Transitional flooring trowel and method

Abstract

A transitional flooring trowel ( 1 ) for creating transitional flooring ramps wherein a transitional flooring trowel ( 1 ) has a body ( 20 ), which is preferably rectangular having a bottom side ( 3 ), a top side ( 2 ), a front end ( 4 ), a rear end ( 5 ) and two sides ( 6 ), and an extension ( 19 ) thinner than the body which extends from a top side ( 2 ) of the body ( 20 ), which in turn creates a predeterminedly sized cut-out section ( 7 ) beneath the extension ( 19 ) having a predetermined height ( 21 ). The height ( 21 ) of the cut-out section ( 7 ) is preferably ⅜″ from the bottom side ( 3 ), which corresponds to the most popular transitional height required from pre-existing flooring material ( 9 ) to tile, although different cut-out sections ( 7 ) may be used to create different heights ( 21 ). An optional adjustment screw ( 13 ) may extend through the extension ( 19 ) so as to raise and lower a slidable section ( 12 ) of the trowel ( 1 ) a predetermined height ( 21 ) to adjust the height ( 21 ) of the transition between new ( 8 ) and pre-existing flooring material ( 9 ). Another adjustment devices is an optional sleeve ( 17 ) that slides over the extension ( 19 ) so as to increase the height ( 21 ) between the extension ( 19 ) and the new flooring material (8).

1 . A transitional flooring trowel comprising:
 a body having a top side, a bottom side, a front end, a back end and two sides of a predetermined thickness; and   an extension of a predetermined length extending from at least one end of said body sharing a same surface as the top side and having only a partial thickness of the two sides, wherein said extension creates a cut-out section of a predetermined height that varies with a desired transition between flooring.   
   
   
       2 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 1  wherein:
 said predetermined height is ⅜″.   
   
   
       3 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 1  wherein:
 said body and said extension are aluminum.   
   
   
       4 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 2  wherein:
 said body and said extension are aluminum.   
   
   
       5 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 1  wherein:
 said body and said extension are plastic.   
   
   
       6 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 2  wherein:
 said body and said extension are plastic.   
   
   
       7 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a handle attached to said body.   
   
   
       8 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a handle attached to said body.   
   
   
       9 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a removable sleeve that is placed on said extension.   
   
   
       10 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a removable sleeve that is placed on said extension.   
   
   
       11 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 1  further comprising:
 an adjustment screw extending through said extension; and   a slidable section connected to said adjustment screw in order that a transitional height between flooring can be adjusted as desired.   
   
   
       12 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 11  further comprising:
 a track located within said body;   an arm extending from said slidable section into said track.   
   
   
       13 . The transitional flooring trowel of  claim 11  further comprising:
 an adjustment knob located on said adjustment screw; and   a channel located within said extension that permits said adjustment screw to extend therethrough.   
   
   
       14 . A transitional flooring trowel comprising:
 a body having a top side, a bottom side, a front end, a back end and two sides of a predetermined thickness; and   an extension of a predetermined length extending from at least one end of said body sharing a same surface as the top side and having only a partial thickness of the two sides, wherein said extension creates a cut-out section of ⅜ that is a desired transition between flooring.   
   
   
       15 . A method for using a transitional flooring trowel for creating transitional flooring ramps comprising a body having a top side, a bottom side, a front end, a back end and two sides of a predetermined thickness; and an extension of a predetermined length extending from at least one end of said body sharing a same surface as the top side and having only a partial thickness of the two sides, wherein said extension creates a cut-out section of a predetermined height that varies with a desired transition between flooring, said method comprising steps of:
 a. installing a new flooring material;   b. pouring a ramp mixture onto a pre-existing flooring material located adjacent to said new flooring material;   c. allowing said ramp mixture to dry for a predetermined amount of time;   d. placing said bottom edge onto said pre-existing flooring material;   e. placing said extension over said new flooring material so the cut-out section is against the new flooring material; and   f. moving said trowel along said ramp mixture so as to remove a predetermined amount of said ramp mixture.   
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein:
 said cut-out section is ⅜″.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising a step after step d of:
 moving said trowel along said ramp mixture so as to remove a predetermined amount of said ramp mixture.   
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 15  wherein said transitional flooring trowel further comprises:
 a removable sleeve that is placed on said extension.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 15  wherein said transitional flooring trowel further comprises:
 an adjustment screw extending through said extension; and   a slidable section connected to said adjustment screw in order that a transitional height between flooring can be adjusted as desired.   
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19  and further comprising a step prior to step d of: adjusting said slidable section to a predetermined height.