WO2017008091A1

WO2017008091A1 - Tile spacer

Info

Publication number: WO2017008091A1
Application number: PCT/AM2016/000003
Authority: WO
Inventors: Volodya VOSKANYAN
Original assignee: Voskanyan Volodya
Priority date: 2015-07-14
Filing date: 2016-05-30
Publication date: 2017-01-19

Abstract

The invention is related to the sphere of construction, particularly it deals with tile spacers used during the placement of tiles. The tile spacer has six rectangular prism-shaped wings of the same thickness. Four of the wings are perpendicularly crossing in the center. Two coaxial wings have a shape of a rectangular prism and the other two wings together, that are part of the cross, have a shape of a U-shaped prism. On a rectangular prism-shaped wing, from above, two wings are attached compiling a U-shaped prism, the ends of which are joined to the sides of the ends of the wings of the U-shaped prism and together with the wing of the rectangular prism form a T- shaped tile spacer. The internal opening of the wings of the U-shaped prism, is smaller than the internal opening of the joined wings. The possibilites of applications of the tile spacer are very large.

Description

TILE SPACER

Technical Field

The invention is related to the sphere of construction, particularly it deals with tile spacers used during the placement of tiles.

Background Art

Many producers have made tile spacers that are foreseen to keep equal space between the tiles used on walls and floors. Different tile spacers, such as "cross shaped" or "three winged" (three petal) are used for different layouts. For this reason, only one type of layout can be realized with these varieties of tile spacers that restricts the functional potential of tile spacers.

The closest analogy to the claimed invention is the Goldblatt G02670 1/8-Inch TileJax Multifunctional Spacer (see: http://www.amazon.com/Goldblatt-G02670-8-Inch- TileJax-Spacers/dp/B0039SLVHG), which has a ring in the center to which seven wings, at different working inclinations, are attached and three of the wings are on one side and the other four - on the opposite side. The disadvantage of this tile spacer is that it is used after finishing the layout for the realisation of which a large amount of raw material is used and the rriould of which, is rather complicated.

Disclosure of Invention

The aim of the invention is to create a tile spacer with multifunctional abilities, the application of which will allow to make the layouts easily and qualitatively and the tile spacer itself will be used during and after the realization of the layout. Meanwhile, some facets of the wings of the spacer are used as level inserting Inspecting Routers for the tiles and besides, after the fixation of the tiles, the spacers can easily be removed from the layout. The essence of the invention is that the spacer has six wings of the same thickness, four wings of which are perpendicularly crossing in the center creating a cross-shaped tile spacer, the wings of which are created by the intersection of the rectangular and U-shaped prisms. On one of the rectangular prism-shaped wings of the cross - from the top, and at the side of the end of the wings of the U-shaped prism, comprising a part of the cross, a U-shaped prism is attached, the two wings of which, together with the rectangular prism of the cross, make a T-shaped tile spacer. By the way, the internal opening of the wings of the U-shaped prism, attached to the upper base of the cross, is smaller than the internal opening of the wings of the U-shaped prism which is a part of the cross. During the lattice-shaped layout of the tiles the upper bases of the rectangular prism-shaped wings of the cross are the right-level routers of the insertion of the tiles; while in brickwork layouts, the two facets of the U-shaped prism edges with a small opening are considered to be the right-level routers for tiles installation.

As a variant, the lower bases of the cross-shaped wings of the spacer and the external facets of the rectangular prism, comprising part of the cross, are also semi-cylinders the bottom peaks of which look like ¼ spheres.

As a Variant, the bottom and side edges of the wings of the rectangular prism, that are part of the cross of the tile spacer, and the edges of the bottom bases of the wings forming a U-shaped prism have oblique cuts.

The choice of the tile spacer is made according to the thickness of the wing. Different sizes of the tile spacer will depend on the thickness of the spacer wings.

Brief Description of Drawings

The essence of the invention is illustrated in drawings:

Fig.l the perspective view of the tile spacer with curved peaks.

Fig.2-Fig.4 the general view of the tile spacer with curved peaks from different positions.

Fig. 5 the view of the tile spacer from the top.

Fig. 6 the view of the tile spacer from the bottom

Fig. 7 the view of the tile spacer from the left

Fig. 8 the view of the tile spacer from the right.

Fig. 9 the view of the tile spacer from front.

Fig. 10 the view of the tile spacer from back.

Fig. l 1 - Fig.14 general view of the tile spacer from

different positions, the bottom bases of the cross-shaped

wings of which and the external facets of the

rectangular prism, that are part of the cross, are

semicylinders, the bottom peaks of which look like a

¼ sphere.

Fig. 15 the view of the tile spacer from the top

Fig. 16 the view of the tile spacer from the bottom

Fig. 17 the view of the tile spacer from the left

Fig. 18 the view of the tile spacer from the right

Fig. 19 the view of the tile spacer from front.

