Tiled transition bracketing
OwnerSteven L. Harrisoninventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes various brackets and systems for forming tiled transitions between surfaces. One bracket embodiment for forming a tiled transition between a first surface and a second surface forming an inside corner includes a first base portion securable to the first surface, a second base portion securable to the second surface, a receiving slot angled with respect to the first and second surfaces for receiving a tile strip to form the tiled transition, and a channel for receiving a filler material adjacent to the receiving slot.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
An apparatus for forming a tiled transition, comprising:
- a bracket including:
- a first base portion securable to a first surface;
- a second base portion securable to a second surface, wherein the first and second surfaces form an inside corner;
- and
- a tile receiving slot angled with respect to the first and second surfaces, the tile receiving slot configured to receive a tile strip secured therein to form the tiled transition between the first and second surfaces.
A method for forming a tiled transition, comprising:
- securing a first base portion of a bracket to a first surface and securing a second base portion of the bracket to a second surface, wherein the first and the second surfaces form an inside corner;
- wherein the bracket includes a receiving slot angled with respect to the first and the second surfaces;
- and
- securing a tile strip in the receiving slot.
A method for forming a tiled transition, comprising:
- bonding a first base portion of a bracket to a first surface;
- bonding a second base portion of the bracket to a second surface, securing a tile strip in a receiving slot of the bracket to form a tiled transition between a first surface covering secured to the first surface and a second surface covering secured to the second surface;
- wherein the tiled transition comprises a grout joint between the tile strip and at least one of:
- an edge surface of the first surface covering;
- and
- an edge surface of the second surface covering;
- and
- wherein at least one of the first surface covering and the second surface covering overlap a portion of the bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.