EP0305562A1
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A tile and a floor decoration system
Assignee: Al-Saleh Abdul Aziz Abdullah
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Filing: 1987-09-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-09-01
Abstract
Abstract A floor decoration system, for instance of cement tiles, includes three designs for self spacing tiles for developing separating lines and/or voids between adjacent tiles and/or for producing separating bands between the tiles or for producing minor decorations within the viods, which are to be filled at the site.
Inventors
- 👤 Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al-Saleh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 20:06
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F15/00; E04F15/02; E04F15/08; B; B44; B44C; B44C3/00; B44C3/12; B44C3/123
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A tile to be used as a main decorative unit in a floor decoration system, characterized in that at least at one edge of each main unit the bottom side of which overlaps in a step-like way the tile top side at a distance sufficient to define a distinct separating linear or channel-like gap between the top side edges of adjacent main units when tiling.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A tile to be used as a main decorative unit in a floor decoration system, characterized in that at least at one edge of each main unit the bottom side of which overlaps in a step-like way the tile top side at a distance sufficient to define a distinct separating linear or channel-like gap between the top side edges of adjacent main units when tiling.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
A floor decoration system comprising a prefabricated, self-spacing tile of claim 1 constituting a main decorative unit and a filler to be filled at the site, characterized in that said main units are installed to join one another at a separating line defined by the overlapping or the projecting bottom side edge and that said gaps are filled with a filler, particularly with a coloured filler.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
100 words
A floor decoration system comprising a prefabricated self-spacing tile of claim 1 constituting a main decorative unit and a filler to be filled at the site characterized in that said main units, each having selected corners at its edge, are arranged to meet one another at one respective selected corner to confine areal voids between the opposite edges of each group of two or more main units; and in that said voids are filled at the site with a filler, such that the voids comprise minor of the same but differently coloured material of which said main units are fabricated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
A system of claim 2 and 3, characterized in that said main units are arranged to join one another at least partly at said separating lines accompanied by said linear gaps and defined by selected ones of said projecting bottom side edges, and to confine areal voids between the non-joining full or part edges of which, wherein said gaps being filled with a filler at the site constituting separation bands between adjacent main units and wherein said voids after being filled with a filler confine said minor units.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system of claim 3, characterized by including tiles having a the bottom side edge of which changeable projections, which are arranged to meet each other for adjustment of an opposite tile, particularly of an opposite tile corner.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system of claim 4, characterized by including tiles having geometrical shape without projections at the bottom side edge.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
62 words
A system of one or more of claims 1 to 6, characterized by including tiles having geometrical shapes to be installed apart from each other at equal intervals to form continued or separated voids having geometrical shapes complementally to a pre-selected decorative shape and to be filled after installation with the material of which the tiles are fabricated but of different colour.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
50 words
A system of one or more of claims 1 to 7, characterized by including tiles having at least one cavity with a geometrical shape on the top side, whereby the cavity is to be filled with coloured mortar either after or prior to installation with decorative shapes constituting minor units.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
42 words
A system of one or more of claims 1 to 8, characterized by including self spacing cement surface tiles, the bottom side of which projects off for filling separating lines completely locked between adjacent tiles with cement mortar for preventing water leakage.
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