Stone working – Splitting – shearing – and punching
Patent
1988-01-25
1989-08-29
Yost, Frank T.
Stone working
Splitting, shearing, and punching
33 322, 33526, 83879, 225 96, B26F 300, B28D 132
Patent
active
048607231
ABSTRACT:
A tile spacing gauge for gauging the space for a last row of tiles is also a tile holder that is coupled to a tile cutter so that the tile spacing gauge forms an integral component of the tile cutter. Tiles for the last row are held in position at a butting edge of the tile spacing gauge for scoring by the tile cutter along a line set by the tile spacing gauge without requiring an intermediate step of actually measuring and marking the tiles. In the described example, an elongate frame cross arm of the tile spacing gauge is formed with brackets spaced apart at either end. The brackets slideably receive elongate gauge arms in parallel with each other and at right angles to the frame cross arm. Positioning of the gauge arms affords parallel and independent measurement of distances from reference edges on the brackets placed against the second to last row of installed tiles to a boundary. The independent measurements take account of "out of square" wall frames and structures. The butting edge of the tile spacing gauge is adjustable in relation to the reference edge for setting the desired width of the tile grout line. The tile spacing gauge is coupled to a tile cutter at the ends of the elongate gauge arms.
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Kane, Jr. Daniel H.
Rada Rinaldi
Yost Frank T.
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