Patent ID: 8887475

Claim:
A leveling and aligning device for installing tiles comprising: a main body comprising a supporting base and a first vertical member connected to the supporting base along a preferential fracturing line and extending along an axis substantially perpendicular to the base, the first vertical member having a substantially plane main shape having a predetermined thickness; a wedge for leveling the tiles; the first vertical member having an opening extending from the supporting base, constructed and arranged to receive the leveling wedge, and a contact portion constructed and arranged to engage with a surface of the leveling wedge facing away from the supporting base when the wedge is positioned in the opening; wherein, the first vertical member comprises a pair of first side tabs, extending parallel to the axis, having a thickness greater than the thickness of the first vertical member; at least one of the pair of first side tabs being interposable between two tiles facing each other, for forming a spacing distance between the two tiles.