US5073430A
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Trim strip
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-04-16
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Granted: 1991-12-17
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Expires: 2010-04-16
Abstract
Abstract A tile edging trim strip comprises a body having an anchorage portion and an integral edge portion which projects from the anchorage portion and has an abutment part remote from the anchorage portion to abut against the edge of a tile, and a platform removably attached to the anchorage portion which projects towards the abutment part. The platform enables the trim strip to be adjusted for use with tiles of different thicknesses, and to allow for variations in section thickness of a tile. Thus, the platform may lift a thinner tile or tile edge off the anchorage portion into a position for abutting engagement of the abutment part with the tile, or the platform may be removed for a thicker tile or tile section to allow the tile to engage with the anchorage portion and still have abutting engagement with the abutment part. The platform may be formed integrally with, or be a separate element detachably connected to, the anchorage portion.
Inventors
- 👤 S. Bruce Aidan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:02
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F19/00; E04F19/02; E04F19/06; E04F19/061; E04F19/062; E04F19/064; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/15; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24777
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A trim strip adapted for use as an edging for ceramic tile wall, floor or other surface coverings comprising a body having an anchorage portion and an integral edge portion which projects from said anchorage portion and has an abutment part remote from said anchorage portion adapted to abut against the edge of an adjacent tile when the trim strip is fitted for use, and a platform removably attached to said anchorage portion which projects towards said abutment part and serves in use of the trim strip to lift a tile or tile edge away from said anchorage portion for abutting engagement of said abutment part with the tile, said platform being removable to enable, alternatively, a thicker tile or tile section to be engaged with said anchorage portion and have abutting engagement with said abutment part.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A trim strip adapted for use as an edging for ceramic tile wall, floor or other surface coverings comprising a body having an anchorage portion and an integral edge portion which projects from said anchorage portion and has an abutment part remote from said anchorage portion adapted to abut against the edge of an adjacent tile when the trim strip is fitted for use, and a platform removably attached to said anchorage portion which projects towards said abutment part and serves in use of the trim strip to lift a tile or tile edge away from said anchorage portion for abutting engagement of said abutment part with the tile, said platform being removable to enable, alternatively, a thicker tile or tile section to be engaged with said anchorage portion and have abutting engagement with said abutment part.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A trim strip according to claim 1 wherein said platform is formed integrally with said anchorage portion and has a section adjacent to said anchorage portion at which it is separable from said anchorage portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A trim strip according to claim 1 wherein said platform is a separate element detachably connected to said anchorage portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A trim strip according to claim 3 wherein said anchorage portion has a groove therein and said platform is a strip releasably engaged with said groove.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A trim strip according to claim 3 wherein said body is an extrusion of plastics material and said platform is a plastics strip co-extruded with said body and bonded by the co-extrusion process to said anchorage portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
A trim strip according to claim 1 wherein said edge portion has a relatively thick section adjacent to said anchorage portion and reduces in thickness away from said anchorage portion, and said edge portion defines a recess intermediate said anchorage portion and said abutment part in which grouting material can be received.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A trim strip according to claim 1 wherein said edge portion has a second abutment part adjacent to said anchorage portion for engagement with an edge of an adjacent tile in use.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A trim strip according to claim 1 wherein said edge portion has a flexible fin adapted for engagement in use of the trim strip with a surface extending substantially parallel to said anchorage portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A trim strip according to claim 1 wherein said edge portion has an extension adjacent to said anchorage portion projecting substantially at right angles to said anchorage portion away from said abutment part.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A trim strip according to claim 9 wherein said extension has an extremity at which is a flexible fin adapted for engagement in use of the trim strip with a surface extending substantially parallel to the anchorage portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
86 words
A trim strip according to claim 1 wherein said anchorage portion has a surface remote from said abutment part and guide means is provided at said surface, said guide means extending parallel to said edge portion and serving as a guide for positioning the trip strip in use at the outside of an angle between tiles or surfaces meeting at a corner, such that a part of said anchorage portion adjacent to said edge portion can overlap an edge of an adjacent tile at the corner.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
A trim strip according to claim 11 wherein said guide means comprises a marker line or lines extending along said surface of said anchorage portion and defined by plastics of a different colour applied to said anchorage portion as the body is formed.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-12-16 | 1995-06-17 | 1995-12-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-12-16 | 1999-06-17 | 1999-12-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-12-16 | 2003-06-17 | 2003-12-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |