System and device for leveling and aligning tiles and method for use of same

A tile leveling system comprising:

• a tile leveling device including:
• an upright body having an upper end and a lower end, the upright body having a perimeter therearound;
• a head coupled to the upper end of the upright body, the head having a guide surface facing a base, the head having a head width and a head depth, the head providing subterminal opposition surfaces in which the palmar surfaces of a thumb and index finger can hold the head therebetween;
• the base orthogonally coupled to the lower end of the upright body, the base extending to a front of the upright body and the base extending to a rear of the upright body;
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• a base-to-body coupling including a frangible breakaway section, the base and the upright body being integral prior to frangible separation, the frangible breakaway section, upon breaking, frangibly separating the base and the upright body;
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• a wedge device comprising:
• a backstop member;
• a body member having an attachment end, a penetration edge, a top, and a bottom, the attachment end being coupled to the backstop member, the penetration edge being configured to penetrate the tile leveling device at the guide surface;
• the body member including an inclined plane tapering from the attachment end to the penetrating edge;
• the body member including a longitudinal axis from the attachment edge to the penetrating edge, the longitudinal axis having a longitudinal length;
• a line-of-sight opening extending along the longitudinal axis and intersecting the longitudinal length, the line-of-sight opening providing visibility through the body member from the top to the bottom;
• the line-of-sight opening having an opening length and an opening width, the opening length being greater than the head width, the opening width being greater than the head depth, the opening width accommodating the perimeter to permit rotational movement of the upright body therein;
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• in an operational configuration, the tile leveling device being selectively threaded through the line-of-sight opening.

A tile leveling system comprising:

• a tile leveling device including:
• an upright body having an upper end and a lower end, the upright body having a perimeter therearound;
• a head coupled to the upper end of the upright body, the head having a guide surface facing a base, the head having a head width and a head depth, the head providing subterminal opposition surfaces in which the palmar surfaces of a thumb and index finger can hold the head therebetween;
• the base orthogonally coupled to the lower end of the upright body, the base extending to a front of the upright body and the base extending to a rear of the upright body;
• and
• a base-to-body coupling including a frangible breakaway section, the base and the upright body being integral prior to frangible separation, the frangible breakaway section, upon breaking, frangibly separating the base and the upright body;
• and
• a wedge device comprising:
• a backstop member;
• a body member having an attachment end, a penetrating edge, a top, and a bottom, the attachment end being coupled to the backstop member, the penetration edge being configured to penetrate the tile leveling device at the guide surface;
• the body member including an inclined plane tapering from the attachment end to the penetrating edge;
• the body member including a longitudinal axis from the attachment edge to the penetrating edge, the longitudinal axis having a longitudinal length;
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• a line-of-sight opening extending along the longitudinal axis and intersecting the longitudinal length, the line-of-sight opening providing visibility through the body member from the top to the bottom.