System, method and device for floor and wall tile installation
a technology for installing systems and walls, applied in the field of floor and wall tile installation, can solve the problems of requiring a complete rebuild, laborious methods and devices, and loose tiles,
Inactive Publication Date: 2016-01-14
DEANGELIS DAVID
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The present invention is related to an installation device for tiles without grout. The device has a base sheet with ridges on its side, and at least one tile cavity with an adhesive opening. When the adhesive is filled in the opening, a predetermined tile can be placed on the adhesive and snugly positioned. The invention is made from recyclable materials, and its installation method involves placing the base sheet on a supporting surface and filling each adhesive opening with adhesive to form an adhesive region. The technical effects include an improved installation method for tiles without grout, which allows for easy placement of tiles onto a supporting surface.
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Such methods and devices are labor intensive and have inherent grout-related drawbacks, including but not limited to, the misalignment of tiles caused by their shifting during the hardening process, cracking and crumbling of the grout which results in loose tiles, the collection of ground-in dirt and bacteria in the porous grout, requiring a complete rebuild when repairs are needed to a portion of the tiles, and the mess associated with grouting.
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[0014]The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but 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.
[0015]Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides an installation device for installing a plurality of tiles to a supporting surface without grout. The installation device may include a generally planar base sheet forming a predetermined pattern of ridges, wherein intersecting ridges form a perimeter defining a tile cavity. The base sheet may form an adhesive opening within each tile cavity. A suitable adhesive may fill each adhesive opening so as to adhere the base sheet to the supporting surface as well as provide an adhesive region within each tile cavity for a predetermined tile received therein, whereby the rid...
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Abstract
An installation device for installing a plurality of tiles to a supporting surface without grout is provided. The installation device may include a generally planar base sheet forming a predetermined pattern of ridges, wherein intersecting ridges form a perimeter defining a tile cavity. The base sheet may form an adhesive opening within each tile cavity. A suitable adhesive may fill each adhesive opening so as to adhere the base sheet to the supporting surface as well as provide an adhesive region within each tile cavity for a predetermined tile received therein, whereby the ridges provide the joint between adjacent tiles.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisional application number 62 / 022,083, filed 8, Jul. 2014, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to floor and wall tile installation and, more particularly, to a system that embodies a method and device for installing aligned floor and wall tiles without grout.[0003]Current devices and methods for installing floor and wall tiles include filling grout in the joints between adjacent tiles and maybe using a device that temporarily guides the tiles into place, and then the device is removed so the grout can harden. Such methods and devices are labor intensive and have inherent grout-related drawbacks, including but not limited to, the misalignment of tiles caused by their shifting during the hardening process, cracking and crumbling of the grout which results in loose tiles, the collection of ground-in...
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IPC IPC(8): E04F15/02E04F13/08
CPCE04F13/0862E04F13/0887E04F15/02155E04F15/02044E04F13/0889E04F13/0885E04F13/142E04F15/0215E04F15/02194E04F15/08
Inventor DEANGELIS, DAVID
Owner DEANGELIS DAVID