Tile pusher for floor tiles

Abstract

A tile pusher includes a base, on which a bar is provided for reciprocation and a driving member is provided for rotation. The bar and the driving member have teeth to be meshed with each other. An exerting member is connected to an end of the bar, and an operating member connected to the driving member to be operated to turn the driving member. User may operate the operating member to move the exerting member toward or backward to press a floor tile on a neighboring floor tile. A lock device is provided on the base to hold the exerting member at a very position that the exerting member may keep pressing the floor tile for a period. In addition, the present invention further provides a reverse exerting member on the base to press the floor tile close to a wall.

1 . A tile pusher, comprising:
 a base;   a bar, which has teeth, provided on the base for reciprocation;   an exerting member connected to an end of the bar;   a driving member provided on the base for rotation, which has teeth meshed with teeth of the bar; and   an operating member connected to the driving member to be operated to turn the driving member.   
     
     
         2 . The tile pusher as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the driving member has a curved circumference, on which the teeth are provided, and the bar has a portion, on which the teeth are provided, is complementary to the curved circumference of the driving member. 
     
     
         3 . The tile pusher as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the exerting member is rotated relative to the bar. 
     
     
         4 . The tile pusher as defined in  claim 3 , wherein the bar has a head portion, on which an annular slot is provided, and the exerting member has a connector, on which an opening is provided, that the head portion of the bar is inserted into the opening of the connector, and a pin is inserted into the connector and enters the slot of the head portion. 
     
     
         5 . The tile pusher as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a frame base mounted on the base, wherein the frame base has a low portion and a high portion having a through hole and an opening exposing a middle section of the through hole, and the bar passes through the through hole of the high portion and the driving is provided on the low portion to mesh with the bar through the opening of the high portion. 
     
     
         6 . The tile pusher as defined in  claim 5 , wherein the bar is provided with a stopping member which has a diameter greater than that of the through hole of the high portion of the frame base. 
     
     
         7 . The tile pusher as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a reverse exerting member mounted on the base. 
     
     
         8 . The tile pusher as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a lock device mounted on the base to lock the driving member. 
     
     
         9 . The tile pusher as defined in  claim 8 , wherein the lock device includes a base having a through hole and an opening exposing a middle section of the through hole, a bolt received in the through hole to be moved toward and away from the driving member and a post connected to the bolt via the opening of the base for manipulation. 
     
     
         10 . The tile pusher as defined in  claim 9 , wherein the base has two transverse slots on opposite ends of the opening to receive the post respectively.