Tile spacer and methods of use thereof
OwnerJoseph Lawrence PETERSONinventor
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Abstract
A removable tile spacer for use in tile installation, configured of a four sided planar stepped device with an oval finger hole therethrough having a first edge width approximately equal to a first standard tile gap, a second edge width approximately equal to a second next wider standard tile gap, a third edge width approximately equal to a third next wider standard tile gap, and a fourth edge width approximately equal to a fourth next large standard tile gap and, thus, functions to be easily used to properly align tile by an installer.
Claims17
A removable and rotatable tile spacer to set one of a plurality of gaps between opposing edges of adjacent tiles, said tile spacer comprising:
- a multi-sided and multi-stepped tile spacer having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a finger grip aperture formed therethrough;
- said tile spacer having a first edge width, said first edge width approximately equal to a first standard tile gap;
- said tile spacer having a second edge width, said second edge width approximately equal to a second next wider standard tile gap;
- said tile spacer having a third edge width, said third edge width approximately equal to a third next wider standard tile gap;
- and
- said tile spacer having a fourth edge width, said fourth edge width approximately equal to a fourth next large standard tile gap.
A method of spacing opposing edges of the adjacent tiles, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a multi-sided and multi-stepped tile spacer having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a finger grip aperture formed therethrough, said tile spacer having a first edge width, said first edge width approximately equal to a first standard tile gap, said tile spacer having a second edge width, said second edge width approximately equal to a second next wider standard tile gap, said tile spacer having a third edge width, said third edge width approximately equal to a third next wider standard tile gap, and said tile spacer having a fourth edge width, said fourth edge width approximately equal to a fourth next large standard tile gap;
- rotating said tile spacer between said first edge width, said second edge width, third edge width, and said fourth edge width until a selected edge of said tile spacer is located;
- and
- positioning one or more said selected edge of said tile spacer between the opposing edges of the adjacent tiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.