# US 10,501,947 B2 · Wedge device for leveling tiles and clip set for use of same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,501,947 B2 - Document ID: US10501947B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/051,079 - Filed: 2018-07-31 - Published: 2019-02-28 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-08-30 - Applicants: Clinton D. Bunch; Joshua A. Bunch - Inventors: Clinton D. Bunch; Joshua A. Bunch - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501947B2 ## CPC - E04F 21/0092: {Separate provisional spacers used between adjacent floor or wall tiles (E04F13/0889, E04F15/02005 takes precedence)} - E04F 13/0892: {with means for aligning the outer surfaces of the covering elements (E04F13/0894 takes precedence)} - E04F 15/02022: {with means for aligning the outer surfaces of the flooring elements (E04F15/02038 takes precedence)} - E04F 21/1877: {Leveling devices} - E04F 21/22: of single elements, e.g. flooring cramps {; flexible webs (cutting tiles B28D1/225)} - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) ## Abstract A wedge device for leveling tiles and a clip set for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the wedge device, the wedge device includes a body having an attachment end, a penetrating edge, a top, and a bottom. The attachment end is coupled to a backstop member and the penetrating edge is configured to penetrate the clip member. The body includes an inclined plane tapering from the attachment end to the penetrating edge. A line-of-sight opening extends along a longitudinal axis of the body to provide visibility through the body from the top to the bottom. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wedge device for a tile leveling device including a clip member, the wedge device comprising: a backstop member; a body having an attachment end, a penetrating edge, a top, and a bottom, the attachment end being coupled to the backstop member, the penetrating edge being configured to penetrate the clip member, the penetrating edge being continuous the entire width of the body; the body including an inclined plane tapering from the attachment end to the penetrating edge; the body including a longitudinal axis from the attachment edge to the penetrating edge, the longitudinal axis having a longitudinal length; and a line-of-sight opening extending along the longitudinal axis and intersecting the longitudinal length from one-eighth (⅛) of the longitudinal length measured from the attachment end to one-eighth (⅛) of the longitudinal length measured from the penetrating edge, the line-of-sight opening providing visibility through the body from the top to the bottom, the line-of-sight opening sized to provide a user of the wedge device visual contact with tiles during a leveling operation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wedge device as recited in claim 1, further comprising teeth disposed along the inclined plane, the teeth latch onto an upper edge of an insertion space in the clip member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wedge device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a partition member traversing the opening. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wedge device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a crossbar member traversing the opening. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wedge device as recited in claim 1, wherein the body including the inclined plane tapering from the attachment end to the penetrating edge further comprises a wall member coupled to the body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wedge device as recited in claim 1, wherein the line-of-sight opening intersects the inclined plane. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wedge device as recited in claim 1, wherein the line-of-sight opening is subjacent to the inclined plane. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wedge device as recited in claim 1, wherein the backstop member has a larger surface area than the attachment end. ### Claim 9 A wedge device for a tile leveling device including a clip member, the wedge device comprising: a backstop member; a body having an attachment end, a penetrating edge, a top, and a bottom, the attachment end being coupled to the backstop member, the penetrating edge being configured to penetrate the clip member, the penetrating edge being continuous the entire width of the body; the body including an inclined plane tapering from the attachment end to the penetrating edge; the body including a longitudinal axis from the attachment edge to the penetrating edge, the longitudinal axis having a longitudinal length; the longitudinal length including a midpoint and a mediolateral axis bisecting the midpoint creating a first longitudinal length segment and a second longitudinal length segment; and a line-of-sight opening extending along the longitudinal axis and intersecting the first longitudinal length segment and the second longitudinal length segment, the line-of-sight opening providing visibility through the body from the top to the bottom, the line-of-sight opening sized to provide a user of the wedge device visual contact with tiles during a leveling operation. ### Claim 10 A wedge device for a tile leveling device including a clip member, the wedge device comprising: a backstop member; a body having an attachment end, a penetrating edge, a top, and a bottom, the attachment end being coupled to the backstop member, the penetrating edge being configured to penetrate the clip member, the penetrating edge being continuous the entire width of the body; the body including an inclined plane tapering from the attachment end to the penetrating edge; the body including a longitudinal axis from the attachment edge to the penetrating edge, the longitudinal axis having a longitudinal length; and a line-of-sight opening extending along the longitudinal axis and intersecting the longitudinal length from one-third (⅓) of the longitudinal length measured from the attachment end to one-third (⅓) of the longitudinal length measured from the penetrating edge, the line-of-sight opening providing visibility through the body from the top to the bottom, the line-of-sight opening sized to provide a user of the wedge device visual contact with tiles during a leveling operation.