WO2002006609A1 - Spacer for laying floors - Google Patents
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- WO2002006609A1 WO2002006609A1 PCT/PL2001/000022 PL0100022W WO0206609A1 WO 2002006609 A1 WO2002006609 A1 WO 2002006609A1 PL 0100022 W PL0100022 W PL 0100022W WO 0206609 A1 WO0206609 A1 WO 0206609A1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
- E04F21/00—Implements for finishing work on buildings
- E04F21/20—Implements for finishing work on buildings for laying flooring
- E04F21/22—Implements for finishing work on buildings for laying flooring of single elements, e.g. flooring cramps ; flexible webs
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- the subject of the invention is a spacer for laying down floors, especially parquet, laminated or hardwood panels and floor boards.
- the expansion gap spacer is characterized in that it has the form of a disc whose side surface has a shape outline of a wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their partial forms and/or their combinations, which has on one side a face wall with " ⁇ " lift not bigger than 20° and " ⁇ " inclination not bigger than 20° and on the other side has a rear wall, whereas the face wall is fitted with gripping part, whose outline has beneficially the shape of wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their combinations; " ⁇ " lift and " ⁇ ” inclination are along their total length tangential to the adequate straight lines.
- the surface of the face wall has projections, beneficially in the form of steps.
- the rear wall has beneficially its outer surface of conical shape, whose vertical angle " ⁇ " has the value not smaller than 140°.
- the highest located point of the face wall lies at the height or below the height of the face wall of the gripping part.
- the gripping part from the face side is fitted beneficially with at least one shaped hole.
- the gripping part is fitted beneficially on the side surface with at least one hole. On the side wall there is beneficially at least one hole.
- fig. 1 shows the expansion gap spacer with two shaped surfaces in axial section
- fig. 2 - shows the expansion gap spacer with two shaped surfaces viewed from the front
- fig. 3 - shows the expansion gap spacer with one shaped surface in axial section
- fig. 4 - shows the expansion gap spacer with outline of the external part in the shape of a circle
- ig. 5 - shows projections in the shape of steps
- fig. 6 - shows the expansion gap spacer located between the wall and flooring element being laid down.
- the expansion gap spacer has the form of a disc 1 whose side surface 2 has an outline of a wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their and/or their combinations, which on one side has a face wall 3 with ⁇ lift not bigger than 20° and J3 inclination not bigger than 20° and on the other side a rear wall 4, whereas the face wall 3 is fitted with a gripping part 5 whose side wall outline 6 has beneficially the shape of a wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their and/or their combinations, " ⁇ " lift and " ⁇ " inclination are along their total length tangential to the adequate straight lines 7 and 8.
- the surface of the face wall 3 has projections 9 beneficially in the shape of steps.
- the rear wall 4 has beneficially an outer surface 10 of conical shape, whose vertical angle " " has the value not smaller than 140°.
- the highest positioned point H of the face wall 3 lies on the height or below the face surface 12 of the gripping part 5.
- the gripping part 5 from the face surface side 12 is fitted beneficially with at least one shaped hole 13.
- the gripping part 5 is fitted beneficially on the side surface 6 with at least one hole 14.
- On the side surface 2 there is beneficially at least one hole 15.
- expansion gap spacer means placing it in the expansion gap 16 between the wall 17 and 18 element of parquet, laminated panel, hardwood panel or floor boards, and then by means of holes 13, 14 or 15 in which an additional lever or wrench is placed, causing spacer turning around the surface 10, what causes retreating of element 18 from the wall 17.
- Element 18 retreating may, depending on fitting requirements be adjusted smoothly, increasing or decreasing spacer turning.
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Abstract
The subject of the invention is an expansion gap spacer for laying down floors, especially parquet, laminated panels and hardwood panels and floor boards. Expansion gap spacer has the form of a disc (1) whose side surface (2) has a shape outline of a wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their partial forms and/or their combinations, which has on one side a face wall (3) with 'α' lift not bigger than 20° and 'β' inclination not bigger than 20° and on the other side has a rear wall (4), whereas the face wall (3) is fitted with a gripping part (5), whose side surface outline (6) has beneficially the shape of a wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their combinations.
