TILE LEVELLER AND SPACING SYSTEM

摘要

A tile leveller and spacer system that allows rapid and reliable spacing and levelling of tools is described. The tile spacer comprises a base for locating the spacer under the tiles, and a stem that includes an alignment cross which is used to correctly space the tiles. The stem tile spacer is placed over the stem and engages with teeth on the stem. The tile leveller is pushed down over the stem to level the tiles between the base and the bottom of the tile leveller. The stem further comprises a frangible portion located between the base and the tile alignment portion, and when the stem is pulled with sufficient force, the frangible portion breaks to allow removal of the stem. A hand tool may be used to assist in this process. The hand tool can have an adjustable stop which can be set to a first setting to level the tiles, and a second setting to cause the frangible portion to break, allowing removal of the stem and leveller.

主权项

1. A tile spacer and levelling system comprising:
a tile spacer comprising:
a base for engaging a bottom surface of each of four adjacent tiles to be spaced and levelled;a stem projecting upward from the base, the stem comprising:
a tile alignment portion having a cross-shaped profile;a frangible portion located between the base and the tile alignment portion; anda tile leveller for engaging a top surface of the four adjacent tiles,wherein, in use, the tile spacer is located at the intersection of the four adjacent tiles such that the base is located beneath the four adjacent tiles, and each tile abuts a corner of the alignment portion so as to space the four adjacent tiles at a predetermined distance with respect to each other; andwherein the four adjacent tiles are levelled by applying a clamping force on the four adjacent tiles between the base and the tile leveller, to simultaneously level the four adjacent tiles.