Pedestal and support structure for tile
AssigneeMbrico, LLC
InventorsMark A. McManus, Jason McManus
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Abstract
A support structure configured for attachment to a pedestal upper surface with a support structure spine extending upward from the support structure; a first support structure rail and second support structure rail each extending perpendicularly outward from the support structure spine. A tile comprising a groove formed in at least one of the plurality of side edges; wherein the groove of the at least one of the plurality of edges of the tile is configured for engagement by the first support structure rail of the support structure.
Claims22
1-20. (canceled)
A tile system comprising:
- a support structure;
- a support structure spine extending upward from the support structure;
- a first support structure rail extending perpendicularly outward from the support structure spine;
- a second support structure rail opposite the first support structure rail extending perpendicularly outward from the support structure spine;
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- a tile comprising a first face, a second face opposite the first face, a plurality of side edges extending between the first face and the second face, and a groove formed in at least one of the plurality of side edges;
- wherein the groove of the at least one of the plurality of edges of the tile is configured for engagement by the first support structure rail of the support structure.
The title system of claim 1, wherein the pedestal further comprises a pair of pedestal spines extending upward from the pedestal upper surface each of which having a pedestal rail oriented perpendicular to the pedestal spine and projecting inward toward each other.
The tile system of claim 1, wherein the support structure further comprises:
- a pair of flanges separated by and extending outward from the spine of the support structure;
- a pair of side members extending downward from respective ends of the pair of flanges opposite the spine;
- and a lip formed on each side of the support structure and configured for engagement by the corresponding pedestal rail to attach the support structure to the pedestal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.