Countertop installation
AssigneeCaesarstone Ltd.
InventorEyal Artsiely
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention provide devices and methods for installation of countertops. A countertop installation device may include: a housing; a rim, extending outwards from the housing, the rim being connectable to a frame; a movable tongue arranged to move along a first axis of the shaft, and extend from the housing; and an adjustment screw configured to adjust the location of the movable tongue along a second axis. During installation of the device, the first axis may be the horizontal axis and the second axis may be the vertical axis.
Claims7
A countertop installation device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a rim, extending outwards from the housing, the rim being connectable to a frame;
- a tongue adjustment unit adjusting a location of a movable tongue along a horizontal axis during installation, the movable tongue extends from the housing;
- and
- an adjustment screw configured to adjust a location of a countertop along a vertical axis during installation,
- wherein the tongue adjustment unit comprises a shaft and two cogwheels.
A method for adjusting a position of a countertop slab, comprising:
- affixing a countertop installation device to a cabinet framework, wherein the countertop installation device comprises:
- a tongue adjustment unit adjusting a location of a movable tongue along a horizontal axis, the tongue being received in a slot,
- an adjustment screw configured to adjust a location of a countertop along a vertical axis;
- moving said tongue along the horizontal axis to adjust a horizontal position of said countertop slab;
- and
- adjusting a vertical position of said countertop slab by adjusting said adjustment screw,
- wherein the tongue adjustment unit comprises a shaft and two cogwheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.