Fig. 20 the view of the tile spacer from back.

Fig.21 - fig.24 general view of the tile spacer from different positions, the side and bottom edges of the

rectangular prism, that are part of the cross, and the

edges of the bottom basis of the U-shaped prism have

oblique cuts.

Fig. 25 the view of the tile spacer from the top

Fig. 26 the view of the tile spacer from the bottom

Fig. 27 the view of the tile spacer from the left.

Fig. 28 the view of the tile spacer from the right

Fig. 29 the view of the tile spacer from front

Fig. 30 the view of the tile spacer from back.

Fig. 31 the view of the square lattice-shaped layout realized

with tile spacer.

Fig. 32 the view of the square lattice-shaped layout from the

top, realized with tile spacer,

Fig. 33 the view of the brickwork, by applying tile spacer ,

Fig. 34 the view of the brickwork from the top, realized with

tile spacer,

Fig. 35 general view of equal distance between two tiles

provided by various applications of tile spacer

Fig. 36 general view of equal distance between two tiles from

the top, provided by various applications of tile spacer .

Fig. 37 the application of the tile spacer to provide equal

distance between the tiles while fastening them in the

corners of walls,

Fig. 38 the imaginary view of applying tile spacer from behind

the walls,

Fig. 39 Another way of application of tile spacer to provide

the equal distance between the tiles, while

fastening the them in the corners of walls,

Fig. 40 the imaginary view of applying tile spacer from behind the walls.

Description of Embodimens

The tile spacer (fig. l) has six wings of the same thickness curved at the peaks (1,2,3) (fig. l, fig.2, fig. 6), the four wings of which (1,2) (fig. 1) are perpendicularly crossing in the center, forming a cross-shaped tile spacer. By the way, the two wings of the cross that have the same axis (1) (fig.. 2) create a rectangular prism and the other two wings (2) (fig. 1) make a U-shaped prism. On a rectangular prism wing of the cross (1) (fig.2, fig.3) two wings are attached from above (3) (fig. 3) forming a U-shaped prism, the ends of which are vertically attached on the sides of the ends of the wings of the U-shaped prism that together with the wing of the rectangular prism form a T-shaped tile spacer, and moreover, the internal opening of the U-shaped prism wings, attached from above, on one of the rectangular prism-shaped wing (1) (fig. 3) is smaller than the internal opening of the U-shaped prism wings that are part of the cross.

During the lattice shaped layout of the tiles, the upper bases of the rectangular prism- shaped wings of the cross (4)(fig.4) are the testing routers of the right level of tiles placement and during the brickwall layout, the testing routers of the right level of tiles placement are the two facets with small opening, at the end of the U-shaped prism (5)(fig.4,fig.33).

As a variant, (fig.1 1) the lower bases (6)(fig. l l,fig. l6,fig. l7, fig.18) of the crossed wings of the spacer are semicylinders, and the external facets of the rectangular prism that are part of the cross (6)fig. l2), are also semicylinders the bottom peaks of which have a shape of ¼ sphere with the diameter of the thickness of the wing (7)(fig.16).

As another variant - the side and lower edges of the wings of the rectangular prism comprising a part of the cross of the tile spacer and the edges of the lower bases of the wings forming a U-shaped prism have oblique cuts (8)(fig.26).

Depending on the thickness of the wings, the spacer will have different sizes.

The application of the offered spacer gives an opportunity to realise different layouts (lattice-shaped, brick-style) of tiles, makes easier their placement and the level testing process as well. As for the tile spacer, it is possible to insert both: during and after the fromation of the layout, and after the fixation of the tiles, the tile spacers are easily removed from the layout.

The production of the spacer is possible with standard equipments and technologies and the shape of the spacer, unlike its counterpart, provides to save much more raw material and allows to produce it in more simple moulds.

Claims

1. The tile spacer, that has working wings, wherein there are six wings, of similar thickness, curved at the peaks, four of the wings are perpendicularly crossed in the center where the two coaxial wings have a shape of a rectangular prism and the other two wings, that are part of the cross, together have a shape of a U- shaped prism, on a rectangular prism-shaped wing, from above, two wings are attached compiling a U-shaped prism, the ends of which are joined to the sides of the ends of the wings of the U-shaped prism and together with the wing of the rectangular prism form a T-shaped tile spacer, where the internal opening of the prism wings is smaller than the internal opening of the joined wings.

2. The tile spacer according to claim 1, wherein the tile spacer is different because the lower bases of the cross-shaped wings of the tile spacer and the external facets of the rectangular prism, comprising the cross, are semi-sylinders the peaks of which look like ¼ spheres.

3. The tile spacer according to claim 1, wherein the tile spacer is different because the side and lower edges of the wings of the rectangular prism, comprising a part of the cross of the tile spacer, and the edges of the lower bases of the wings, forming a U-shaped prism, have oblique cuts.