Description
SPACER FOR LAYING FLOORS
The subject of the invention is a spacer for laying down floors, especially parquet, laminated or hardwood panels and floor boards.
Until now in laying down parquet, laminated or hardwood panels and floorboards generally standard wedges have been used. Most often they were made of hard grades of wood. They were supposed to insure keeping proper distance between the wall and- the first row of parquet, laminated or hardwood panels and floor boards, giving them also a certain support.
There are also known sets of four different wedges which are located on a round disc, in cross arrangement. Those wedges have smallest thickness on outer surface which grows in a radial way, becoming most thick near the disc center.
According to the invention the expansion gap spacer is characterized in that it has the form of a disc whose side surface has a shape outline of a wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their partial forms and/or their combinations, which has on one side a face wall with "α" lift not bigger than 20° and "β" inclination not bigger than 20° and on the other side has a rear wall, whereas the face wall is fitted with gripping part, whose outline has beneficially the shape of wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their combinations; "α" lift and "β" inclination are along their total length tangential
to the adequate straight lines.
The surface of the face wall has projections, beneficially in the form of steps. The rear wall has beneficially its outer surface of conical shape, whose vertical angle "γ" has the value not smaller than 140°. The highest located point of the face wall lies at the height or below the height of the face wall of the gripping part. The gripping part from the face side is fitted beneficially with at least one shaped hole. The gripping part is fitted beneficially on the side surface with at least one hole. On the side wall there is beneficially at least one hole.
The subject of the invention is shown in examples of execution in drawing, where fig. 1 shows the expansion gap spacer with two shaped surfaces in axial section, fig. 2 - shows the expansion gap spacer with two shaped surfaces viewed from the front, fig. 3 - shows the expansion gap spacer with one shaped surface in axial section, fig. 4 - shows the expansion gap spacer with outline of the external part in the shape of a circle, ig. 5 - shows projections in the shape of steps, and fig. 6 - shows the expansion gap spacer located between the wall and flooring element being laid down.
As shown in the drawing the expansion gap spacer has the form of a disc 1 whose side surface 2 has an outline of a wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their and/or their combinations, which on one side has a face wall 3 with α lift not bigger than 20° and J3 inclination not bigger than 20° and on the other side a rear wall 4, whereas the face wall 3 is fitted with a gripping part 5 whose side wall outline 6 has beneficially the shape of a wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their and/or their combinations, "α" lift and "β" inclination are along their total length tangential to the adequate straight lines 7 and 8. The surface of the face wall 3 has projections 9 beneficially in the shape of steps. The rear wall 4
has beneficially an outer surface 10 of conical shape, whose vertical angle " " has the value not smaller than 140°. The highest positioned point H of the face wall 3 lies on the height or below the face surface 12 of the gripping part 5. The gripping part 5 from the face surface side 12 is fitted beneficially with at least one shaped hole 13. The gripping part 5 is fitted beneficially on the side surface 6 with at least one hole 14. On the side surface 2 there is beneficially at least one hole 15.
According to the invention, using the expansion gap spacer means placing it in the expansion gap 16 between the wall 17 and 18 element of parquet, laminated panel, hardwood panel or floor boards, and then by means of holes 13, 14 or 15 in which an additional lever or wrench is placed, causing spacer turning around the surface 10, what causes retreating of element 18 from the wall 17. Element 18 retreating may, depending on fitting requirements be adjusted smoothly, increasing or decreasing spacer turning.
Claims
1. Expansion gap spacer, characterized in that it has the form of a disc (1) whose side surface (2) has an outline of a wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their partial forms and/or their combinations, which on one side has a face wall (3) with "α" lift not bigger than 20° and " J3" inclination not bigger than 20° and on the other side has a rear wall (4), whereas the face wall (3) is fitted with the gripping part (5), 'whose outline of the side surface has beneficially the shape of a wheel and/or oval and/or ellipse and/or polygon and/or their combinations.
2. The spacer, as in claim 1 , characterized in that the lift (α) and inclination (β) are on their whole length tangential to the adequate straight lines (7) and (8).
3. The spacer, as in claim 1 , characterized in that the face wall surface (3) has projections (9) beneficially in the form of steps.
