Tile system and method
OwnerMontgomery Marsinventor
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Abstract
A tile system includes a tile and at least one removable tile insert. One of the tile and the at least one tile insert has securing means for removably retaining the at least one insert within or to the tile. The tile is configured to be installed on a surface through conventional means. The insert may incorporate both decorative and/or functional features and may be removed, replaced and/or reused to change the appearance of a single tile, multiple tiles, mural, liner or decorative scheme.
Claims12
A tile system for mounting one or more tiles with one or more removable inserts to a surface, the system comprising:
- a tile with an outwardly-facing tile face, a back wall and a peripheral edge extending therebetween, the tile configured to be at least partially mounted to the surface using an adhesive building material abutting at least a portion of the peripheral edge, the tile comprising at least one wall;
- an insert configured to be removably secured to the tile such that the insert is substantially in contact with the at least one wall;
- and
- a means for temporarily securing the insert to the tile;
- wherein:
- the at least one wall of the tile defines an the outwardly-facing tile face;
- the insert is formed with a lip about at least a portion of the perimeter of the insert;
- and
- the insert is secured to the tile such that the lip covers at least a portion of the tile face.
A tile system for mounting, at least partially using an adhesive building material, one or more tiles with one or more removable inserts to a surface, the system comprising:
- a tile configured to be installed on the surface by the adhesive building material, the tile comprising at least one wall bounding a receptacle and defining an outwardly-facing tile face substantially about the receptacle the tile further comprising a back wall and a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge extending between the tile face and back wall and wherein the peripheral edge is configured to abut the adhesive building material;
- an insert configured to be removably secured to the tile, the insert being formed with a body for receipt within at least a portion of the receptacle and being further formed with an outwardly-facing insert surface having a lip configured to overlap the tile face when the insert is secured to the tile;
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- a means for temporarily securing the insert to the tile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.