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US 12,687,027 B2Granted
Tile installation systems and methods of using same
AssigneeBuilders Adventure, Inc.
InventorVladimir Zaranok
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Abstract
The present application provides systems for installing tile on a flat surface, such as a wall, and methods of using same to install tile.
Claims20
A system for installing tile about a vertical corner defined by a first wall and an adjacent second wall offset from the first wall by an angle α, the system comprising:
- a corner support rail disposed at a corner of a wall, the corner support rail comprising:
- a first face,
- a second face offset from the first face by an angle, and
- a corner channel disposed between the first face and the second face;
- a corner anchor system configured to simultaneously compress a first tile towards the first face and a second tile towards the second face, the corner anchor comprising:
- a corner anchor including:
- a head portion configured to slidably mate with the corner channel of the corner support rail,
- a stem portion disposed opposite the head portion, and
- a spacer portion disposed between the head portion and the stem portion and configured to:
- separate an edge of the first tile from an edge of the second tile, and
- break away from the head portion in response to a force applied to the stem portion or the spacer portion;
- and
- a corner anchor lock configured to mate with the stem portion of the corner anchor and compress the first tile towards the first face and the second tile towards the second face.
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A system for installing tile about a vertical corner defined by a first wall and an adjacent second wall offset from the first wall by an angle α, the system comprising:
- a support rail disposed at the vertical corner, the support rail comprising:
- a first face parallel to the first wall,
- a second face parallel to the second wall, and
- a corner channel disposed between the first face and the second face;
- a corner mounting anchor comprising:
- a head portion configured to slidably mate with the corner channel of the support rail,
- a stem portion disposed opposite the head portion, and
- a spacer portion disposed between the first head portion and the stem portion and configured to:
- separate a first tile associated with the first face from a second tile associated with the second face, and
- break away from the head portion upon application of a force;
- a corner anchor lock comprising a locking portion configured to releasably mate with the stem portion of the corner mounting anchor;
- and
- a corner spacer disposed between the corner anchor lock and the first and second tiles, the corner spacer comprising an angled face configured to simultaneously contact an outer surface of the first tile and an outer surface of the second tile.
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A system for installing tile about a vertical corner defined by a first wall and an adjacent second wall offset from the first wall by an angle α, the system comprising:
- a corner support rail disposed at the vertical corner, the corner support rail comprising:
- a first face parallel to the first wall,
- a second face parallel to the second wall, and
- a corner channel disposed between the first face and the second face;
- a corner anchor comprising:
- a head portion configured to slidably mate with the corner channel of the corner support rail,
- a stem portion disposed opposite the head portion, and
- a spacer portion disposed between the first head portion and the stem portion and configured to:
- separate a first tile associated with the first face from a second tile associated with the second face, and
- break away from the head portion upon application of a force;
- a corner anchor lock comprising a locking portion configured to releasably mate with the stem portion of the corner anchor;
- a corner spacer disposed between the corner anchor lock and the first and second tiles, the corner spacer comprising an angled face configured to simultaneously contact an outer surface of the first tile and an outer surface of the second tile;
- an edge support rail disposed on the first or second wall a distance away from the corner support rail, the edge support rail comprising:
- a third face parallel to the first or second wall, and
- a surface channel disposed on the third face;
- an edge mounting anchor comprising:
- a second head portion configured to slidably mate with the surface channel edge support rail,
- a second stem portion disposed opposite the second head portion, and
- a second spacer portion disposed between the second head portion and the second stem portion and configured to:
- separate a third tile associated with the third face from a fourth tile associated with the third face, and
- break away from the second head portion upon application of a force;
- and
- an edge anchor lock configured to compress an end of the third tile towards the edge support rail, the edge anchor lock comprising:
- a body portion including a face configured to contact an outer face of the third tile, and at least one grip portion disposed opposite the face, and
- a lock portion extending away from the face and configured to releasably mate with the edge mounting anchor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.