Board/tile spacer and associated package assembly

A spacer member for spacing boards or tiles, the spacer comprising:

• a hub;
• first, second, third and fourth spacing wings extending from the hub, at least the first spacing wing and the second spacing wing are movably connected to the hub such that the spacer member has both a working configuration and a collapsed configuration;
• wherein:
• the third spacing wing and the fourth spacing wing extend from substantially opposite sides of the hub and generally parallel to each other;
• a thickness of the spacer member runs substantially perpendicular to the third and fourth spacing wings;
• the thickness of the spacer member when in the collapsed configuration is no more than thirty percent of the thickness of the spacer member when in the working configuration.

A spacer member for spacing boards or tiles, the spacer comprising:

• a plurality of spacing wings extending from a core, at least two of the spacing wings are movably connected to the core such that the spacer member has both a working configuration and a collapsed configuration;
• wherein:
• in the working configuration, each one of the plurality of the spacing wings extends outwardly from the core such that the spacer member has a substantially cross-shaped profile when viewed along an axis of the core,
• in the collapsed configuration a first pair of the spacing wings lie alongside each other and a second pair of the spacing wings lie alongside each other;
• in the absence of any external force holding the spacer member in the collapsed configuration, the spacing wings tend to move toward respective positions that correspond to the working configuration.

A spacer member for spacing boards or tiles, the spacer comprising:

• first, second, third and fourth spacing wings extending from a core, wherein the first, second, third and fourth spacing wings each individually define respective spacing widths and collectively define at least three different spacing widths;
• wherein at least the first spacing wing and the second spacing wing are movably connected to the core such that the spacer member has both a working configuration that is cross-shaped, and a collapsed configuration;
• and
• wherein, in the absence of any external force holding the spacer member in the collapsed configuration, the first and second spacing wings tend to move toward respective positions that correspond to the working configuration.