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US 9,045,911 B2Granted
Reusable shim shell mechanical edge setting system and method for setting tiles and tuning lippage
AssigneeNew Standards Manufacturing Co.
InventorsJames P. Hoffman, Ernest L. Perry, IV, Michele Volponi
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Abstract
A tile aligning and lippage tuning system that uses an under tile base interstitial strap, which is connected to said under tile base, a shim shell cap configured to slip over the connecting tab. A bottom tile mating shim and a top shim.
Claims20
A tile aligning and leveling system comprising:
- a base;
- a top angled member;
- a bottom angled member;
- a strap comprising:
- a top angled member mating protuberance;
- said bottom angled member disposed adjacent said strap;
- said bottom angled member having a top ramp side;
- and
- said top angled member disposed on and configured to slide on said top ramp side.
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A lippage control system comprising:
- a member for cooperating with a first side of a plurality of adjacent tiles;
- an elongated interstitial member extending away from said first side and beyond an opposing second side of said plurality of tiles;
- a first wedge for providing a variably positionable ramp;
- a second wedge configured for sliding up said ramp;
- said second wedge comprising a top second wedge first surface and a bottom second wedge second surface;
- a post disposed centrally along an longitudinal axis of said elongated interstitial member;
- and
- said post configured for coupling with said first surface.
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A lippage reducing system comprising:
- a member configured to be located between a plurality of adjacent tiles in a back plane;
- a strap extending from said member between said plurality of adjacent tiles and away from said back plane;
- a first shim configured to engage a first surface of said plurality of adjacent tiles and to receive said strap through a void in said first shim;
- and
- a second shim disposed adjacent to said first shim and configured to slide on said first shim.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.