Countertop installation
AssigneeCaesarstone Ltd.
InventorEyal ARTSIELY
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention provide devices and methods for installation of countertops. A countertop installation device may include: a housing; a rim, extending outwards from the housing, the rim being connectable to a frame; a movable tongue arranged to move along a first axis of the shaft, and extend from the housing; and an adjustment screw configured to adjust the location of the movable tongue along a second axis. During installation of the device, the first axis may be the horizontal axis and the second axis may be the vertical axis.
Claims10
A countertop installation device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a rim, extending outwards from the housing, the rim being connectable to a frame;
- a movable tongue arranged to move along a first axis of a shaft, and extend from the housing;
- and
- an adjustment screw configured to adjust the location of a countertop along a second axis, wherein, during installation of the device, the first axis is the horizontal axis and the second axis is the vertical axis.
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A method for adjusting a position of a countertop slab, comprising:
- affixing a countertop installation device to a cabinet framework, wherein the countertop Installation device comprises:
- a movable tongue arranged to move along a first axis, the tongue being received in a slot,
- wherein moving said tongue along the first axis adjusts a position of said countertop slab along the first axis;
- and
- wherein the countertop installation device comprises an adjustment screw arranged to move the countertop slab along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and
- adjusting a position of said countertop slab by moving the tongue and said adjustment screw to adjust the position of the countertop slab along the first and second axes, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.