Single tile having two piece appearance

Abstract

A method and apparatus which includes the use of an S-Tile mold, combined with a scoring/knifing process for providing a channel, which allows for an S-Tile to be produced which appears to be two separate but cooperating tile sections having a general C-shaped cross section. The longitudinal channel 9 may also be painted, colored, or otherwise darkened in order to accent a “shadow” effect which causes the eye to better perceive separation of the two portions 6 and 7 of the tile 5.

That which is claimed:  
     
         1 . A method of providing a tile shape, simulating two tile shapes, from one tile mold, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a first tile shape by use of said tile mold;    providing the simulation of two separate second tile shapes by a single tile shape by providing a simulation interface channel at a location between two portions of said first tile.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein two similar shapes are simulated for said second tile shapes.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said first tile shape is an S-tile shape and said second tile shapes are two-Piece Mission tile shapes.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said simulation interface channel is darkened to provide a shadow effect.  
     
     
         5 . A method of providing a single tile simulating multiple tile shapes from one tile mold, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a first tile shape by use of said tile mold and a first slipper; and    providing a second tile shape by use of said tile mold and a second slipper, said second slipper providing a simulation interface channel.