DE4027039A1 - Aid for laying flagstones or tiles - is shaped as cross with fifth arm at right angles to plane of cross - Google Patents

Abstract

The aid for laying flagstones or tiles with uniform spacing and correct alignment, consists of a cross made of plastics (1). The cross has four arms which lie in a common plane and are spaced at 90 deg to each other. A fifth arm is attached to the centre of the cross and extends at right angles to the plane of the cross. The cross is inserted at the junction of four tiles or flagstones with the fifth arm projecting upwards. The fifth arm then serves as a handle to facilitate removal of the cross. The idea can be adapted for positioning stone blocks when building a wall. USE/ADVANTAGE - Correct positioning of flagstones and tiles.

Description

When laying tiles on a flat surface is aimed at the joints between the tiles as possible to produce the same width. The tiles should also be laid at right angles. So far, between the Tile simple crosses laid out of plastic material.

The crosses were placed in the Fugenkreuz between each 4 tiles laid. Before grouting the joints the plastic crosses are removed. Because of the shape this crosses is not so easy, you have to wait until the adhesive (or mortar) has set, because otherwise the tiles will easily be moved again. There is also a lot of skill to take out the crosses required. To avoid these difficulties the plastic crosses only with one of the 4 legs of the cross pushed into the joint between 2 tiles. To remove the cross is attached to a leg that now protrudes freely grabs and pulled out. It's very easy. The original one Purpose, namely the right-angled adjustment of each 4 tiles is no longer reached.

The invention aims to remedy this deficiency. By forming the cross instead of 4 legs, a cross with 5 legs ( Fig. 3) is now used.

It will be the 4 cross-shaped legs for adjustment and the 5th leg used for touching and handling.

Handling can be further improved, especially if thicker tiles or stones are laid ( Fig. 1, Fig. 2).

The version according to FIG. 4 is used when facing bricks or fine masonry are laid in conjunction with staggered vertical joints.

It shows:

Fig. 1 Universally applicable adjusting aid,

Fig. 2 an adjustment aid for thicker tiles or stones,

Fig. 3 lighter version for tiles,

Fig. 4 adjustment aid for fine masonry laid in the network.

Claims (5)

1. Adjustment aids for stone and tile laying characterized in that a cross with 5 legs is used. ( Fig. 1) 2. Adjustment aids for stone and tile laying according to claim 1, characterized in that a leg protrudes plane. ( Fig. 2) 3. Adjustment aids for laying stones and tiles Claims 1 and 2 characterized in that the 5 legs are rod-shaped. 4. adjustment aids for stone and tile laying according to claim 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that a version with 3 surfaces is used for laying in the network. The levels are created as surfaces. ( Fig. 4) 5. adjusting aids for stone and tile laying according to claim 1, 2, 3 and 4, characterized in that the adjusting aids Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are made in different thicknesses. The thickness depends on the joint width.