly comprising: a waterproof, woven mesh backing material displaying regularly spaced openings; a plurality of previously new bottle caps linearly, uniformly and permanently fixed to the outward facing side of said waterproof mesh backing via a hot melt adhesive; a layer of grout placed within the space existing between said bottle caps and through into the evenly spaced openings of the woven mesh backing material which is made to translocate across the length of the bottle caps and mesh and is made to communicate with a vertical surface.

14. The backsplash assembly of claim 13, wherein said assembly is made to communicate to a horizontal surface.

15. The backsplash assembly of claim 13, wherein said previously used bottle caps are configured in non-linear or non-symmetrical pattern.

16. The backsplash assembly of claim 1, wherein the dimensions are roughly square in configuration measuring 12 inches by 12 inches and is made to display 121 used, equally dimensioned bottle caps having equal space relation to all adjacent bottle caps.

17. The backsplash assembly of claim 13, wherein the dimensions are roughly square in configuration measuring 12 inches by 12 inches and is made to display used, equally dimensioned bottle caps having unequal space relation to adjacent bottle caps and are arranged in a manner as to depict a non-linear, symmetrical, or non-symmetrical pattern.

18. The backsplash assembly of claim 13, wherein the right and left sides of the assembly are constructed as to display projections and indentions in a tongue and groove fashion that are made to communicate with corresponding indentions and projections of a next adjacent assembly in order to facilitate accurate installation and proper alignment.

19. The backsplash assembly of claim 13, wherein the woven backing material is made to display a pre-applied tacky adhesive on the underside surface that is designated to be placed in direct contact with a vertical surface to aid in the attachment, adhesion, placement, and positioning of the bottle cap backsplash assembly prior to grout application.

20. The backsplash assembly of claim 13, wherein the woven backing material is made to display a pre-applied tacky adhesive on the underside surface that is designated to be placed in direct contact with a horizontal surface to aid in the attachment, adhesion, placement, and positioning of the bottle cap backsplash assembly prior to grout application.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] FIG. 1 is a detailed elevated perspective schematic side view of the bottle cap backsplash assembly;

[0020] FIG. 2 illustrates the top view of the bottle cap backsplash of FIG. 1;

[0021] FIG. 3 is a view of the invention of FIG. 1;

[0022] FIG. 4 is an inverted, horizontal side view of FIG. 1;

[0023] FIG. 5 is an upward facing, horizontal side view of FIG. 1;

[0024] FIG. 6 is a vertical, right-facing side view of FIG. 1;

[0025] FIG. 7 is a vertical, left facing side view of FIG. 1;

[0026] FIG. 8 is a top view in accordance with another embodiment of the invention;

[0027] FIG. 9 is a top view of showing the interconnectivity of the invention of FIG. 8.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0028] The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the present invention. While the specification concludes with claims defining what it is inventor deems as his invention, it is believed that the invention is best understood when taken in conjunction with the drawings and detailed description. Yet, the detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but rather is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims and diagrams. Moreover, the terms and phrases used herein are not intended for the purpose of limiting the invention description, but rather to provide a clear understanding of the invention to allow those who are skilled in the art to make and practice the same.

[0029] Broadly, FIG. 1 displays one embodiment of the present invention which provides a bottle cap backsplash assembly 10 that is illustrative of the primary component of the bottle cap backsplash system that is utilized to adhere onto a woven mesh backing 14 a plurality of repurposed bottle caps 12 in a uniform and equally-spaced mannera space 18 sufficient and capable of accepting the application of an acceptable quantity of grout (not shown). The bottle cap backsplash assembly 10 is then made to stick to an accepting vertical surface of a kitchen, wet-bar, bar or other decorative area (not shown) or the horizontal surface of a table top or bar (not shown).

[0030] The bottle cap backsplash assembly 10 itself is constructed of repurposed bottle caps 12 that are securely adhered to a sturdy, waterproof, woven mesh backing 14 via a commercially manufactured adhesive displaying an adhesion strength sufficient to allow the mesh to maintain each bottle cap 12 in a fixed position up to the point of permanent fixation upon a flat surface (not depicted). Equally, the woven mesh backing 14 is a made of a material that can withstand the application of adhesives, grout and bonding agents. Further, the woven mesh backing 14 expresses a durability that allows it to maintain its shape, as well as bottle cap 12 placement, throughout the shipping process which includes stacking of individual sheets, stacking of a multitude of pre-filled corrugated container, and movement during transport.

[0031] While the bottle cap backsplash assembly 10 can display any number of configurations and arrangements, the preferred embodiment exhibited in FIGS. 1-7 is of a square construct measuring approximately 11.75 inches on each side and a thickness of approximately 0.275 inch.

[0032] Each bottle cap backsplash assembly 10 sheet, while exhibited as the above mentioned 11.75 inch11.75 inch square, can be sized and fit simply by cutting the mesh to any desired dimensions to suitably match any specified area. Once sized, the woven mesh backing 14 can be affixed to a prepared surface via one of two methods: (1) by the application of a commercially available adhesive or (2) by a pre-applied contact adhesive that is achieved in the manufacturing process prior to distribution and is protected from premature adhesion before installation via reversibly fixed release liner 25 (see FIGS. 4-5).

[0033] In addition to the aforementioned uniform construct of bottle cap 12 placement that is both linear and equally spaced, it should be evident to those skilled in the art that any number of arrangement and configurations may be accomplished via similar means to provide the end user with custom configurations that are non-uniform, non-linear and/or exhibiting spacing 18 between bottle caps 12 that result in an asymmetrical, irregular bottle cap 12 placement and design. Clearly, modifications as to design can be accomplished without departing from the spirt, scope and utility of the invention. To this end the consumer would have to ability to pre-order a design that is both distinctive and unique.

[0034] Turning now to FIGS. 8 and 9, there is depicted an alternative, modified version of the present invention where the square-type assembly has been augmented to provide an interlocking system of tongue and groove type fittings wherein the tongue protrusions 20 of one modified assembly sheet 24 is made to communicate with the groove indentions 22 of the adjacent modified assembly sheet 24 as displayed best in FIG. 9. The preferred embodiment of the modified assembly sheet 24 consists of equally spaced bottle caps 12 that are placed ten bottle caps across on a mesh backing 14 that is approximately 11.75 inches in length and 1.136 inches in width and is assembled in a one bottle cap staggered arrangement to create the aforementioned tongue protrusions 20 and groove indentions 22 in a plurality of rows (eleven rows as shown and described in FIGS. 8-9). Each row, 30 and 32 respectively, consists of dimensions 11.75 inches1.136 inches and cumulatively all rows 30 and 32 are 12.5 inches across (designated 34). Individually, each tongue protrusion 20 measures 1.136 inches along edge 38 and 1 inch along edge 40.

[0035] Functionally, as illustrated in FIG. 9, each modified assembly sheet 24 A is made to fit into the corresponding features of modified assembly sheet 24 B to establish a uniform backsplash assembly that displays a continuity and congruity that is both purposeful in terms of structured, linear placement and visually pleasing.

[0036] It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing description is illustrative only and is not limited to the specific construction and arrangement as displayed and described and that the present invention representation relates to exemplary embodiments of the invention. Further, modifications as to position and placement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is best described and defined as set forth in the following claims.