4. The spacer, as in claim 1 , characterized in that the rear wall (4) has beneficially an outer surface (10) in the form of a cone, whose vertical angle y has the value not smaller than 140°.
5. The spacer, as in claim 1 or 3, characterized in that the highest located point (11) of the face wall (3) lies at the height or below the face surface (12) of the gripping part (5).
6. The spacer, as in claim 1 or 5, characterized in that the gripping part (5) from the face surface side (12) is fitted beneficially with at least one shaped hole (13).
7. The spacer, as in claim 1 or 5 or 6, characterized in that the gripping part (5) is fitted beneficially on the side surface (6) with at least one hole (14).
8. The spacer, as in claim 1 , characterized in that on the side surface (2) there is beneficially at least one hole (15).
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU2001241299A AU2001241299A1 (en) | 2000-07-13 | 2001-03-16 | Spacer for laying floors |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL341487A PL204603B1 (en) | 2000-07-13 | 2000-07-13 | Plater's wedge |
| PLP.341487 | 2000-07-13 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| WO2002006609A1 true WO2002006609A1 (en) | 2002-01-24 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/PL2001/000022 Ceased WO2002006609A1 (en) | 2000-07-13 | 2001-03-16 | Spacer for laying floors |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
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| AU (1) | AU2001241299A1 (en) |
| PL (1) | PL204603B1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2002006609A1 (en) |
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2394983A (en) * | 2002-11-06 | 2004-05-12 | William Lewis Jones | A flooring element locator and method of use |
| US8082714B2 (en) | 2008-04-17 | 2011-12-27 | Burns Jason W | Rotatable wedge tile spacer having a curved body |
| WO2020086389A1 (en) * | 2018-10-23 | 2020-04-30 | Q.E.P. Co., Inc. | Spacer for installation of flooring system |
| US12024897B2 (en) | 2018-10-23 | 2024-07-02 | Q.E.P, Co. Inc. | Quad spacer for installation of flooring systems |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0619406A1 (en) * | 1993-04-03 | 1994-10-12 | Klaus Winkler | Clamping wedge for laying parquet planks |
| DE19642300A1 (en) * | 1995-10-27 | 1997-04-30 | Lorenz Heckelmann & Soehne | Wooden wedge for laying wooden or laminate floors |
| DE29802218U1 (en) * | 1998-02-10 | 1998-05-14 | Schmid, Markus, 94081 Fürstenzell | Adjustable wedge |
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- 2000-07-13 PL PL341487A patent/PL204603B1/en unknown
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- 2001-03-16 WO PCT/PL2001/000022 patent/WO2002006609A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2001-03-16 AU AU2001241299A patent/AU2001241299A1/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0619406A1 (en) * | 1993-04-03 | 1994-10-12 | Klaus Winkler | Clamping wedge for laying parquet planks |
| DE19642300A1 (en) * | 1995-10-27 | 1997-04-30 | Lorenz Heckelmann & Soehne | Wooden wedge for laying wooden or laminate floors |
| DE29802218U1 (en) * | 1998-02-10 | 1998-05-14 | Schmid, Markus, 94081 Fürstenzell | Adjustable wedge |
Cited By (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2394983A (en) * | 2002-11-06 | 2004-05-12 | William Lewis Jones | A flooring element locator and method of use |
| GB2394983B (en) * | 2002-11-06 | 2006-01-11 | William Lewis Jones | A method of locating a flooring element |
| US8500097B2 (en) | 2002-11-06 | 2013-08-06 | William Lewis JONES | Flooring element locator including a substantially circular spacing member |
| US8082714B2 (en) | 2008-04-17 | 2011-12-27 | Burns Jason W | Rotatable wedge tile spacer having a curved body |
| WO2020086389A1 (en) * | 2018-10-23 | 2020-04-30 | Q.E.P. Co., Inc. | Spacer for installation of flooring system |
| US12024897B2 (en) | 2018-10-23 | 2024-07-02 | Q.E.P, Co. Inc. | Quad spacer for installation of flooring systems |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| AU2001241299A1 (en) | 2002-01-30 |
| PL204603B1 (en) | 2010-01-29 |
| PL341487A1 (en) | 2002-01-14 |
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