Tile spacing construction

Claim 1

In combination, a support surface having an arrangement of tiles thereon, said adjacent tiles of said arrangement each bounding elongated grout-receiving recesses therebetween, and separated, plural tile-spacing constructions having operative positions in said grout-receiving recesses so as to provide a uniform width to said recesses, each said tile-spaced construction comprising a cooperating pair of tile-spacing members having connecting structure on each for forming selected tile-spacing shapes, each said member having an elongated body of U-shaped configuration in cross-section defined by a base and opposing side walls, said connecting structure on one said member consisting of aligned notches formed in said side walls originating in the upper edges thereof and terminating approximately in the medial portion thereof to define openings facing in one direction, said connecting structure on the other said member consisting of aligned notches formed in said side walls originating in the base and terminating approximately in the medial portion thereof to define openings facing in an opposite direction, the interfitting of said openings facing in opposite directions within each other being effective to form tile-spacing shapes of said cooperating members, and spaced openings in said base and side walls of each said member through grout placed in a recess flows into adhering contact with the areas of said tiles and said support surface bounding said recess, whereby said grout is effective to hold said arrangement of tiles in place on said support surface without removal of said tile-spacing constructions.