Patent ID: 7621100
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A device for laying and leveling tiles, said device comprising: a shaft having an upper portion and a lower portion; a bottom plate combined with the shaft lower portion; a top plate having an opening which is adapted to receive the shaft, said top plate having an upper side and a lower side, the lower side of the top plate having two spacer fins adapted for insertion between adjacent tiles; and a locking assembly having an opening adapted to receive the shaft; wherein the bottom plate comprises a first generally flat portion extending from the shaft in a first direction and a second generally flat portion extending from the shaft in a second direction, wherein the first generally flat portion is combined with the shaft at a first location in a first plane and the second generally flat portion is combined with the shaft at a second location in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane so that the two planes are separated a predetermined distance from each other along the length of the shaft to allow the device to be used between tiles of different thicknesses.