Device for the exchangeable and partial fixing of ceramic or natural stone wall and floor lining elements on tiled faces

Abstract

A device for the exchangeable and partial fixing of ceramic or natural stone wall and floor lining elements, such as borders, tiles, plates, and similar, on tiled faces, including a bar of substantially U-shaped cross-section which can be fastened to the wall surface between two rows of tiles, and on which the wall and floor lining elements can be detachably fastened between first and second legs extending from a U-shaped portion of the bar. The first leg is movable with respect to the second leg so that a distance between the first and second legs can be varied.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by letters patent of the united states is:  
     
         1 . A device for the exchangeable and partial fixing of ceramic or natural stone wall and floor lining elements on tiled faces, the device comprising: 
 a bar of substantially U-shaped cross-section which can be fastened to a wall surface between two rows of tiles, and on which the wall and floor lining elements can be detachably fastened between first and second legs extending from a U-shaped portion of the bar, wherein the first leg of the bar is movable towards and away from the second leg of the bar to vary a distance between the first and second legs of the bar.    
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first leg of the bar is a movable leg formed on a runner which is shiftably guided or mounted along a base of the U-shaped portion of the bar.  
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the second leg is a stationary leg so that a base of the U-shaped portion of the bar is extended beyond the outer vertical end face of the stationary leg in order to form a projecting crosspiece.  
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the second leg is a stationary leg so that the base of the U-shaped portion of the bar is extended beyond the outer vertical end face of the stationary leg in order to form a projecting crosspiece.  
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein free front end faces of the first and second legs of the bar recede by a certain amount with respect to a surface of the wall and floor lining elements.  
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 5 , wherein the free front faces of the first and second legs of the bar are substantially flush with the surface of the wall and floor lining elements.  
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein decorating profiles can be put on free ends of the first and second legs.  
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the wall and floor lining elements are fastened to the bar via sticking points.  
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the wall and floor lining elements are fated to the bar via a Velcro® fastener over the entire area.  
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bar is manufactured by extrusion molding or continuous casting as a plastic or metal profile.  
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the wall and floor lining elements include any one of borders, tiles, and plates.