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US 8,800,246 B2Granted
Tile levelling device
OwnerMichael Gortoninventor
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Abstract
A tile levelling device includes a base portion having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, one or more recesses being formed in the upper surface. The tile levelling device also includes a stem frangibly connected to the base portion at or near a low point of said recess, the stem including a hole adapted to receive a wedge.
Claims17
A tile levelling device comprising:
- a base portion having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, one or more generally V-shaped recess being formed in the upper surface;
- a stem frangibly connected to the base portion at or near a low point of said one or more recess, the stem including a hole adapted to receive a wedge;
- wherein a proximal portion of the stem adjacent to the base portion has a generally V-shaped profile which is more acute than the profile of the generally V-shaped recess.
A method of levelling adjacent edges of two adjacent tiles, the method including the steps of:
- placing a base portion of a tile levelling device beneath the adjacent edges, wherein the base portion includes one or more generally V-shaped recess formed in an upper surface thereof;
- locating the base portion such that a stem extending away from the base portion passes between a space located between the adjacent edges, wherein a proximal portion of the stem adjacent to the base portion has a generally V-shaped profile which is more acute than the profile of the generally V-shaped recess;
- forcing a wedge through a hole formed in the stem to clamp the two adjacent tiles between the upper surface of the base portion and a lower surface of the wedge;
- and
- frangibly separating the stem from the base portion such that the base portion remains completely beneath an underside of each of the two adjacent tiles.
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