US2083116A - Fancy tile fixing means - Google Patents

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June 8, 1937;

J. BURGEL FANCY TILE FIXING MEANS Filed June 10, 1936 n w. H e V Patented June 8, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application June 10, 1936, Serial No. 84,508 In France March 31, 1936 1 Claim.

The object of this invention is a new device for fancy tiles or other materials for covering walls and other uses.

The fancy tiles used at present generally have on the back a series of projections and holes in order to give greater fixing propensities. This method is not dependable and it often happens that these tiles fixed in the cement become loose which necessitates some difiicult and costly re- 10 pairs.

According to this invention these inconveniences are overcome by the fact that the tiles are equipped on the back or on the side with a movable anchorage device which can easily be 15 fitted when the tiles are laid. This means of anchorage preferably takes the form of bent steel strips inserted, both ends first into suitably formed notches on the back or sides of the tiles. For fixing these strips in position, a pair of pincers, specially made for the purpose, bends the strips between the jaws into the shape required.

The accompanying drawing shows in perspective the operation of placing the anchoring strips and a section of several tiles fitted with these metallic stays and fixed in a brick wall.

As can be seen in the figure two notches l are cut obliquely in the two opposite directions in the back of tile 2 and a steel strip 3 is inserted to grip by its two extremities after being bent by 30 means of special pincers. The pincers havea single jaw 4 and a jaw in the shape of a fork 5. The single jaw 4 moves between the shanks of the jaw 5 and so bends an ordinary steel strip into the shape required for fitting the two extremities of the strip into the oblique notches I. The opening of the pincers is effected by releasing the strip 3 and the fixing of the twoextremities in the notches l.

The tiles thus fitted are laid in the ordinary 5 way on a layer of cement and when the cement is set the tiles are absolutely secured as the strips 3 are completely incased in the hard cement,

, which has also run, when liquid into the other holes other than those occupied by the strips of the notches I and has filled them completely.

As soon as the tiles are placed in the cement the strips bind themselves thus ensuring immediate stability.

This idea can be extended to using more than one strip and to a tile of relatively larger size. Also this method of anchorage could be applied in various shapes of strips other than a fiexible strip, for example, in the shape of arched wires of other designs. As the case may be, although it is not an advantage, the strips could be already fixed permanently in the tiles at the time of manufacture.

I claim:

In a device for fixing fancy tiles or other such objects on walls, floors and like surfaces, said fancy tiles having at least two notches cut obliquely in two opposite directions into the tile face adjacent to the supporting surface and removable and resilient metal strips having a length greater than the distance between the two tile notches and forced in bent condition by both their ends into said notches.

JOSEPH BURGEL.

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