Abstract A tile for coating and decorating surfaces includes a slab which is of rigid material of light weight capable of adopting any polygonal shape having an even number preferrably four sides. Ribs extend peripherally around the slab perpendicular to the rear surface thereof. Two adjacent sides of the slab each have a pair of identical projections extending therefrom. The projections are centrally perforated. The two other adjacent sides of the slab each have a pair of female recesses for coupling with the lugs of adjacent slabs to form the coating. The rear surface is provided with reinforcement ribs, which form an air insulating chamber. A plate of insulating material is located on the edges of the ribs. The top surface of the slab is bevelled and is coated with a colored sheet and a thin coating made of transparent and waterproof material which protects the top surface.
A tile for covering and decorating surfaces, said tile comprising: a rectangular slab formed of a light weight rigid material and having four edges, two adjacent of said edges each having a pair of fins extending outwardly therefrom, each of said fins having a tubular projection extending from the upper surface thereof, each of said projections having a longitudinal opening therethrough, the other two adjacent of said edges each having a pair of crevices extending inwardly therefrom, each of said crevices having a cylindrical recess extending upwardly therefrom, said slab on the rear surface thereof having a plurality of spaced reinforcing ribs; and a plate of insulating material attached to said ribs on said rear surface of said slab, thereby providing recesses between said slab and said plate for the passage of electrical installations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A tile for covering and decorating surfaces, said tile comprising: a rectangular slab formed of a light weight rigid material and having four edges, two adjacent of said edges each having a pair of fins extending outwardly therefrom, each of said fins having a tubular projection extending from the upper surface thereof, each of said projections having a longitudinal opening therethrough, the other two adjacent of said edges each having a pair of crevices extending inwardly therefrom, each of said crevices having a cylindrical recess extending upwardly therefrom, said slab on the rear surface thereof having a plurality of spaced reinforcing ribs; and a plate of insulating material attached to said ribs on said rear surface of said slab, thereby providing recesses between said slab and said plate for the passage of electrical installations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A tile as claimed in claim 1, wherein said edges of said slab, from the front surface thereof, are bevelled, and further comprising a decorating sheet of attached to said front surface, and a thin coating of transparent material covering said decorating sheet.