Patent ID: 6796095
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
An alignment strip for tile comprising:an elongate strip member having a body with first and second extension edges, said extension edges oriented substantially perpendicular to one another and positioned at opposite corners of said body, said body having a planar side face and a planar rear face oriented substantially perpendicular said side face; said rear face partially coextensive with said first extension edge; said side face partially coextensive with said second extension edge, said side face and said rear face defining a substantially square corner and intersecting at a common edge; said first extension edge and a substantially perpendicular mud face of said body defining a first ledge; said second extension edge and a substantially perpendicular tile face of said body defining a second ledge; said tile face having a layer of adherent material along said first ledge in a predetermined thickness, said thickness equal to a width of said mud face; an inner surface of said second extension edge aligns a plurality of tiles longitudinally along said second ledge.