# US 2014/0196384 A1 · Profile system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196384 A1 - Document ID: US20140196384A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/152,030 - Filed: 2014-01-10 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-11 - Assignees: Schlueter-Systems KG - Applicants: Schlueter-Systems KG - Inventors: Werner SCHLUETER - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196384A1 ## CPC - E04F 15/02005: {Construction of joints, e.g. dividing strips (E04F15/024, E04F15/04, E04F15/06, E04F15/10 and E04F15/14 take precedence; separate provisional spacers E04F21/0092)} - E04F 19/06: specially designed for securing panels {or masking the edges of wall- or floor-covering elements (E04F19/022, E04F19/026 and E04F19/04 take precedence)} - E04F 19/061: {used to finish off an edge or corner of a wall or floor covering area (in connection with floor fabrics A47G27/045; sealings between walls and baths A47K3/008)} - F21S 4/20: with light sources held by or within elongate supports - F21V 3/00: Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses (with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506) - F21V 15/013: {the housing being an extrusion} - F21V 33/006: {General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols} - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A profile system for finishing or defining a tile covering provided over a base includes at least one elongate profile that has a fastening arm and a profile section adjoining the latter which has a defining arm extending transversely, in particular at right angles, to the fastening arm and two side arms extending transversely, in particular at right angles to the free ends of the defining arm and arranged lying opposite one another, at least one illuminant that in the correct state is disposed in the receiving space defined by the substantially U-shaped profile section, and at least one elongate diffusion disc cover that can be secured to the profile. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A profile system (1) for finishing or defining a tile covering (34) provided over a base (33) comprising at least one elongate profile (2) that has a fastening arm (6) and a profile section (9) adjoining the latter which has a defining arm (10) extending transversely, in particular at right angles, to the fastening arm (6) and two side arms (11, 12) extending transversely, in particular at right angles to the free ends of the defining arm (10) and arranged lying opposite one another, at least one illuminant (3) that in the correct state is disposed in the receiving space defined by the substantially U-shaped profile section (9), and at least one elongate diffusion disc cover (4, 5) that can be secured to the profile (2). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The profile system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the profile (2) is an extruded profile with a consistent cross-section. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The profile system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the profile (2) is produced from aluminum or stainless steel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The profile system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the fastening arm (6) has through-holes (7) arranged along its length, spaced apart from one another. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The profile system (1) according to claim 1, wherein a fleece or a fabric is fastened to the back of the fastening arm (6). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The profile system (1) according to claim 1, wherein fastening means which co-operate with one another are provided on the diffusion disc cover (4, 5) and on the profile (2). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The profile system (1) according to claim 6, wherein the fastening means are made integrally with the profile (2) and the diffusion disc cover (4, 5). ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The profile system (1) according to claim 7, wherein the fastening means define a manually releaseable snap-on connection and in particular are provided in the form of protrusions (13, 14) and recesses (21, 22; 28, 29) that engage with one another. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The profile system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the diffusion disc cover (4, 5) has a base section (16; 24) and two side sections (17, 18; 25, 26) projecting from the latter and arranged lying opposite one another. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The profile system (1) according to claim 9, wherein the first side section (17; 25) is made to be longer than the second side section (18; 26), in the correctly arranged state the illuminant (3) being fastened to the inside of the region of the first side section (17; 25) which projects over the second side section (18; 26). ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The profile system (1) according to claim 10, wherein there is provided in the region of the free end of the first side section (17; 25) an inwardly pointing protrusion (20; 27) which serves as a stop for the illuminant (3). ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The profile system (1) according to claim 9, wherein in the correct state the base section (16) of the diffusion disc cover (4) terminates flush with the free ends of the side arms (11, 12) of the profile (2). ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The profile system (1) according to claim 9, wherein the second side section (26) of the diffusion disc cover (5) has in the region of its free end a region (30) receding towards the first side section (25) which is configured such that, in the correctly arranged state, the outer surface of the projecting region (31) of the second side section (26) terminates substantially flush with the outer surface of the adjacently arranged side arm (11) of the profile (2). ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The profile system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the illuminant (3) is elongate in form, in particular in the form of a strip or a chain with a plurality of LEDs arranged over the latter. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The profile system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the illuminant (3) is designed and arranged such that, in the correctly arranged state, light is irradiated towards the base section (16; 24) of the diffusion disc cover (4; 5).