Patent ID: 7793378
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tool having utility in tile installation, comprising: a handle adapted to be gripped by a human hand; a blade adapted to remove excess grout and caulk being secured to a first end of said handle; said blade having a breadth greater than a diameter of said handle; said blade having a length greater than said breadth; said blade being flat and having a top surface, a bottom surface, a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a pair of side edges; said tool having a first position where said top surface faces upwardly and said tool having a second, inverted position where said bottom surface faces upwardly; a wedge-shaped top sidewall mounted to each of said side edges, said wedge-shaped top sidewall having a leading end coincident with said leading edge and having a trailing end spaced vertically from said trailing edge; a wedge-shaped bottom sidewall mounted to each of said side edges, said wedge-shaped bottom sidewall having a leading end coincident with said leading edge and having a trailing end spaced vertically from said trailing edge; whereby said top sidewalls are adapted to retain excess grout and caulk atop said top surface of said blade when said tool is in said first position; whereby said bottom sidewalls are adapted to retain excess grout and caulk atop said bottom surface of said blade when said tool is in said second position; and whereby a large quantity of excess grout and caulk may be collected atop said blade.