Backsplash installation hardware
AssigneeOldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Inc.
InventorsNathan Bradley Creech, Richard Braunstein
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Abstract
Systems and method for supporting a cover material to a support material include a coupling device that includes an inner coupler and an outer coupler. The inner coupler and the outer coupler are separably joined. The inner coupler may be attached to the support material, and the outer coupler may be attached to the cover material.
Claims17
A coupling device for supporting a cover material to a support material, the coupling device comprising:
- an inner coupler;
- an outer coupler, wherein the outer coupler comprises an exterior contact surface, and wherein the inner coupler and the outer coupler are separably joined;
- and
- attachment means on the exterior contact surface of the outer coupler and configured to engage the cover material, wherein the attachment means comprises an adhesive strip on the exterior contact surface of the outer coupler,
- wherein the cover material comprises a backsplash.
A coupling device for supporting a cover material to a support material, the coupling device comprising:
- a first coupler comprising a first exterior contact surface;
- a second coupler comprising a second exterior contact surface, wherein the first exterior contact surface and the second exterior contact surface face a same direction;
- and
- attachment means on the first exterior contact surface and the second exterior contact surface, wherein the attachment means comprises an adhesive strip on the first exterior contact surface and the second exterior contact surface,
- wherein the first coupler and the second coupler are separably joined, and
- wherein the first coupler and the second coupler are separably joined using a sleeve having a sidewall that extends between the first coupler and the second coupler.
A coupling device for supporting a cover material to a support material, the coupling device comprising:
- a first coupler comprising a first exterior contact surface;
- a second coupler comprising a second exterior contact surface, wherein the first exterior contact surface and the second exterior contact surface face a same direction;
- and
- attachment means on the first exterior contact surface and the second exterior contact surface, wherein the attachment means comprises an adhesive strip on the first exterior contact surface and the second exterior contact surface,
- wherein the first coupler and the second coupler are separably joined, and
- at least one of:
- the second coupler comprises a lip that extends between the second coupler and the first coupler;
- or
- a series of teeth extend between the second coupler and the first coupler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.