Tiled transition bracket
OwnerSteven L. Harrisoninventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes various brackets and methods for forming a tiled transition between a first surface and a second surface, the first and second surfaces forming an inside corner. One bracket embodiment includes a first base portion securable to the first surface, a second base portion securable to the second surface, and a receiving slot angled with respect to the first and second surfaces for receiving a tile strip, wherein the tile strip is permanently secured in the receiving slot to form the tiled transition between the first and second surfaces.
Claims20
A bracket for forming a tiled transition between a first surface and a second second surface, the first and second surfaces forming an inside corner, comprising:
- a first base portion securable to the first surface;
- a second base portion securable to the second surface;
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- a receiving slot angled with respect to the first and second surfaces for receiving a tile strip, wherein the tile strip is permanently secured in the receiving slot to form the tiled transition between the first and second surfaces.
A bracket for forming a tiled transition between a first surface and a second surface, the first and second surfaces forming an inside corner, comprising:
- a first base portion securable to the first surface;
- a second base portion securable to the second surface;
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- at least two receiving slots located between the first and second base portions for receiving tile strips, the tile strips to be permanently secured in the receiving slots to form the tiled transition.
A method for forming a tiled transition, comprising:
- securing a first tile strip permanently in a first receiving slot of a bracket, the first receiving slot angled with respect to a first surface and a second surface that form an inside corner, wherein the bracket includes:
- a first base portion securable to the first surface;
- and
- a second base portion securable to the second surface;
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- securing the bracket to the first surface and the second surface to form a tiled transition between the first surface and the second surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.