Apparatus for releasable fixation of tiles to a tile support board

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EP 1 726 737 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/28

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	29.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/48

(21)	Application number: 06252685.0

(22)	Date of filing: 23.05.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E04F 13/08^(2006.01)
E04F 13/18^(2006.01)

E04F 13/14^(2006.01)
A47K 10/10^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

26.05.2005 GB 0510718

(71)	Applicant: R H R Solutions Limited
	Sheffield, S9 1XU (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Rippin, Daniel John Nottingham NG10 3QU (GB) Henderson, Mark Loughborough LE12 9TQ (GB)

(74)	Representative: Chapman, Paul Nicholas et al
	Atkinson Burrington Limited 28 President Buildings President Way Sheffield S4 7UR Sheffield S4 7UR (GB)

(54)	Apparatus for releasable fixation of tiles to a tile support board

(57) A tile (401) having a front face (202) for displaying and an underside (203) for securing to a tile support surface, the underside having a closed path seal wall (204) extending backwards. The seal wall is configured to provide a seal between the tile and a tile support surface to prevent substance ingress interior of the closed path of the seal wall. A tile having a seal wall also configured to provide a seal between the tile and a second like tile. A tile having an underside that presents tile coupling means configured to communicate with tile support coupling means to provide a first releasable coupling arrangement. A tile support board (404) having a rear face for securing to a support surface and a front face providing a tile support surface and presenting tile support coupling means, such that the tile may be releasably coupled to the tile support board.

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