Patent ID: 9657485
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: E04F

Claim:
1. A tile leveling system comprising: an anchor member arranged to be positioned in a setting bed below adjacent tiles; a tensioning member extending upwardly from the anchor member and arranged to pass between the adjacent tiles, the tensioning member comprised of a metallic material and frangibly connected to the anchor member via a breakage point; and a loading system positionable on top of the adjacent tiles, the loading system including a base plate, a housing body arranged to engage an upper surface of the base plate and defining an opening cavity, and a drive mechanism comprising a worm supported by the base plate and rotatably connected to the tensioning member inside the cavity via a plurality of slots defined in the tensioning member, the worm selectively operable to secure and level the adjacent tiles between the anchor member and the base plate.