Concealed cut edge for decorative barge boards

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EP 0 894 912 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/25

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	03.02.1999 Bulletin 1999/05

(21)	Application number: 98305574.0

(22)	Date of filing: 14.07.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E04D 13/15

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

31.07.1997 GB 9716071
09.08.1997 GB 9716822
22.01.1998 GB 9801248

(71)	Applicant: Newmond Building Products Limited
	Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 7UL (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Hanrahan, Shaun Patrick Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, NG8 2PD (GB)

(74)	Representative: Attfield, Donald James
	Barker Brettell 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9PW Birmingham B16 9PW (GB)

(54)	Concealed cut edge for decorative barge boards

(57) A method of cutting a decorative pattern in a barge board 1, or alternatively a fascia board or a finial board, made from co-extruded plastics material and having a front face 2, a rear face 3 and a cellular core 4. The cellular core 4 can become stained when exposed by cutting and the present method removes the stained cut edge from the line of sight of the observer. The pattern is cut in the barge board 1 at an acute angle of 45°-60° to the front face 2 and accordingly the portion of the cellular core 4 exposed by cutting the pattern in the barge board 1 is not directly visible from the ground. A small cut 5 is made at right angles to the front face 2 before the angled cut is made to prevent damage to the cut edge from handling. Also provided is a decorative barge board or fascia board or finial board made by the method described.

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