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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8307564 | Deck building assist tool A deck building assist tool includes a panel that has a top side, a bottom side, a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge. A first line is coextensive with the first edge and a second line is coextensive with the second edge. The first and second lines intersec... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8127460 | Tool for use in marking tiles A tool suitable for holding a ruling tile for using in making a cutting line on a cutting tile. The tool comprises a tile receiving means and a support means for the tile receiving means. The tile receiving means is adapted to space the ruling tile at a desired dist... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7748132 | Tile tee system A substrate has front and rear faces, short first and second end edges, long side edges and interior and exterior side edges. First and second setting slides have front and rear faces, short end edges, long side edges and interior and exterior side edges. A measurin... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7685730 | Tile marking and/or cutting device A tile marking tool uses a probe mounted on a biased marking arm to engage and follow a contour of an obstruction, such as a wall, cabinet, or heat vent, adjacent which floor tile must be installed. As the tool is moved along the wall, a marking element on the other... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7650700 | Tile installation spacer and method of use A tile installation spacer includes a circular disk having opposed, parallel surfaces, and opposed cylindrical first and second spacers extend away from the respective surfaces of the disk. The disk, the first cylindrical spacer, and the second cylinder each have a ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7536802 | Low-obscuring tile installation spacer The disclosure relates to tile-spacing devices for spacing tiles apart from one another during their installation, so as to create a space between the tiles, such as a space into which a grout, mortar, sealant, or other material can be inserted. Like previous tile-s... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7409773 | Tile angle measurement device A device for facilitating the correct measurement and placement of tiles having a transparent top plate for viewing indicia markings on bottom sliding plate, also having a channel for the setting of a rule that is angularly and spatially adjustable from the thin met... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7373729 | Device and method for laying floor coverings in corner areas where floors and walls meet A device for laying floor and wall coverings in reentrant corners comprises an independent insert obtained from the same material as the flooring and having two dimensions before laying and being defined in three dimensions after laying and having, when flat, a geom... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7278343 | Apparatus for lap seaming floor coverings The present invention pertains to an apparatus for continuously cutting different floor coverings to form a uniform seam between them. The apparatus is particularly suited for vinyl and linoleum tile floor coverings. The apparatus is secured to a floor at a referenc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7257926 | Tile spacer and leveler A method for installing tiles includes the steps of positioning a base in overlying relation to cementitious material. First and second spacer arms are formed on the base in normal relation to one another. Preselected corners of four tiles are positioned in overlyin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7140120 | Tile measuring device A tile measuring device includes a reference bar member having a bottom side with a gap gauge extending therefrom. A plurality of shafts extends through the reference bar member and terminating in a flexible contact bar conformable to an obstruction. Each shaft of t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7117610 | Tool for scribing tile The present invention is a tool for scribing tile, including a base member that defines a substantially planar surface, preferably rectangular in design, and more preferably with a small cutout in one end for particular applications. The base member preferably appro... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111435 | Tile application guides and system A tile application system having a trim guide and a field guide. The trim guide has a first, second, and third side, a a registration channel adjacent to the first side and perpendicular to the second side, a terminal end on the first side having a distance V from t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7028446 | Construction layout stripping having a plurality of pairs of uprights thereon A construction layout stripping and method for laying out construction members or framing members at a fixed distance interval from one another. The construction layout stripping comprises: first, a pliably, non-elastic elongated base; and second, repeating units di... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6973736 | Tile contour tool An apparatus for tracing a contour onto a tile prior to cutting the tile includes a base member having a first longitudinal slot and a retaining lip disposed at one end thereof. A first extension member includes a second longitudinal slot and is pivotally attached t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6944963 | Pattern-profile measuring device This invention pertains to the art of methods and apparatuses associated with measuring and profile tools utilized in crafts, particularly in the design of quilts. More specifically, the invention provides an improved measuring tool that incorporates a variety of un... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935041 | Modular framing tool Disclosed is a modular framing tool and a method for beam framing. The modular framing tool of the present invention comprises alignment members attached to a common body portion. In one embodiment, the tabs are permanently and rotatably attached with a locking mech... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935037 | Tile contour tool An apparatus for tracing a contour onto a tile prior to cutting the tile includes a base member having a first longitudinal slot and a retaining lip disposed at one end thereof. A first extension member includes a second longitudinal slot and is pivotally attached t... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6796049 | Adjustable tile spacing apparatus An adjustable tile spacing apparatus permits the setting tiles in a consistent pattern with perfect spacing relative to one another so as to obtain grout joints of uniform width. The adjustable tile spacing apparatus includes a central member and two perpendicular m... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6647685 | Spacing device for placement of tile A tool for the spacing of tiles during installation includes a central body with radially projecting prongs that are fitted between adjacent tiles to control the spacing thereof.