Rotatabel wedge tile spacer having a curved body
OwnerJason W. Burns, Grant B. Jonesinventors
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A rotatable wedge tile spacer to be removably positioned in a gap between adjacent upper and lower tiles that are being bonded one above the other to a vertical surface (i.e., a wall). The tile spacer includes a curved (i.e., circular) body having a thin tip at one end and a thick tail at the opposite end. The height of the circular body increases along a tile-supporting top surface thereof that runs from the thin tip to the thick tail. With the tile spacer seated upon the lower tile, the circular body is rotated continuously around its longitudinal axis until the tile-supporting top surface engages the upper tile. Accordingly, the circular body of the rotatable wedge tile spacer will fill the gap and thereby prevent the upper tile from moving through the gap towards the lower tile during the bonding process.
A combination comprising:
For maintaining a gap between a pair of adjacent surfaces that are laid end-to-end and separated from one another by said gap, a spacer to be removably positioned in said gap, said spacer having a curved body including a top and a bottom, and a longitudinal axis extending in coaxial alignment with said body, the height of said curved body between said top and said bottom increasing from a first end of said spacer to an opposite end thereof, said circular body rotating within said gap around said longitudinal axis until the bottom of said body engages one of said pair of adjacent surfaces and the top of said body engages the other one of said surfaces, whereby said circular body fills said gap and preserves the separation of said pair of surfaces.
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