Device for tiling
AssigneeWerld Australia Pty Ltd
InventorsJoe Dean, Denis Sheehan
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a device for tiling comprising a container for holding a tiling adhesive, and a discharger for discharging the tiling adhesive. The discharger comprises at least one aperture and is configured to fit in the inner portion of the container, wherein the device is configured such that when the discharger is placed in the inner portion of the container and a rear face of a tile is placed on a top surface of the discharger, adhesive within the container can move through the at least one aperture of the discharger to apply a portion of the tiling adhesive to the rear face of the tile.
Claims18
A device for tiling, the device comprising:
- a container for holding a tiling adhesive, the container having substantially vertical walls defining an inner portion of the container, the container further comprising an opening at a top portion of the container;
- a discharger for discharging the tiling adhesive, the discharger being in the form of a substantially flat plate and being configured to fit in the inner portion of the container;
- wherein the device is configured such that when the discharger is placed in the inner portion of the container and a rear face of a tile is placed on a top surface of the discharger, adhesive within the container can move through the at least one aperture of the discharger to apply a portion of the tiling adhesive to the rear face of the tile, and
- wherein the discharger comprises a plurality of apertures and each of the plurality of apertures comprises a rim that is raised relative to a surface area defined by the flat plate of the discharger.
A method of applying adhesive to a tile, the method comprising:
- providing a device for tiling, the device comprising a container for holding a tiling adhesive and a discharger;
- the container having substantially vertical walls defining an inner portion of the container and further comprising an opening at a top portion of the container;
- the discharger comprising at least one aperture and being configured to fit in the inner portion of the container;
- filling the container with tiling adhesive;
- positioning the discharger in the inner portion of the container;
- positioning a tile on the top surface of the discharger;
- and
- applying pressure to the tile such that a portion of the adhesive within the container moves through the at least one aperture of the discharger to apply tiling adhesive to the rear face of the tile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.