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6625951 | Floor laying and leveling system A system for laying and leveling a tile walking surface, i.e. indoor floor or outdoor patio or pathway, where the system relies upon the use of inserts embedded within the adhesive for securing the tile. A preferred insert is a single plastic member, pref... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6481112 | Tile fitting device A tile fitting device is provided for use in marking and cutting a loose tile of a predetermined size to be marked to permit it to be laid on a narrow untiled floor space disposed between an upright wall surface and confronting outer edge of a plurality o... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6195904 | Adjustable tile measuring device A tile measuring device including a pair of transparent, slidably connected plates having reference indicia thereon. A rotatable handle, defining a threaded aperture, is mounted on a threaded member, fixed to the bottom plate, and is rotatably adjustable ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6112424 | Tile marking device instrument board An instrument board (21) with a thin base (26) and top surface of base for placing tile to be measured for cutting, tracks (27) at front and rear atop base and tile placing surface between tracks, a pilot hole (31) in both ends of each track, a pair of me... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6101730 | Template jig for determining precise cutting lines on tiles A marking indicator template jig for marking a tile to be cut and positioned in an open area of a size smaller than a size of the tile. The jig includes first and second legs pivotally connected together. A first telescoping leg is pivotally connected to ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5832619 | Adjustable tile installation tool and method of use An adjustable frame for simultaneously aligning and installing multiple tiles. The adjustable frame contains a plurality of tile apertures. Each tile aperture is sized to accept a particular tile size. Tiles are inserted into each of the tile apertures to... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5768793 | Adjustable template for laying tiles and method An adjustable template is illustrated having an elongated continuous guide (A) carrying a number of longitudinally spaced blocks (B) for accommodating floor tiles 25 of various widths, lengths and thicknesses. The blocks are manually adjustable on the lon... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5701680 | Tile setter's measuring tool A tile setter's measuring tool includes a cup slide in the form of an elongate bar having a through-extending passageway along a substantial proportion of its length and a pivot mount at one end, an object guide pivotally mounted to the pivot mount, and a... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5617642 | Tile fitting method and device Disclosed is a method and device for fitting tile and other building material into a mosaic pattern. A base section is connected to a slidable and rotatable rod connected to one or more cut line adjustment rods which conform to a particular pattern for cu... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5546668 | Leveling and locking profile transfer device A contour tracing device provides a housing unit which holds a series of parallel probe rods. The rods extend from the housing side walls, and are restrained to sliding, linear motion with respect to the housing. When the ends of the rods are pressed agai... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5483749 | Measuring and cutting apparatus Apparatus for cutting tiles or similar items to size comprises a measuring device having first and second measuring members which are movable towards and away from each other to set a required size to which a tile is to be cut, a cutting device comprising... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5471758 | Tile measuring device for use in laying tiles and method therefor A tile measuring device for use in laying tiles is disclosed comprising a support member, a reference member portion, and a measuring member portion. The reference member portion is slidably coupled to the support member for establishing a reference posit... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5410816 | Tile, angle-cutting gauge A body, having a straight-edged rule fixed thereto, and transverse thereto, slidably receives a pair of blocks which also have straight-edged rules fixed thereto. All the rules are parallel, and one thereof is used to engage a proximate wall surface, whil... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5363560 | Device for maintaining proper spacing and levelling of tiles during laying thereof In the thin set laying of stone or ceramic tile, tiles are set by floating them over a uniformly applied screed of adhesive applied to a level substrate. In this invention combination spacing/levelling devices are used to equally space the corners of adja... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5361508 | Tile, angle-cutting gauge A body, having a straight-edged rule fixed thereto, and transverse thereto, slidably receives a pair of blocks which also have straight-edged rules fixed thereto. All the rules are parallel, and one thereof is used to engage a proximate wall surface, whil... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5359783 | Tile spacer for simultaneously aligning tiles along their width during setting A spacer for use in laying tile to produce grout joints having constant width includes a pair of cross-members which form four quadrants to receive four tiles. The spacer can be used with different sizes of tiles.... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5353508 | Border cutter A border cutter for use with a cutter blade carrier for cutting a strip of carpet, the carrier having a blade plate for a cutting blade, the border cutter including a surface plate for movement along a piece of carpet, and having a guide edge and a cuttin... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5288534 | Handy, multi-pupose tile installation spacers A tile spacer includes a platform (10) having opposite coplanar surfaces (11, 12) on which are disposed a straight spacer (13) and a corner spacer, either a cross-shaped spacer (14) or a tee-shaped spacer 15, respectively. One leg of the corner spacer (14... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5188013 | Vinyl tile measuring and cutting device A vinyl tile spacing gauge and cutter for the measuring and scoring of an edge floor tile, such device having a heated plate surface on which the tile is positioned and a pair of extendable measuring arms adapted to extend from the base of the device from... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5181326 | Tool and method for installing tile Disclosed is a tool for marking tiles having a predetermined thickness, so that the tiles may be cut precisely to enable them to be placed adjacent each other and spaced apart a predetermined, uniform, distance corresponding to the thickness of a desired ... | 01/26/1993 |
