WO2001092661A1

WO2001092661A1 - Board for mounting tiles

Info

Publication number: WO2001092661A1
Application number: PCT/IL2000/000308
Authority: WO
Inventors: Joseph Nir; Abraham Rabinovitch
Original assignee: Joseph Nir; Abraham Rabinovitch
Priority date: 2000-05-29
Filing date: 2000-05-29
Publication date: 2001-12-06
Also published as: AU4776500A

Abstract

A board for mounting tiles, the board having multiple partitions formed as a frame of geometric shapes, for example squares or rectangles. The partitions are formed to the same size of a tile to be placed therein but are lower than the tile so that sealing material can be applied between adjacent mounted tiles. The board is attached to a mounting surface, such as a wall or a floor, and the tiles are then mounted within the partitions by an adhesive. Each partition is open in the center so that the tile may be directly adhered to the mounting surface. The slits formed between adjacent mounted tiles are filled with a sealing material. The board may be formed of any type of plastic, rubber, cardboard, or metal.

Description

BOARD FOR MOUNTING TILES.

Technical Field

The invention is in the architecture field

It is designed to cover up naked walls in kitchens, bathrooms, refrigeration rooms, large external surfaces, hall floors, hotel lobbies and industrial halls.

On every level surface you can do a professional work without requiring a professional/ expert team.

You can use every tile brick available in the market, e.g. ceramics, stone, glass, marble, etc.

Background art

The backgrourid and the knowledge came from an extensive practical work in construction- and observation on practitioner in this field.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention is built from squared boards made from partitions in the sizes of every commercially available tile/brick (20 x 15, 15 x 15, etc.) and the partition is lower than the tile brick in a few millimeters. Every board is a rectangle containing 9 squares or more.

The board can be fixed with a steel nail or with a screw to the wall. Obviously it has to be flat to the wall/floor. In such way the operator can cover the whole surface with boards and the surplus partitions can be easily cut off with a knife. Then, the stones/bricks or tiles can be glued to the board with an acrylic glue gun or any other glue able to glue cement to ceramic.

The advantage of this new method is that everyone, and not just professionals, can complete the task of covering any wall quicker, cheaper and cleaner. Professionals can also triple their output and complete the work with much less effort.

Another advantage is that the user can combine working with the new board and with the older technique simultaneously (this advantage deals with sharp comers, etc.)

And finally all the user has to do is to fill the slits with sealing material.

And the board remains hidden.

Covering old walls in any city can be made promptly and with a quality that has not been seen yet. Best way to carry out the invention

1. Spread a thin layer of acrylic glue on the bottom of the board.

2. Attach the board to the designated location with standard or steel nails/screws.

3. Then, spread a thin layer of glue all over the back part of the tile/brick.

4. Attach the tile brick to the board for a few seconds very firmly and continue so until finishing a whole board and subsequently the entire wall.

.All the process of completing a board with its paπitions should take no more than 5 to 10 minutes. 2 to 3 hours after and when the glue is dry, you can fill the slits between the bricks/tiles with a suitable filling. ^• . .

Industrial applicability

The product is made from foamed plastic and by the vacuum foaming technique.

The product is manufactured by a mould press.

The product can also be made from any other materials and in the size of every commercially available tile/brick.

The Method

The method uses a board consisting of certain geometric shapes, in varying or fixed sizes according to the desired design. There are dividers on the board that define' the boarders of the ies and on the board itself there is a opening for each tile that enables attaching of it to the surface that it is to cover. ihe board itself is attached to the wall before commencing work, either by a steel nail or a screw and wall plug.

In addition, a thin coat of glue on the back of the board attaches it to the wall. A similar board is positioned next this board, and so on, in the same manner.

Claims

What is claimed is:

The Stembus is

<\ , A frame built of squares or rectangles or an other geometric shape into winch any type of stone, glass, ceramic marble or metal t'les may oe inserteα

2. , The frame is made of any

of plastic ruober cardboarα or metal > The frame, consisting of squares for examole, is open in the center of each square tn order to form direct contact with the surface when a tile is stuc- m it