Patent ID: 8950140
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A system for mounting a plurality of tiles on a flat surface, the system comprising: a plurality of tiles, each of which comprises a mounting surface, an exterior surface, and peripheral edges; and a plurality of support structures mountable on the flat surface; wherein the plurality of support structures are shaped such that when the plurality of support structures are mounted on the flat surface, the exterior surfaces of the plurality of tiles have a plurality of angled orientations, relative to the flat surface, wherein at least one junction is formed between two joining peripheral edges of the peripheral edges of adjacent tiles of the plurality of tiles, wherein the two joining peripheral edges are at different depths, wherein depth is measured as distance from the flat surface; wherein the plurality of support structures comprises at least a first support structure adjacent to a second support structure, wherein the first support structure comprises a first planar support surface that is coupled to and shaped to support the mounting surface of at least one of the plurality of tiles and the second support structure comprises a second planar support surface that is adjacent to and nonparallel to the first planar support surface, and is coupled to and shaped to support the mounting surface of at least one of the plurality of tiles; wherein the second planar support surface is oriented and positioned such that, across a plane perpendicular to the flat surface, the second planar support surface is substantially a mirror image of the first planar support surface.