(19)
(11) EP 0 950 778 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/42

(21) Application number: 99650035.1

(22) Date of filing: 14.04.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E04F 21/18, E04F 21/22
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 14.04.1998 IE 980280

(71) Applicant: Nicholls, Brian
Dublin 24 (IE)

(72) Inventor:
  • Nicholls, Brian
    Dublin 24 (IE)

(74) Representative: O'Connor, Donal Henry et al
c/o Cruickshank & Co., 1 Holles Street
Dublin 2
Dublin 2 (IE)

   


(54) A tile applicator


(57) A tile applicator (1) is a hand tool provided for the tiling of walls, ceilings or floors which is a support having end walls (2, 3) and side walls (4, 5) forming comers (7) in turn supporting a spacer means (10) formed from a spacer plates (11, 12) which effectively act as a jig to engage between tiles already in situ to orient a tile (30) correctly with respect to them. In the applicator (1) illustrated the spacer plates (11, 12) also act as means for releasably securing the tile (30) within the applicator (1). The spacer means (10) may be made such that it is movable to and from a position adjacent the comer (7) to accommodate different sizes of tile (30). In use the tile applicator (1) is offered up to a tile (30) picks it up is then positioned to engage existing tiles with the spacer means and removed leaving the tile (30) in position.






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