US2018371763A1PendingUtilityA1

Tile-Securing Composition and Related Methods

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Assignee: STUCHELL BARTPriority: Jun 22, 2017Filed: Jun 22, 2018Published: Dec 27, 2018
Est. expiryJun 22, 2037(~10.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Bart Stuchell
E04F 15/02044E04F 15/02183E04F 15/206E04F 15/02022E04F 15/02194E04F 15/08E04F 2015/02111E04F 21/0092E04F 15/087
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Abstract

A composition having a base-substrate component fixably attached to a substantially planar first surface of a resilient component; a spacer component fixably attached to a substantially planar second surface of the resilient component, wherein the spacer component is a rigid structure having a planar surface with four raised flanges thereon, the four raised flanges being collectively positioned in a cross-like configuration; and at least one tile in contact with the spacer component.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composition comprising:
 a base-substrate component fixably attached to a substantially planar first surface of a resilient component;   a spacer component fixably attached to a substantially planar second surface of the resilient component, wherein the spacer component is a rigid structure having a planar surface with four raised flanges thereon, the four raised flanges being collectively positioned in a cross-like configuration; and   at least one tile in contact with the spacer component.   
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the tile is a paver tile. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the tile is a porcelain tile. 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein a right-angle corner of at least one tile is in contact with the spacer component. 
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein four right-angle corners from four separate tiles are in contact with the spacer component. 
     
     
         6 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the first base-substrate component is a rigid-plastic structure having a plurality of internal support walls; at least one external support wall, and a first locking component disposed in the at least one external support wall. 
     
     
         7 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the base-substrate component is fixably attached to the substantially planar first surface of the resilient component using adhesive, and wherein the spacer component is fixably attached to a substantially planar second surface of the resilient component using adhesive. 
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 1 , further comprising grout between two adjacent tile edges. 
     
     
         9 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient component is a polymer-containing component. 
     
     
         10 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient component is a rubber-containing component. 
     
     
         11 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the resilient component is foam rubber. 
     
     
         12 . The composition of  claim 1 , further comprising a wire that is in contact with the composition's exterior-tile edges. 
     
     
         13 . A composition comprising:
 a base-substrate component fixably attached to a spacer component;   the spacer component being a rigid structure and having a planar surface with four raised flanges thereon, the four raised flanges being collectively positioned in a cross-like configuration, the spacer component having a first cross-shaped polymeric element positioned between the four flanges, a second cross-shaped polymeric element positioned between the four flanges, the second cross-shaped polymeric element touching and adjacent to the first cross-shaped polymeric element, the first and second cross-shaped polymeric elements being fixably attached to the spacer component; and   at least one tile in contact with the spacer component.   
     
     
         14 . The composition of  claim 13 , wherein the base-substrate component is a rigid-plastic structure having a plurality of internal support walls, at-least-one external support wall, and a first locking component disposed in the at-least-one external support wall. 
     
     
         15 . The composition of  claim 13 , wherein the base-substrate component is fixably attached to the spacer component using a screw. 
     
     
         16 . The composition of  claim 13 , wherein the first and second polymeric elements are fixably attached to the paver spacer component using a screw. 
     
     
         17 . The composition of  claim 13 , wherein the tile is a paver tile. 
     
     
         18 . The composition of  claim 13 , wherein the tile is a porcelain tile. 
     
     
         19 . The composition of  claim 13 , wherein a right-angle corner of at least one tile is in contact with the spacer component. 
     
     
         20 . The composition of  claim 13 , wherein four right-angle corners from four separate tiles are in contact with the spacer component. 
     
     
         21 . The composition of  claim 20 , wherein each of the four right-angle corners are pressure fit with the spacer component and thereby deform the first cross-shaped polymeric element due to the pressure from each of the four right-angle corners. 
     
     
         22 . The composition of  claim 13 , further comprising a wire that is in contact with the composition's exterior-tile edges.

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